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The problem with the pursuit of happiness

When happiness is our ultimate goal, especially that which comes from the fulfillment of our desires, we live in fear of losing it.

Chasing Happiness

If happiness was only about getting what we want, no one would ever be happy, because no one has a perfect life with everything they want.

25 Ways To Know If You're A Survivor

1. You keep getting back up every time life knocks you down 2. You do what needs to be done no matter how you feel 3. You are the kind of...

Open Letter To All Survivors Of Trauma

Are you a survivor of trauma? If so, this is for you. This is what it means to be a successful survivor of trauma. What does it mean to you?

I didn't sign up for this! Where'd my happiness go?

We’ve all found ourselves in situations that we didn’t see coming. We’re alone as a result of a relationship that’s gone wrong, or we...

If you doubt the power of prayer, this is for you. (This is the most private thing I've ever shared)

This is the most private thing I've ever shared. I'm doing it now just in case heart surgery makes it the last thing I ever share.

How I Mined The Lessons Out Of A Painful Childhood--including the 6 things I leaned from child abuse

When I was a little girl, my mother took me to a neighbor and asked her to babysit while she went shopping. Hours later when she didn’t...

Want To Stop Suffering?

Want to stop suffering? Is about the expert advice whispered by a child psychologist who will never say this publicly.

How To Love Someone Who Acts Like A Jerk

#2 in Love Is Action Series This is the second in a series of articles about how to be in relationship with someone who is mentally...

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