Let’s start from the beginning. Mother’s Day is a civil celebration in some countries of the world, celebrated in honor of the figure of the mother, motherhood, and the social influence of mothers. It was celebrated in pagan times, at the time of the Greeks and Romans, and was linked to the cult of female…
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“Not everyone can be a hero!” That is why being a hero is so special. Saving a person from a burning house requires an instant decision – helping an old lady cross a street with crazy traffic and no lights happens at the spur of the moment. Being a hero is not something you can…
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Most parents intuitively know that children need to feel good about themselves to be happy and to progress in life – the same applies to adults – but practically speaking, how does this work? What do we need to be doing or saying to our children to ensure that they grow up to be happy…
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How might you react to being called beautiful? How might our lives be different if we learned from the time we were small to see and sense ourselves as beautiful and worthy from the beginning? Our parents, teachers, and mentors all in cahoots to assure that we developed a Healthy Sense of Self. Capable of…
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In a matter of days, I will be off to Colorado for a week long retreat that will test me to the core. A retreat that I am looking forward to–completely. I find myself growing excited (not anxious) as I leave for a much anticipated vacation to an exotic place. This exotic place though is…
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When you finally gain a sense of self, you lose your fear of failure. Fear of failure stems from the place inside of us that is terrified of messing up. But if all people make mistakes, why can’t you? When we learn to accept ourselves and develop a healthy sense of self we are no…
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