What is your purpose? What do we live for? It was pretty early in the morning when I opened email, and found these sentences staring back at me. I love the morning coffee time, and was preparing to dedicate my…
Category: Self Esteem
For “Letting Go Hurts.”
Are you ready to change how you feel inside? One of the phrases I hear often is “this hurts.” This week, several people have expressed “I am so tired. I feel out of hope.” The last thing you need is…
Learning to Trust the Journey
Trust the journey. I thought of this idea today, on the first day that I find myself back in an old familiar space…in my office, the one that my husband painted “happy yellow,” decorated high on the walls with…
Emotions in Crisis: Choices, Steps to Take and What You Can Do About It
If you’re looking for real skills and steps to take as you leave a relationship or life change behind you – or the courage to make a real decision, then this is a great place to start. There is this…
Journal Thoughts: Quotes, Writing and Being Afraid
a·fraid/əˈfrād/ Adjective: Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened. Worried that something undesirable will occur or be done: “she was afraid of antagonizing him”. When you’re standing on the brink of a whole new adventure, a few thoughts might collide in…
Is it Real Love? 5 Things to Know About Soulmates
Webster’s Dictionary defines “soul mate” as an informal term referring to a “person, especially of the opposite sex, with whom one has a deeply personal relationship.” It’s the most elusive yet sought for relationship in the human life, enduring and…
How Do I Find My Purpose? Look to Your Words!
We live in a world comprised of words. We murmur them in our sleep, and moan them in pain. We use them to convey every emotion, even when we withhold them to prove our point. We use words to symbolize…
What’s Your Sanity Score? Find Out Now.
“We have an app for that.” In the next fifteen minutes, you can find out if your sane. Or not. We’re a technology crazy country with our phones plugged into our ears and gadgets that require more updates than children.…
Letting Go: Separation Anxiety Issues, Pt. 1
In the post-relationship phase of romantic attachments, it is highly likely that you might experience separation anxiety or stress due to the absence of your former flame. Even within the most troubled relationships, the soul connection between individuals longs to…
Recovering Your Inner Power After Letting Go, Part One
It’s been a week of letters from an emotional cliff side, a place that I once spent about a year in. This article is for all we THM’ers out there, who are on the journey to “Letting Go and Growing Strong.”…
After Letting Go: Life, Redefined
If I asked you to tell me about your life, what would you say? Would I hear about your accomplishments, your family, your dreams? Would you tell me of your heartaches, loss or needs? How do you define your life…
What Makes Life Worth Living? Ten Important Attributes For Everyone
Love. In a word, that is what I think makes the world go around, is worth investing in and is worth living for. It may be, however, that the idea of “love” elicits that eros-driven (to use the Greek for…
For “Heart Broken” and “Somebody That I Used to Know.”
Across the world, men and women have spent hours this week writing in to THM about the heartbreak of loss, love and life changed. To each of you, I’ve promised a specific response that takes time and thought; many of…
The Greatest Gift of All
For all of you across the world, I wish you the happiest of moments on this advent eve. Here at THM we deal with some pretty raw feelings of loss and love gone wrong, broken hearts and people cast aside…
I Love Myself: The Art of Not Losing Your Mind
The stressors of life – money, romance (or lack thereof), family, friends, work, and the economy – they can press in and discourage people in the place where it counts the most. Print this out and take it with you…