At one time or another, we’ve all complained that life isn’t fair. Children do it all the time: Karen, who is older by two years, is allowed to stay up later than her younger siblings. They complain to dad that they’re being treated unjustly, not realizing that at the same age her bedtime was thirty […]
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Category Archives: resentment
LIVING IN THE PAST HAS IT’S PERKS
I think the majority of people would agree that it’s unhealthy to live in the past. After all, we’re all familiar with the new age philosophy, “Yesterday is History, Tomorrow a Mystery, Today is a Gift, That’s why it’s called the Present”. Living in the past holds us back from being able to embrace the […]
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Anger on the Defense
In today’s show, I shared the story of one of my clients at the battered women’s shelter who had an issue with her son and some other children. When some of the mothers accused her child of hitting and cursing at their children, she immediately went on the defensive in an effort to protect him. […]
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Tragedy In Aurora
It’s hard to believe that in a country as great as America, people could commit such heinous acts against one another. I’m referring in particular to the recent rampage of James Holmes on the patrons of the Aurora Theater on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado. With no rational explanation, he randomly opened fire, killing 13 […]
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Why Suppressing Anger Doesn’t Work and What Does?
Reasons Some of us have been taught it is not ok to get angry; that on some level anger is a bad thing. And although it has (unfortunately) become a source of media entertainment some degree, it certainly is still considered socially unacceptable. There are those who are uncomfortable speaking their mind for fear of […]
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