Originally posted on Self-compassion.org Test how self-compassionate you are HERE Exercise 1 How would you treat a friend? Please take out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions: 1. First, think about times when a close friend feels really bad about him or herself or is
Read more →From Tiny Buddha By Lynn Newman “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” ~William Shakespeare When we engage in a project, whether it is the beginning, the middle, or the end, the judge loves to get involved. Although the judge is very unoriginal and
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There may be times when you wonder why you came to Spain. Times when you are missing members of your family and friends or you are struggling with money problems, feeling very alone and unable to communicate easily with others. There could be any numberRead more →
JONATHAN RAUCHNOV The Atlantic What a growing body of research reveals about the biology of human happiness—and how to navigate the (temporary) slump in middle age This summer, a friend called in a state of unhappy perplexity. At age 47, after years of struggling to find security in
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10 Things to Do When You’re Feeling Lonely Via Jennifer S. White from Elephant Journal Sometimes the world feels lonely. I remember this feeling striking me as particularly unusual and heavy when my husband and I lived outside of Philadelphia. I was far from my family—yet not as far
Read more →A Simple Exercise to Increase Well-Being and Lower Depression from Martin Seligman, Founding Father of Positive Psychology by Maria Popova You’ll need pen, paper, and a silencer for cynicism. “When [a man] has fair health, a fair fortune, a tidy conscience and a complete exemption from embarrassing relatives,” Henry
Read more →Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves.-Mahatma Gandhi
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