Reacting to Tragedy with Love and Compassion

As we all reel from another tragic, senseless school shooting, it can be easy to react with anger. Yes, easy access to firearms is an issue, but the root problem is that our society is regularly producing individuals who are so isolated, alienated, and angry that they not only want to end their own existence,Continue reading “Reacting to Tragedy with Love and Compassion”

Balancing Self-Acceptance and Self-Improvement

Our egos are constantly attempting to define ourselves, to create an identify of who we are. This is what the ego evolved to do, to help us figure out how we fit into the world around us and how we relate to our social environment. Along with this identify, the ego often creates expectations basedContinue reading “Balancing Self-Acceptance and Self-Improvement”

Healthy Boundaries Help us Love Ourselves

Creating healthy boundaries can be challenging for highly empathic people, because we often prioritize the emotional state of others over our own. But when we value ourselves as much as we value others, we’re able to nourish our beings and fill our hearts with love. And when our own hearts are full, then we haveContinue reading “Healthy Boundaries Help us Love Ourselves”