My Boyfriend is Suicidal
Dear Joey, I fell in love with the foreign exchange student my family hosted last year. He’s back home, and I miss him so much. We SKYPE, but it’s not the […]
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Hey Parents: Stop Projecting Anxiety on Your Teen
Adults learn how to be parents by engaging in the experience of parenting, but they aren’t experts going in. Parents might try to mimic or avoid attitudes and behaviors that their own parents engaged in, but ultimately, it’s a hands-on job. Mistakes, and ill-informed arguments, are common. Reading books on parenting helps to build knowledge, but knowledge informs the intellect, it doesn’t necessarily inspire wise parenting. The key is for parents to be self-aware regarding their own emotional triggers, and to have the self-discipline to respond, instead of overreacting. That’s incredibly challenging, of course, and that’s why good parenting is a truly a spiritual practice. But teens can help their parents learn how to parent wisely. Here\’s how…
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For my Birthday, the Gift of Reality
Ever argue with reality? As in: “This shouldn’t be happening!” or “You can’t do this to me!”
I have—too often. Life has handed me experiences—each one a valuable lesson, an education in learning to embrace what is. Sometimes, I resist. Resistance often prolongs my own suffering and stress. But I\’m learning another way to live, and it\’s powerful secret I want to share with you.
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Loving the World When News is Tragic
If you’re feeling hopeless, angry, or stressed, please don’t withdraw from intimacy with the planet. Yes, the most common prescription is to fast from the media and the Internet. Popular sayings like: “You can’t give what you don’t have” justify pulling away. But a habit of withdrawing from reality can mean the loss of an opportunity to evolve. Here\’s how to care for yourself while also staying conscious and available to heal the planet.
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When Things Fall Apart
\”Hope is the bird who sings in the dark, knowing the light will come, \” wrote the poet Tagore. When things fall apart, we must grieve and then, choose wisely. The most important question: Who do you want to be, or become? We can balance our loneliness with joy in spending time with ourselves. We can heal our frustration with work by opting to see our employment as a job, not a career. The real career is to evolve into the best person we are capable of becoming. Here\’s how I helped one woman do it…
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