Imagine your emotional system as an emergency call center. An alarm sounds when someone steps on your toe. Another when your boss says he needs to meet with you. Another tells you that a loved one has …
Emotional resilience: What does Thomas Edison’s reaction teach us?
It was 1914, at approximately 5:30 p.m. on December 10, when an explosion occurred in West Orange, New Jersey. Ten buildings at the legendary inventor Thomas Edison's plant were engulfed in …
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Blaming others for our failures is ignorant, according to Epictetus
If there were a guilt-o-meter, it would be about to explode. We live in an era where blaming others for our failures has become the norm. The boss is incompetent. The government ruins us. Luck is …
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Painful Memories: Why Do They Continue to Hurt Over Time and How to Disable Them?
Our experiences are recorded in memory, but they first pass through a series of filters, both emotional and cognitive. This is why two people who have experienced the same situation can have very …
Bach Flowers: How to use to balance emotions?
The Bach system has been around for over a century, gaining a loyal following among followers of Alternative Medicine. Of course, there are also staunch detractors, but the truth is that many people …
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Are we labeling everything that makes us uncomfortable as toxic?
Let's face it, one of the favorite words of our time is "toxic." We apply this label to people who annoy us (“my ex is toxic”), to jobs we don’t feel comfortable in (“that company has a toxic …
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A way to turn mistakes into tools for change
We all make mistakes. It's pointless to try to avoid them, as they are part of our lives. In fact, thanks to them, we can take a step back, restructure our beliefs, and grow. However, mistakes only …
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