Author: cornerofwildfree
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10 Tips for Authentic Holidays with Less Stress
Whatever holidays you celebrate during November and December, pressure often permeates. For months we are bombarded with images and advertisements that tell us how we should decorate, what we should cook and drink, what we should give, and more. It’s not that I hate this time of year, I just hate the consumerism that has…
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Giving yourself
Considering what I do for a living, it is not surprising that the topic of giving would come up in my blog. Giving forms the basis of who I am. While giving time, skills, knowledge, attention, advice, and/or money to better the world is important, what I am talking about today is giving yourself. First,…
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Should and Supposed to
Thinking back to my days in therapy, I remember the number of times the words “should” and “supposed to” came up. Each time they came out, my clinician said, “there are no should’s or supposed to’s” (SSTs). I am pretty sure I heard those words hundreds of times before I finally really heard them. Eventually,…
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5 great online tools for learning about yourself
I have always been interested in the “what kind of ____ are you?” quizzes. I started out with the kind you would find in magazines back in the 80’s and 90’s, then found the stream of Facebook quiz links. Even now, it is hard for me not to click on every quiz link I see,…
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Valuing Yourself
An excellent place to start reflecting on who you are at your core is to look at your core values. Most of us believe we know what we value, but unless you take a close look at how those values show up in your life, you may not realize that either they really aren’t your…
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