Many individuals feel remorse for past actions. Are you one of them, having a hard time forgiving yourself? Memories of times when you were unkind to others, envious, or dishonest haunt you?  It’s clear that you haven’t forgiven yourself and these memories continue to torture you. Whatever you did, you must forgive yourself!  To forgive …

Have you ever labelled someone, or been labelled, before? Stop trying to convince me of a falsehood! Because of my disability, I was unfairly labelled a great deal of the time. First impressions and preconceived notions about disabled persons lead others to make snap judgments about me. This may be especially true for those who …

Do you tend to chalk up your misfortunes to random events? Which implies that everything and everyone is trying to get you. Not to mention the fact that nothing is fair. This is undeniably a result of your own pessimistic thinking. However, negativity has a way of taking on a life of its own. Here …

Have you ever heard that little voice in your head telling you that you don’t measure up? Do you have trouble making even simple choices? If you answered yes, then probably your negative self-perception is holding you captive. Because our thoughts and perceptions of ourselves shape our emotions and our behaviour in social and environmental …

Have you ever opened your eyes and thought, “What a glorious day! I am so blessed to be alive and well today!” Surely not! True, essentially no one does it. Are you the type to say “f**k my life, I do not want to go to work today,” or do you tend to have the …

Whoever claims to always be in a state of joy is lying. Have you ever met someone who just seems to radiate positivity and joy 24/7? Is it your goal to become like them? Just don’t! These folks are nothing but liars, that’s for sure! You can’t possibly believe that perpetual optimism is even somewhat …

Have you ever contemplated trying something new or stepping up to a challenge, only to later let the thought quietly pass you by? Oh, I didn’t catch a resounding “NO” from you. What about that dream job opening that suddenly appeared but you decided not to pursue because you were afraid of being disappointed if …