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How to Deal with Psychological Pain
Everyone Has Some Psychological Pain Pain and pleasure are part of the human experience. Of course we would all rather experience the pleasure part. Invariably, no matter what how we try to avoid it,...
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To Cross the Railroad Tracks, Go Against Everything You’ve Been Told
One time, long ago, I had a hard year while living in Memphis, Tennessee. Ever since then, especially when I’ve been at events throughout the south, I’ve met a lot of people who also lived in Memphis...
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10 Things You Can Do with Zero Talent or Skill
I couldn’t get out of bed. I’d try to play with my kids. I’d try to read. To learn! Anything. Any f***ing thing. Nothing. Ugh. “Kids always make you happier!” Everyone would lie to me. What a piece of...
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Unread Books, Office Invaders, Conflict & Creating a Shared Understanding
Office Invaders and Burning Books I have a lot of books. Lots and lots of books. I’m not talking about a few shelves worth. I ran out of shelf space a long time ago. Thank God for the floor space in my...
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To Trust in Your Goodness Is the Ultimate Success
At the end of an interview, it’s common to be asked the big finale question: “Tell our listeners how to get unstuck. Give us three secrets to happiness. What’s THE most useful thing you’ve learned?” No...
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Wonder, Magic, and the Art of Allowing
Oh my stars. We have all been taught to work so darn hard to get what we want. And listen, I was raised with an excellent New England work ethic (with some Pittsburgh and Buffalo roots deep under...
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Make Things Better
I’ve come to realize that this is a controversial statement for some people. Two issues, it seems: Better implies that what we have right now is imperfect. Better requires change, and change is scary....
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10 Ways for YOU to Love Fearlessly
Love is powerful and it can sometimes hurt. With its magnified highs and lows, love is unpredictable and never what we expect—so much so that we might be tempted to cower in fear. However, if we...
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Are You Codependent or Caring?
Have you ever wondered if your kindness, interest, and care for others are just that… or if your “helping” the ones you love might just tip the scale into codependency? Are you endlessly trying to save...
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How to Set (And Keep!) Healthy Boundaries
Research has proven that people who feel connected to others live longer, healthier lives. Creating and maintaining healthy relationships is essential to our well-being, yet not always easy . . ....
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Dealing with One of the Most Challenging Forms of Clutter: Paper Clutter
Paperwork is one of the toughest forms of clutter to vanquish. Often, it’s much more anxiety-provoking and draining than going through a clothes closet or a desk drawer. To decide what to keep and what...
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How to Ask For What You Want to Make Your Biz Dreams Come True
When I go to favorite juice shop here in Boulder, I don’t stand in line hoping the dude behind the counter can read my mind. I don’t beat around the bush, passive-aggressively, hinting that I want a...
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The Answer to Dealing with Life’s Unexpected Blows
We just experienced a (very) big and unexpected life expense. Our water heater went out. Ugh, the water heater. Not even a fancy appliance like a refrigerator or something that people can actually see....
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Never Move on from Love
Someone said to me the other day. Christina, you must have not moved on. You are still writing about your loss. I have to tell you my first response was to shake my head and dismiss it. As it is such...
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How to Respect Yourself & Why It Sucks at First
People cross their own boundaries all the time. They say “Yes” when every cell in their body means, “No.” Help someone else when they’re already stretched to the max. Keep toxic people in their life...
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Living Well with Fatigue
Do you consistently have enough energy? No? You aren’t alone. And while this isn’t a bulleted, 10-point-quick-fix article full of ginseng and grandiose promises, it is one neatly packed with valuable...
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Sharing Your Perspectives in Polarizing Times
We are in interesting times…Times where we often hear or believe that people have become too sensitive, taking offense to “every little thing.” Times where we often hear or believe that it’s good that...
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What Is the Best Writing Advice You Have Received?
I was thrown out of graduate school because I thought women would only like me if I published a novel. So every day, starting in 1990, I wrote 3,000 words a day. I’d go up to girls in bars and ask if I...
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The Problem with Manifestation Techniques and What That Psychic Told You....
The problem with a lot of prediction and manifestation techniques is that we tend to forget that other humans are involved in our manifesting. And we can’t control other humans—as much as we would love...
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The Power of Making a Decision
Every moment of every day, we make decisions. Sometimes those decisions are small and inconsequential, and sometimes those decisions are life-altering. In the end, though, the outcome of your day, your...
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