There are many theories of emotions, but one of the most widely accepted ideas in emotional response is that it often occurs first cognitively or as a thought, then as an emotion and then leads to action or behavior.
If you truly have no regrets than you have not grown. No regrets means that you are no wiser today than you were 1, 5 or 10 years ago. How sad it would be to live a life where you denied yourself the opportunity to learn and grow because it is hip and free to live with “no regrets.”
“Mental illness”–including depression, suicidality and various other disorders, can be one of the most devastating trials to endure. We don’t talk about it or do
If you really want to show your child that you love them, sometimes you will need to let them hurt and struggle. Sometimes the best thing you can do is to leave something broken and let your child learn how he can fix it.
When we have an inability to admit that we messed up we are also limiting our ability to progress and improve, to become a better, stronger more perfect person. If you limit yourself to only functioning within your range of mastery, that range will be very small and your potential will be stunted indefinitely.
Where we once found joy and success, we now see only our failures and inadequacies as we compare ourselves and all the struggles and challenges which we know are present in our life to the perfection someone else is presenting to us. We are comparing our reality with someone’s cropped and filtered life–a view where all the mess, struggle and failure is carefully hidden away.
Listen to your heart! It’s a beautiful sentiment, for surely your heart will not lead you astray. We hear it in songs, from motivational speakers, and see it in movies. Certainly, if we are connected with ourselves then our heart will be able to discern our needs and faithfully guide us. Unfortunately, these feel good sentiments do not generally play out as beautifully as they are written in songs and movies.
You will be amazed where you can go as you take a small step every day in the right direction.
Failure is not something anyone deliberately aims for. Yet, the power of failure is profound. The experience of failing is, perhaps, the greatest teacher we have.
