Times have been difficult to say the least. It is easy to wallow in self-doubt. We often get lost in the weeds, feeling sad and depressed. So many of us are doing this, it almost […]
We usually over-shoot or under-shoot. Either we become arrogant and too sure of ourselves, or we become insecure and too unsure of ourselves. Threading the needle finding health self-confidence, free from arrogance and insecurity, is […]
An important aspect of taking good care of ourselves is to rid ourselves of guilt. Guilt is wrapped up with insecurity, and self-doubt, thinking we are a bad person. Yet, we are not. Guilt and […]
Exclusion, wittingly or unwittingly, creates problems for others, those excluded and those included, who must defend their turf. It also creates problems for oneself. Out of insecurity, suspicion, and fear, barriers are erected dividing US […]
What about self-compassion? In our modern stressful world filled with anxieties and fears, insecurity often tags along. Sometimes insecurity fuels anxiety and fear. Sometimes anxiety and fear fuels insecurity. Self-compassion becomes very important. If we […]
Often we get stuck in a funk. We are paralyzed and taken over by insecurity. We cannot accomplish anything. Nor can we just relax and be. Trying to push out of it just drains us. […]
Sometimes we can’t decide what to do. The more we try the more paralysis sets in. We feel insecure and start to doubt ourselves. Insecurity makes it even harder to come to a decision. Anxiety […]
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