Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: August 11, 2009
One of the heaviest burdens that you can carry is a grudge. Carrying a grudge is destructive to your health as it causes undue stress. Most people who end up carrying a grudge will find that the anger that they have built up over the years takes a toll on not only their mental health, [...]
Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: May 11, 2009
In order to be emotionally competent, you need to be aware of the needs of others as well as yourself. Before you can use techniques to build greater awareness, ask yourself honestly if you are selfish or selfless. Selfish people are those who cannot consider the feelings of someone else. They can only think of [...]
Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: November 4, 2007
Much has been said about not making decisions based on our emotions and this is true to some extent. However our emotions are our window to who we are and what we want in this life. Even our values and beliefs are influenced by how we feel about them–somewhere in all our decisions is an [...]
Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: October 15, 2007
Confronting the problems in our lives and living an authentic existence can be elusive for many. Some of us hate to confront the things that are enviably making us unhappy. We hear our emotions telling us that that we need to make changes in our job, marriage, health and life’s focus yet we ignore and AVOID these [...]
Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: October 13, 2007
Brain research indicates putting problems into words eases emotional distress. by Lea Winerman Tell your troubles to a Guatemalan worry doll, place it beneath your pillow and, according to legend, those worries will be gone by morning. That’s just one example of the culture-spanning idea that putting problems into words can blunt those problems’ emotional [...]
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