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By Dr. Margaret Paul July 27, 2020 Do you say to yourself, “I will be happy when…”? Discover that you can be joyful right now, even before achieving your goal. People are often confused when I suggest that they let go of attachment to goals. “Shouldn’t I have goals? Isn’t having goals . . . → Read More: Goals: Guiding Your Course or Attached to Outcomes  Comments are closed  Relationships  emotional health, goals, happiness, Inner Bonding, joy, losing weight, Margaret Paul, physical health, process vs. goal, success, weight loss By Dr. Margaret Paul July 06, 2020 Kindness is magical regarding your own happiness! “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, Author Have you ever noticed that when you act kind, you feel kind? People often believe that they need to feel kind and compassionate before they . . . → Read More: The Magic of Kindness Comments are closed Self Improvement & Personal Growth, Spiritual Growth bully, compassion, happiness, Inner Bonding, joy, kindness, loving, loving adult, Margaret Paul, self-compassion, self-kindness, wounded self Do you fear feeling happy because of the pain that might follow? I’m certain that if someone asked you if you want to be happy, you would say “Yes, of course!” Yet research indicates that many people have a fear of happiness. Anna North, in an article entitled “Beware of Joy”, states that, “Fear of happiness is that creeping feeling that you shouldn’t get too comfortable, because something bad is bound to happen.” I wouldn’t call this a fear of happiness. I would call it a fear of pain. It’s not the happiness that people want to avoid, but the pain that they fear will follow it. The article goes on to state that, “At Scientific American, Tori Rodriguez looks at the downsides of fear of happiness: Continue reading Do You Fear Happiness?       Comments are closed Self Improvement & Personal Growth compassion, Depression, fear of happiness, fear of loss, fear of pain, happiness, heartbreak, Inner Bonding, kindness, love, Margaret Paul Do you allow your natural kindness to shine forth? “Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness . . . → Read More: Where Kindness Comes From Comments are closed Self Improvement & Personal Growth essence, false beliefs, fear, God, happiness, Inner Bonding, joy, kindness, love, love yourself, loving yourself, Margaret Paul, money, self-love, soul, soul essence If you are single, do you relate to any of these false beliefs about being in a relationship? I have discovered that many of the single people I work with have a number of false beliefs about relationships. If you are single, do you identify with any of these beliefs? People In Relationships Are . . . → Read More: Single? What Are Your False Beliefs About Relationships? Are you aware of the feelings you cause yourself when you attempt to control others rather than love yourself? “I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.” – Thomas Jefferson When your intent is to control others, are you . . . → Read More: Does Controlling Others Make You Feel Happy? Comments are closed Self Improvement & Personal Growth anger, blaming, compliance, controlling behavior, emotional safety, happiness, Inner Bonding, joy, loving yourself, Margaret Paul, self esteem, self-love, shaming |
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