Posts Tagged ‘suffering’

I hope you fail.

You’re trying something new. Something healthier. Something you hope makes your life better or improves the lives of others. Since this is new, you will fail at some point, I hope. THE FAILURE is the sign that you’re doing something right!!! It’s a milestone that you must achieve if you are truly pushing yourself beyond…

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The 90-second phenomenon

A three-year-old throws a tantrum about not wanting to go to sleep. He lies in bed wailing about wanting to do a laundry list of other things instead of getting rest. Each time the thought of sleeping re-enters his mind, a new emotional action potential spreads throughout his physiology. The boy’s dad lies with him…

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Feeling good vs Being good at feeling

When a teenager is asked, “How are you feeling?” We hear one of two answers, “Good,” or “Fine.” The truth is that teenagers aren’t a trustworthy source of how they’re feeling. In order to know if you feel good, you must be good at feeling. The only thing the teenager is trying to say with…

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