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Adios Emotional Baggage

and pack a monstrous suitcase full of just about everything, only to kick yourself later because it was so heavy and you only used about half of what you brought? Too much baggage is a pain in the ass. Let’s talk emotional baggage for a minute. Everyone has an emotional suitcase and through the years circumstances and life in general causes people to put negative emotions in their suitcase and carry it along day to day. It’s called emotional baggage for a reason. It is luggage full of painful and negative emotions that people NEED to leave behind, but for one reason or another don’t.r

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Pain, depression, and the blues = spiritual opportunity

Live long enough and at some point you will battle feelings of depression. You might not struggle to the point of being diagnosed as clinically depressed, but struggling with a feeling of sadness for a period of days or weeks is quite common. It can be caused by situations or circumstances, such as relationship breakups, job issues, health problems, financial struggles, a death in the family, and so on.

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What's Your Life Purpose? Be YOU!

This question drives people bonkers much of the time. Along with that question comes these: What was I created to do? What am I really passionate about? Do I even have a purpose? Why am I so miserable? What the hell am I doing? I have certainly wrestled with this question various times and came up empty plenty of times. Finally I realized that there is no right or wrong answer and I also discovered that my purpose is simple. Be me.

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Is it Codependency or Just Not The Right Partner?

As we struggle with codependency, it’s hard to consider that our current partner really just might not be a good match for us. Sure, I believe that many problems can be worked out in a relationship, but only if both partners want to work on them honestly and openly. For the codependent, working it out is usually the favored option because we’re so afraid to be alone. I know that was my problem for a very long time, even though my relationship was quite dysfunctional.

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Suck It Up Cream Puff!

My basketball coach in high school was awesome….and awful. I loved him…and hated him. This love/hate relationship was based on the fact that he would not give us one damn inch of sympathy when it came to anything. He was a coach-a damn good coach- and he was serious about pushing you to the limit and winning. Tired? Too bad. Give me another suicide. Frustrated? Suck it up and get your ass back out there and play your heart out. Mind not in the game? Get off the court and cop a squat on the bench.

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Do You Handle Your Arguments Whining, Crying, & Screaming?

Have you ever gotten angry and reverted back to acting like you were five years old? Maybe your partner pushed your “button” and you began whining, defending, shouting, or pouting? Believe it or not, many people tend to act unconsciously when such an opportunity arises and come across as needy and dependent little children. An old programmed tape is playing

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Unlock and Manifest Abundance

I’m sure you’ve spent a lot of time daydreaming here and there. It’s fun to sit around and think about life in the past or future. In fact, most people spend a great deal of their time thinking about the past and future. Unfortunately, plenty of their thoughts are either regretful or fearful. That ole “stinkin thinkin” will create negativity in your life for sure.

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Recovery and Codependency

If you’re struggling with codependency, I want you to know that codependence recovery is an important part of getting through your issues and gaining some freedom. Not everyone’s path will look the same, but committing to some sort of recovery will be most beneficial to you. Breaking the cycle of codependency Characteristics of codependency can become a cycle and in order to break that cycle, it is important to utilize resources designed to help you. This includes professionals who have experience working with codependents and support groups such as Codependent’s Anonymous.

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Your Present Pain Originated a Long Time Ago

“90% of the present pain you feel is linked to unresolved pain from the past.” When I heard about this principle, I was like, are you’re kidding me? You mean to tell me the crazy-ass emotional insanity that shows up unexpected and uninvited in my life periodically is linked to my childhood? Crap. I’m screwed. Yes, so “experts” claim that only 10% of the pain we feel today actually comes from issues we are facing today. The other 90% stems from repressed emotions from our dysfunctional childhood.

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What To Do When Your Partner Triggers You

Ever call up your girlfriend and start off with these words “Oh my Gaah, you are never going to believe what he did?” Chances are you've been in or you're in a relationship now where you get triggered. It's actually rather challenging to not be triggered when you're in a relationship, as we've all got some sensitive issues or buttons and when they're pressed, all of our personal development techniques that we thought we had nailed down go out the window. There we are engaging in some sort of emotional battle with our partner as an angry, hurt, or wounded little boy or girl.

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Stop violence toward women: love is a kind verb

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you’re probably not thinking about “relationship advice”, but more about love, romance, and what you are going to do to celebrate. Valentine’s Day is a day that many couples celebrate their love, which is wonderful, but there are also many couples who don’t celebrate this day because there is very little love shared in the relationship. They may say they love each other, but actions speak much louder than words.

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3 Red Flag Statements In Relationships

Relationships can sometimes be more than you bargained for. Sure, there are many blissful couples out there, but there are also miserable couples out there who feel stuck, sad, and aren’t sure what to do. Relationship dynamics are so varied. Sometimes it’s hard to know why some work out and others crumble. Relationship experts have come to a consensus on some red flags that you can be on the lookout for if you want a relationship or are currently in one. Red Flag #1: “You are my everything! I can’t live without you!”

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Emotional Release Techniques For A Happy Life

As human beings we all need to let go sometimes in order to experience a happy life. Keeping emotions locked up within ourselves is not healthy for us or for those close to us. This is why emotional release is a necessary thing. The problem is that many people have no idea how to perform this “emotional dump” and therefore keep it locked inside them until they simply explode. (Figuratively of course.)

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