Many of us feel guilty when something good happens for us in front of someone who has less. We take away our permission to be happy and proud for what we think is the sake of the other people. All that does is send the message to us that we matter less than others and sends the message to the other person that we think they are too emotionally fragile to handle us being happy about our bit when they are unhappy about theirs. It is actually pretty disrespectful. I am not sayin

by Photos8.com Good mental and physical health requires RESPECT, LOVE, COMPASSION, and BOUNDARIES. How you define these terms will differ based on your lived experience. If you have never explicitly thought about what these terms mean to you, maybe today’s post will help. If you have thought this through before then today’s post may be a reminder – either way, clarity of thought brings clarity of action. RESPECT For most people respect includes elements of verbal and non-verb

Quick- how much do you think I value them? (Rate from 1-5, 1= not at all, 5= a lot) Just based on that 1 sentence description about how I treat my sunglasses, you were able to get a sense of how important and valuable my sunglasses are to me. Quick- how careful would you be with them if you found them after seeing me treat them that way?  (Rate from 1-5, 1= not careful at all, 5= very careful) We use the same process to communicate TO OURSELVES and OTHERS how important we are