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Are you your own toughest critic? Many people struggle with self-compassion and simply being kind of themselves. They have no problem showing grace and kindness to others but don’t carry out those actions when it comes to their own worth.
...continue reading "6 Steps Towards Self Compassion"
People often think it’s easier to hold onto a grudge than to forgive someone. After all, you can choose not to talk to that person. You can choose to block them out of your life completely.
But, that doesn’t make the hurt or anger go away. Regrettably, holding onto a grudge or obsessing on the way someone hurt you often does more harm than good.
...continue reading "Forgiving Others: Why it Matters & How to Begin"
Gratitude practices are tremendously beneficial to our mental heath and well being, but are often misunderstood or thought to be the same thing as positive thinking.
There are certainly benefits to thinking positively and getting rid of negative self-talk, but practicing gratitude is more than that.
...continue reading "Key Benefits of Gratitude Practices: More Than Just Positive Thinking"
As much as we might hate it, suffering is a part of life. The scriptures even tells us that there will be much suffering throughout our lives, and it can be used to draw us nearer to God and increase our faith.
But, that doesn’t mean it’s always easy.
...continue reading "What to Do When Faith isn’t Enough to Prevent Suffering"
Being a Christian is often misunderstood, even by our own expectations. Sometimes we expect that having faith means life will be easy. The reality is, it isn’t supposed to be “easy” to be a Christian. But actively living your faith allow Heaven to lighten the load.
Jesus calls Christians to take up their cross and follow Him. That means going through difficult times. But, when you’re able to accept the inevitable difficulties in life and not loose your your faith, the rewards and benefits will come.
...continue reading "How Heaven Helps You: 5 Key Benefits of Living Your Faith"
As I talked about in this blog post, there are three broad reasons why bad things happen in our lives—the results of our choices, the consequences of someone else’s behaviors, and the natural effects of living in an imperfect, mortal world with tragedies like illness and natural disaster. It is human nature to need to blame someone for our distress (blame ourselves, others, God, etc).
...continue reading "Pointing Fingers of Blame"
You’re unhappy, in distress, and trying to figure out how to move forward. It is easy to fall into the self-blame trap. Could this have been avoided if only you’d done something different? Was it someone else’s fault? Perhaps you were just a victim of plain old bad luck? Whatever may have happened, to find an effective solution, you need to pick the right culprit.
...continue reading "Understanding Self-Blame"
When you’ve committed your life to the gospel, stumbling over the problems of life can sometimes be hard to accept. But, it’s important to understand that we’re all human. It’s in our nature to make mistakes - again and again. But we often equate having a struggle with somehow lacking faith or not being righteous enough.
...continue reading "We All Make Mistakes – It’s OK to Give Yourself a Break"