Childhood neglect is damaging, but we all know that. But did you know that a sheltered childhood can also be detrimental to your life as an adult? There are so many ways to raise your child and find balance can be difficult. However, abusive parenting like childhood neglect can leave…
Do you really think everyone is truly happy? Well, some of them are. But maybe you are secretly unhappy and carrying a fake smile like many others. I am unhappy, and to some, I am secretly unhappy because I choose to focus on their issues instead of my own. So,…
Everyone wants to be happy, but not everyone even knows what true happiness is made of. There are ingredients and a recipe for happiness. I used to think, for many years, that happiness was something that came when others did what we wanted, and gave to us our desires. My…
We know that nature is alive, but how alive is nature… really? Well, I bet you didn’t know that mushrooms could possibly foster intelligence. I once heard this disturbing statement about grass that gave me shivers. The smell emitted from grass when it’s being cut is how the grass blades…
The funny thing about friends is that… I have few of them. The reason is that it’s difficult to find real ones. In truth, some people are just pretending to be your friend. Fake friends, to me, are worse than a stranger and almost as bad as an enemy. They…
You know those irritating things you do, yeah, like being a perfectionist? Well, it could come from unrealistic expectations from childhood. I wanted to write and paint during most of my childhood. I liked to play outside a lot too. There were many things I truly enjoyed, but things were…
If you feel as though you’re floating away emotionally, you could be disconnected from yourself. Yes, you can be present, but also not there at all. Feeling disconnected from yourself doesn’t mean you’re high or having a near-death experience. Disconnection means feeling detached from the real person. It sometimes feels…
Although someone may seem like a confident individual, they could be hidden behind their insecurities. But how can you tell? It’s not always obvious when someone is deeply insecure. On the other hand, the person you call insecure may not be that way at all. Security and insecurity can be…
Being in a toxic relationship is difficult, to say the least. Therefore, you must know when it’s time to leave the toxic person in your life. The word "toxic" is used quite a bit when talking about relationships. And it can mean different things to different relationship dynamics or individuals.…
If you know someone who is never happy, it could be that they’re never satisfied with anything. How can you tolerate them? In case you didn’t already know, happiness comes from within. Unfortunately, some people are still trying to find happiness in other people, at the bottom of a bottle,…
