Category: Heart

  • Shame Makes Work Feel Like the Worst Trait of Organized Religion

    Shame Makes Work Feel Like the Worst Trait of Organized Religion

    I feel like I’m in a Brene Brown era of life. Just gobbling up the content. Shame comes with a negative connotation, deservingly so. It’s a. hard emotion to master because it’s an emotion that tells us that we are not enough. That enough is so diverse. We are not good or cute enough or…

  • How to Know When to Leave a Toxic Relationship

    How to Know When to Leave a Toxic Relationship

    The hardest part of love is knowing when to give up on it. Not because you don’t love the person, but you’re not receiving any love in return. In some cases, love doesn’t end in a fairy tale. We fall in love, we get hurt. Some people leave the relationship. Others stay in hopes that…

  • Three Months Away From the Garden

    Three Months Away From the Garden

    Three months ago, I left the Garden of Eden. No, it wasn’t as perfect as the actual garden, but it was my paradise for the last five years. A paradise I definitely took for granted. A lot of that had to do with my ego. I believe that the unconscious mind is the reason for…

  • The Heart of Christianity by Marcus J. Borg Book Summary

    The Heart of Christianity by Marcus J. Borg Book Summary

    If you’re looking for a progressive summary on Christianity, this book by Marcus J. Borg is pretty great. You may have read my last summary, Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. I really liked that book and just went through the Marcus J. Borg rabbit whole. At the beginning of the book, Borg starts…

  • Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time Book Summary

    Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time Book Summary

    This was a wonderful book and a great read for someone wanting to learn more about Jesus. Meeting Jesus Again or the First Time is a consolidation of lectures given by Marcus J. Borg in the early 90s. It’s a classic work because I definitely found it relevant in my spiritual life. The book starts…

  • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown Book Summary

    The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown Book Summary

    This was the first time reading this book even though the first edition came out 10 years ago. I had to puck up the 10th anniversary because I’m such a fan of Brene Brown. I agree with her research, and I’m still trying to implement it even though it’s so hard. No one said the…

  • Why You Should Climb out Your Comfort Zone

    Why You Should Climb out Your Comfort Zone

    Staying in your comfort zone could be slowly killing you. That sounds pretty drastic. When you think about it, being in your comfort zone will mean that you will never discover your passion, accomplish goals, or find happiness. That sounds counterintuitive though. If you’re comfortable, doesn’t that mean you’re happy? It’s usually not the case.…

  • How to Teach Someone to Treat You Well

    How to Teach Someone to Treat You Well

    In some relationships, we don’t necessarily like how we are being treated. Then you do a Google search for quotes that say something like you treat others how you want to be treated. What does that really mean? Teaching someone how to treat you is a practice in setting boundaries. It’s letting someone know what…

  • Don’t Compromise Love with Unconditional Tolerance

    Don’t Compromise Love with Unconditional Tolerance

    There are always going to be manipulative and narcissistic people out there. The point of this post is to make sure that you are not a victim. The only person you can blame is yourself because if you have no standards, then you have no self worth. It brings us to the situation of what…

  • We All Work on Our Own Timeline

    We All Work on Our Own Timeline

    You know how I feel about comparisons. A lot of comparisons happen based on where we are in comparison to someone else at a certain time. For instance, a lot of my friends are either married, getting married, or already have a couple kids. I’m still happily single. We do it every day though. Some…