Avoiding “Shoulds”
Is your life filled with shoulds? As in: I should have gone to work out, you should have come when you said you would, life should be easier than it is. Many people continually think with shoulds. The problem is that this thought ignores reality and makes us feel bad....
Embarrassment
Have you had embarrassing experiences? Want to hear some of mine? When I was a teen, I met a woman in her 20s who was on the run from another state for some small crime. We hung out a few times and then I got metal braces on my teeth. When she saw me in them, she...
The Power of Acceptance
You have heard of the Serenity Prayer? It suggests that a person solve problems where possible and accept that some problems cannot be solved. Accepting what can’t be changed is important to living a happy life. A particular type of acceptance plays an...
Happiness is Relative
If you have a full-time job working for an organization, you are probably reasonably satisfied with your pay. I am satisfied with my salary as an associate professor of psychology. But if you found out that other employees doing the same work were getting...
The Power of Expressive Writing
Can writing about your emotions help you feel better? I tried this coping method several days ago, in preparation for talking about the method with employees of an Armidale social service agency. I followed the instructions I used in studies of the method with police...
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