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Deflecting Word Darts
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Some folks can be mean, especially if they think you’re an easy target. People may say things to make you feel bad when they’re angry, or don’t like you, or are jealous, or, aren’t happy with their own lives. Their words can be deflected and not allowed to hit their mark by putting them into…
Why Self-Absorption Isn’t Loving or Empowering
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
There’s a fine line between self-love/wanting to be an empowered person and self-absorption. It’s easy to get lost in new-found self-awareness and overcompensate with too much self-indulgence or act like no one else matters, which is unhealthy for friendship, whether romantic or friendship. You need to be #1 in your life but not Mr./Ms. One…
Why Anger Can Be Like as Teakettle
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Daylle Deanna Schwartz
When the water in as teakettle boils, it whistles to let the steam out. When anger boils up in you, how does it get out? Often we hold anger inside, especially if we’re DoorMats and don’t want to start trouble. But it has to come out somewhere and often we blow up at someone who…
Pride vs. Being Full of Yourself
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Self-appreciation is a good quality. It helps you build pride in yourself. I often recommend writing a list of all your good qualities and owning them to help build self-love. But self-appreciation and having strong pride doesn’t mean being full of yourself. When you truly own who you are as a self-empowered person you don’t…
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