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Why Self-Absorption Isn’t Loving or Empowering
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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…
Connecting in a World of Isolation
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Do you feel isolated in today’s busy climate? You can change that using the tips from my guest Christian E. Megrelis, vice chair of the International Union of Economists, biblical scholar, and author of “Glossary of Hope,” a contemporary distillation of New Testament teachings and their applications today. He holds master’s degrees in engineering, business…
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
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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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