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2018 Article Archive

Guilt may push for change or leave us debilitated and paralyzed. Loving kindness is the healthy response to debilitating guilt.

Flourishing Life Society article link. Advice

A Flourishing Life Society article link. Being Wronged

Flourishing Life Society article link. Building Resilience

Critical feedback devastates the sensitive ego, but narrowing wisdom to our own experience makes us stupid.

The Power of Consciousness can evaluate futures and make adaptations, changing impulsive directions.

Emotions are primary motivators for action. Sometimes misguided action needs to be inspected for appropriateness.

A Flourishing Life Society link. Entitlement to Ease

FLS Link. The Fleeting Emotions. When emotionally flooded, it is difficult to cognitively inject thoughts to escape the moment. We need habitual practices that we automatically integrate into these moments that calm the system first, then we can cognitively join adapt, thinking of the future.

Freedom of Choice. Choosing the Direction of Our Lives. A Flourishing Life Society image link

Faulty Symbols of Success. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Flourishing Life Society link to Inner Peace. Creating Inner Peace with Reflection.

The failed relationship provides a rich source of information about our insecurities, emotional triggers, and weaknesses. If we fail to pause and reflect on the failures, we consign ourselves to reliving the tragedy.

Internal Link. Accepting Life on Its Terms: We stress over the hardships; but life is what is. It always will have troublesome moments. Happiness comes and goes; just as sorrows. Once we accept these inevitable truths, the impact of troubles diminishes.

Link: It begins in the mind but finishes with action. Successfully fulfilling our dreams demands correct action.

The harsh world, with the constant message that

Banner link: Punishing Imperfection- Critical self-judgments create an unfriendly environment for growth. Under harsh conditions the self-begins to conceal reality to protect the soul.

FLS Internal Link. Selfish or Selfless: Individuals and societies need attention. A society of individuals completely self focused crumbles. An individual completely dedicated to the group, ignoring personal needs dissolves into the mass. We need a healthy balance.

A Flourishing Life Society article image link. Saving a Relationship with thoughts

A Flourishing Life Society link. Spirituality

Chasing a better life, we sometimes neglect the very things that give us the life we seek.

When we have meaningful purpose, life events take on a different color.

When we expect uninterrupted joy, life intrudes and we feel depressed. Life is beautiful; but not always.

We must approach change mindfully, keeping energy to push our dreams forward.

A Flourishing Life Society internal article link. Unconditional Love

We making choices daily for our health,security, and connections. Life constantly beckons us to act. Often one action may serve one need while neglecting or damaging another need. We must find balance, somewhere in the golden middle.

Opptimisitic mindsets can improve our emotions

Flourishing Life Society article link banner: Brooding

Life has many wonderful parts; but it isn't always beautiful. As we work to improve, we must be patient and compassionate, working through the stubborn difficulties of self-improvement.

We widen our vision by integrating the fate of circumstances with the empowerment of choice.

FLS Link. Courage to Change.

FLS internal Link. Doubt, Search, Find: The vulnerable state of doubt leads to a curious search for more. We often neglect learning in exchange for secure and misguided dogma.

FLS Link. Emotions and Empathy. The feelings of living come to life, pushing experience into a new aliveness. For some feelings are scary and they avoid deep contact with feeling experience. This not only limits their experience but interferes with connection to others.

Flourishing Life Society article link. Facing the Consequences

A Flourishing Life Society article link. Fault Finding

Greatness of Heart. Expressing Compassionate Kindness. A Flourishing Life Society image link

We must manage worry to push action without burdening with overwhelm. Concern for the future is important but easily can become all consuming.

Flourishing Life Society article link. Know Thyself

The narcissist presents a special challenge on relationships. The characteristics common for a narcissist typically are disastrous for relationships. Often escape is the best recourse.

Learning and Uncertainty. A Flourishing Life Society article image link

FLS link. Neuroplasticity and Learning. The Brain and new habits

Flourishing Life Society article link. Nine Pillars of well-being

Action, we need action. We can't wait for opportunities, we must work to find them, and then courageously follow the unknown paths to betterment.

A Flourishing Life Society article link. Relapse in Recovery

We improve the circumstances of our lives, moving from wilting to flourishing, with small manageable steps.

Mixed in with the beauty are some sorrows. When we are well-connected, occasionally, along with the joys are some tears.

A Flourishing Life Society article link. Success Traits

Our environment is instrumental to our mental health. When work or home constantly ignites stress, our systems bog down, and well-being suffers.

Futures depend on action following thought. We must do more than dream to build better lives.

Picture Link: Venturing into the Unknown-- Carefully moving forward in a complex world.

Trying to feel better is a formidable challenge for many. The well-being industry has many theories. Success requires finding proven paths and patiently working towards a better life.

Internal Link: Achieving our potential...Healthy growth depends on supportive environments. As adults, we must create an environment that provides nutrients and protection.

Anxious Lovers. When Love Creates Anxiety. A Flourishing Life Society article image link

We need to attend to the balances in our lives. Impulses, demand and others interfere and knock us out of balance.

FLS link. Building Shelter

Seizing the day is a joyful acceptance and a timeless honoring of the preciousness of life. Seizing the day creates a joyful connection to living.

We must compassionately care for the addicted. We can't know all the underlying causes; but many lie beyond their control.

Flourishing Life Society article link. Deep Reflection

We don't spontaneously grow. We need the necessary ingredients. Our souls need to be fed and protected.

We conserve resources by planning a path that supports our change. Continual challenges erode our strength and lead to failure.

We live in a dynamic environment. When planning, we can't account for all possibilities. We must be flexible.

A Flourishing Life Society article link. Gestalt Prayer

Achieving the most from the wisdom of emotions requires purposeful effort to integrate emotions into our larger concepts of self.

Living Consciously. A Flourishing Life Society article

The strength of the relationship is exposed by how we treat a partner when irritable, or stressed. Love requires intentional action.

Internal Link: Moving forward | Working through the stages of life with attentive efforts to fill the voids and repair the hurts.

Name Calling and Labels. Words that Destroy Relationships. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Our Place in the Universe. Infinite Value and Complete Insignificance. A Flourishing Life Society article link

We face face the reality of nasty habits before we can begin to change.

Biologically driven to chase pleasure, we avoid pain; but modern society evolved quicker than our biological systems could adapt. We must measure impulses first for effectiveness.

Judgements are penicious things. They self-perpetuate proving themselves by biasing our views.

Living is serious business, give yourself a break. Harsh judgments hurt the soul and slow progress.

Flourishing Life Society Link. Sunshine and Mental Health

Internal Link. True Love takes Time: True love matures into trust, where both partners contribute to the well-being of the other.

As adults, we can create better surroundings to encourage our continued growth. Some do the opposite, surround themselves with others and influences that begin the process of decay.

Learning comes from more than pages in a book. Living knowledge must be experienced, converting words into actions.

A Flourishing Life Society Link. What is Healthy Living?

Flourishing Life Society link. Adaptation Psychology. Effective Adapting to Life

The strength of our nation and world will come from more open-mindedness. When we blame, shun, or attack others because of differences, everyone loses. We live in fear and bigoted hate.

FLS Link. Being Loved by a Dog: Love is never enough. Sometimes people or animals are a mismatch drawing more from well-being than they offer.

Building a foundation of wisdom and skill to manage the unpredictable encounters in life.

Beliefs blind our vision. We see only what we wish to see, even when the truth is obvious and helpful.

Emotions can be powerful--so powerful we may avoid them and the people expressing them. Empathy is gained through openness to experience, one on one contact with the feeling experience of others.

The intimacy and trust of long relationships are built from dedicated mature partners, working together, giving respect, and compiling positive interactions.

Frightened by Weakness. A Flourishing Life Society article link

A Flourishing Life Society article link. Gentleness

A Flourishing Life Society article link. How to Reduce Implicit Bias

A Flourishing Life Society article link to Invitations to Change

Books, conferences and education are wonderful; but deeper wisdom comes from grander sources.

Childhood Development and Life Trajectories. A Flourishing Life Society article link

The breathe brings life to the body, feeding the heart and brain. Mindful attention to this life giving process can change our lives.

Flourishing Life Society article link. A Meaningful Life

Our biased approach to new information limits learning, we get stuck in the ruts of the past, failing to gain essential wisdom.

A Flourishing Life Society article link. Overly Positive

People of Character. Facing Life Challenges with Character. A Flourishing Life Society article image link

The beginnings of change start with acceptance of where we currently are and a realistic view of where we want to go.

FLS Link. Sinful Desires

We live in an age of prescriptions and corrections. Every oddity is labeled as an illness. We are not ill, just sometimes incompatible. Instead of curing illnesses, we should work towards compatibility.

Internal link banner. Self-importance and Vulnerability: We want to be more than a speck on a fast moving planet. Healthy relationships create a feeling of importance, inclusion in a meaningful partnership; but at the cost of vulnerability.

We get beastly urges pushing for harmful action. Listening to these desires that hurt destroys our lives.

Slow Change. Making progress through slow persistent work. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Internal Link: Working Out Differences. The Key to Relationship Success

Set-backs are a part of moving forward. We not only must effectively deal with them, but we also need them.

To achieve our dreams, we must courageously take on the anxiety of change, moving from the ordinary, and doing something more.

Life is difficult enough without the need of a harsh inner critic. Try being kind-- to yourself.

Intrigued by secrets, we seek the hidden, wasting precious time chasing unknown promises. Success is no secret formula. We achieve through consistent skilled effort, blessed by a little luck.

We are in the process of becoming, not through some fantastic event; but through a series of choices. Greatness is born from consistently and patiently making the right choices.

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