55 Rules For Love – Rule #13 – Live In The Moment – Be Present

There are many spiritual leaders and mindfulness teachers who have written a variety of books on the benefits of living life in the present moment. Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Louise Hay to name a few… Living life in the present moment while married, as in all aspects of life, brings so…

55 Rules For Love – Rule #4 – Only We Can Make Ourselves Happy, It Is Not The Other Person’s Responsibility

My first thought on this is Melody Beattie’s book, Codependent No More. Codependency has many definitions, but my favorite is an excessive reliance on other people for approval and a sense of identity. When I have someone’s approval for my behavior and actions – I am happy, I can relax because no one is upset…

Just For Today – I Will Not Worry

CBD & Mindfulness & Sitting With Anxiety With a history of PTSD, anxiety has riddled my entire adult life. I am currently and successfully using CBD, a derivative of marijuana called cannabidiol, to relax me enough to implement the many mindfulness, emotional regulation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy skills in my anxiety management toolbox. I struggled…