emotions
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Ask These Questions Instead of ‘How Are You?’
As children, most people were taught to memorise certain dialogue in order to be considered polite in everyday situations. Along with saying “please,” “thank you,” and “nice to meet you,” we were instructed to ask someone how they’re doing — either immediately after, or as part of an initial greeting like “hello” or “good morning.”
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Why All Your Love is Unrequited (and What to Do About It)
Poets have written about it. Singers sing about it. Even Kate Winslet muses about it in the 2006 movie The Holiday: “And then there’s another kind of love: the cruelest kind,” she says. “The one that almost kills its victims. It’s called unrequited love.” According to Tal Yardeni, a breakup recovery and dating coach, unrequited love…
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Here Are the Signs You’re in a ‘Situationship’ Instead of a Relationship
Situationships are the new “relationship” in today’s dating world. It’s that nice, annoying grey area between a casual hookup and a relationship. A situationship is more than sex but less serious than a commitment, and while it can work for some people, it can also get pretty confusing pretty fast — especially when feelings are…
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Are You Stuck in a ‘Mood Tunnel’?
I’m a fairly big fan of daily meditation sessions. While I’m certainly not consistent in my practice, I do notice just how much lighter I feel after even just 10 minutes of meditation. And fairly often, I find my mind is blown by some little learning I take away from the experience, too. That was…