Healthy people don't betray, live double lives, or pretend to be what they're not.
Not being honest is a health issue.
When you hurt another, you hurt yourself:
A hallmark trait of becoming an adult is learning to communicate what you really mean and what you really need. Many people are children walking around in adult bodies— expecting people around them to read their mind.
There’s no such thing as lying to protect someone else.
We lie to protect ourselves.
We lie because we don’t want to have the conversation.
We lie because we fear losing something.
Secrets keep us sick, addicted, and dysfunctional.
The truth heals.
I wrote this because there is a lot more going on with people than we may know. I hope it reminds everyone to be kind and to check in on people. #StarfishClub#mentalhealth
"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
-- Christopher Robin (to Pooh)
Heard these lines in the morning.. in a song… and how could I not have shared :)
Lines as translated in English -
“This is a very tough time… but even then, it’s just time… it has to pass… it will pass”
When it comes to our kids, the only thing that is mostly out of our control and could impact our kid's lives in the worst way is "bullying":
Here is an article on "6 ways to bully-proof your child", here is to a better future for our future, our kids:
https://t.co/u1pYs4KUgr
Even if you cannot change all people around you, you can change people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don't respect, appreciate, & value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, & feel loved.
-- Roy T. Bennett
"Real beauty is not what the eyes can behold but what the heart can hold. What we see with our eyes will vanish someday, but what we store in our heart will forever stay."
-- Author Unknown