Recently a close friend called to tell me that she’s breaking up with her fiancé, who she has been with for six years. They got engaged just last year and were even planning to buy a new house together.
How to Disappear Completely
When I returned from my first trip to New York City, the moment I dropped my bags and stopped moving, my suburban apartment struck me as unnervingly quiet. It made me realize that in every moment for almost four weeks,…
7 Ways People Who Have Been Emotionally Abused Love Differently
When it comes to abusive relationships, it isn’t always just physical abuse. While this isn’t meant to detract from the issue of domestic abuse that far too many women have suffered (and still suffer), it’s to address the fact that…
5 Food-Medicines That Could Quite Possibly Save Your Life.
Some of the most powerful medicines on the planet are masquerading around as foods and spices. While they do not lend themselves to being patented, nor will multi-billion dollar human clinical trials ever be funded to prove them efficacious, they…
THIS Is Why Intelligent People Face Difficulties in Having a Relationship
Intelligent people are usually the ones who have more trouble in finding love. It might sound weird, but cleverness can also be a disadvantage for someone who thinks a lot. The following facts explain why sometimes it’s so hard for…
Two Very Different Reasons to Believe Something.
As a kid, I was never taught there was an afterlife, so I didn’t believe there was one. Until I was 30.
Speaking a Second Language May Change How You See the World.
German speakers are likely to imagine where this woman is going, whereas English speakers may focus more on her journey. As for Bilinguals, they should be able to have it both ways.
The Greatest Gift We Ever Had.
The inability to be heard is a very disorienting and disempowered state. You can learn that first-hand, as I did, if you accidentally sign up for a silent meditation retreat.