If you can't say "no" - to others, and yourself - then your "yesses" will lose their meaning and power. The “freedom not to” gives you a feeling of ease....
Are you lugging around a needless burden? Carrying an unnecessary load can be stressful and harmful. Instead, it's OK to drop the load and let go of repetitive preoccupations.
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When you open to the whole of your experience you feel more at home in yourself. With moments of practice that add up over time, you feel more like a whole person, less fragmented. As this happens, you feel more fed and fulfilled – and...
Enjoy healthy self-control, a centered enjoyment of life, and inner freedom. Think of sobriety in terms of the big picture, and in the context of a life well-lived. Sobriety is a gain - of health, self-respect, unclouded mind, peace with others and bliss....
“Peace” can sound sentimental or clichéd but it’s what most of us long for. When you experience peace, enjoy it, let it sink into you, weaving its way into your brain so it increasingly becomes the habit of your mind....