Unrelenting Self-Love
Unrelenting Self-Love You can have unrelenting self-love. You are not bad or broken! You never were! If you have lost your way in life, it might be time to reinvent yourself, starting with how you see yourself. Some […]
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Narcissistic “Shit Testing”
Narcissistic Boundary Testing Narcissists frequently use “shit testing” (henceforth Testing) to see if you will be a good source of narcissistic supply. This Testing is not infrequently one of the first red flags you will encounter from an emotionally […]
Retire Early Yet Maximize your Social Security Bend Points
How can you maximize your social security bend points? Do you want to retire early but still get as much social security as possible? If so, you should understand the bend points of social security. Most financial planners don’t […]
Equanimity as an Intention
Equanimity as an Intention My weekly intention is equanimity. Well, actually, equanimity works both weekly and daily. That means that not every day will be a great day, and that is ok. After all, more often than not, life […]
Reality is a Dream
Reality is a Dream — a Thought Experiment Let’s do a thought experiment. What if your current life was just a dream? Can life be, as we see from philosophy or spirituality, just images and thoughts projected onto […]
Surviving a Shame Storm
Focus on me being Better Not on me being Bitter The last real shame storm I had was my rock bottom. It hurt and made me realize shame was my underlying issue and that I’d better get to […]
Best Retirement Podcasts 2023
Best Retirement Podcasts 2023 Which podcasts are the best retirement podcasts for 2023? I like retirement podcasts planning-rich and full of information. These focus on the planning or financial aspects of retirement. Other podcasts that cover the purpose and emotions […]
The moment you knew
The Moment You Knew He is a Narcissist Someone dear in my life just asked me what it was like when you knew you were with a narcissist. Retrospectively it is so easy to see the red flags, and […]
Is loving yourself like loving?
St Basil the Great and Self-Love Is loving yourself like loving? Love is complicated. When you love yourself, what is the source of that love? I asked this impossible question in my men’s group this morning because I realized […]
