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Tag Archives: emotions
The fear of fear
When I felt fear in the old days, I just felt fear. But since I learned about the law of attraction, which has become mainstream since the movie The Secret came out, things have gotten much more complicated. In a … Continue reading
Emotions as messengers
I have wrestled my son to bed for the night, and am sitting on my own bed, ready to do some work on my laptop computer. “Mama,” he calls down the hall, “I’m sad.” “About what?” I ask, trying to … Continue reading
Guilt as a motivational tool
As a child, I believed that I was responsible for my mother’s happiness. The way I ensured her happiness was to behave in exactly the way that she wanted me to. I believed that my mother would love me only … Continue reading
A universal language
When I was 28, I traveled behind what was then the Iron Curtain with friends. You know the part in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy & Co. enter Oz, and the movie changes from black-and-white to color? Well, crossing … Continue reading
Posted in Milestones
Tagged East Germany, emotions, Iron Curtain, Russians, Sting, Wizard of Oz
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How it all began
When I was in my thirties, words were my trade. I was good at expressing things–especially technical things. Yet, I found myself sitting across from a therapist, perplexed by the question she had just asked, which was: “How do you … Continue reading
