Keeping misgivings (and our true feelings) to ourselves is a form of self-bullying. Self-denial, acquiescence, and keeping silent simply to appease someone else (or to avoid confrontation) are an affront to our spirit. We know better, but our desire not to “rock the boat” and our willingness to keep the peace sometimes carry the day. It is then that we act as our own worst enemy. Turn the page…

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I wanna be free – Patti Labelle

If you love something, let it go. How often do we attempt to either bully or manipulate another so that they’ll meet our needs? We run the risk of disintegrating that which we clench too closely. Smother love suffocates another person, and enslaves them in emotional bondage. Controllers pulverize the people they hold nearest. Turn the page…

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