I was in a bookstore tonight and wandered into the self-help section. There are a lot of good books out there. Of course, some of the self-help/self-improvement books, but I’d bet that well over 75% contain lots of good insights that would improve your life—if you acted on them.
If. That’s a key word. Whether it’s [...]

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This can be a particularly depressing season–whether because of the gray weather, feeling alone during the holidays, becoming emotionally drained during the holidays, or post-holiday mental crashing.
If you don’t have someone to talk to or you feel you can’t talk to people around you, consider calling a hotline.
One place to find suicide hotlines is SuicideHotlines.com. [...]

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photo by rpongsaj
Edit: Since writing this article, I’ve learned that the escalator I was writing is the third longest continuous span escalator in the world. I think I feel justified in my fear (even though I’ve overcome it).
When riding the elevator Wednesday morning, I realized how far I’ve come since I applied for the job. [...]

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Sometimes I get really down. I feel like a failure and seeing the work I need to get done just makes me feel worse. I have no energy or motivation to get started. This can be anything from sewing a purse (and I made lots of progress on a beautiful one tonight!) to cleaning a [...]

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Last night, Nina at Queercents finally put a name to something I’ve been feeling for years. According to Dr. Valerie Young, I’ve been feeling “Impostor Syndrome.”
Nina quotes Wikipedia’s definition of Impostor Syndrome:
Individuals experiencing this syndrome seem unable to internalize their accomplishments. Regardless of what level of success they may have achieved in their chosen field [...]

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