4 types of evaluative beliefs
Last week, we saw the 12 beliefs Ellis believed slowed us down. What was common in them? Words like ‘should,’ ‘need,’ ‘must’ made them sound like demands. We can group these beliefs in 4...
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12 core beliefs that hold us back (in GIFs) & how to counter them
Last week we saw how we think in specific situations. These thoughts are determined by our core beliefs. They are the unconscious rules we’ve set for ourselves to react to circumstances and events. Albert...
What are the irrational beliefs we hold?
Many of us hold irrational beliefs sometimes. If someone shouts at us, we might feel low or react aggressively. Last week, we saw how we process happenings in our head with the ABC model....
Manage your emotions better with the ABC model
“I think, therefore I am,” said Voltaire. So if our thinking is distorted, it affects our lives and those of the people we love. Distorted thinking can show up in many ways, like anger,...
Heartprints make us who we are
Who’s left prints on your heart? Places, people, experiences. Still, no point looking back. Our past defines who we are but we can always change. The heart is a resilient organ. If our mind...
Monsters R Us
Monsters. Who makes them? Who are Frankensteins? Often, we give monsters their power. We create them and when they get out of our control, we run screaming for help. Instead, we should roll them...
Courage or comfort?
You can choose courage or you can choose comfort. You can’t have both- Rene Brown. So true. How about if we alternate between the two? Often when we take a leap and it doesn’t...
The Bhagvad Gita- a practical guide to living
The Bhagvad Gita is a very wise work. The entire battlefield waited with bated breath as Krishna convinced Arjuna to do his duty. We too, most need philosophy in the midst of dilemmas. I’m...
Channeling anger
Putting the treadmill plug in Pulls the plug on my anger Potential energy to kinetic Blurs my feeling.
One angry woman
The anger inside me Fights to get out I’m its bottle But sometimes my cork mouth Flies off in air And it shapes words vile That fly to their marks Settle on their chosen...