by Kara L | Mar 23, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Thinking
“Fear is often our immediate response to uncertainty. There’s nothing wrong with experiencing fear. They key is not to get stuck in it.” – Gabrielle Bernstein Whether you live in Canada, the US, or any other part of the world,...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 15, 2024 | Thinking
“People who think too much before they act don’t act too much.” – Jimmy Buffet In the “Acknowledgement” section of The Promise Wheel, I mention that my book took me close to 10 years to complete. One reason it took me that...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 18, 2023 | Mental Health, Thinking
“Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” – Dali Lama Challenges, arguments, and bumps throughout the day happen to all of us. Even though your days and weeks might have numerous positive (or neutral) experiences, challenging moments that...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 4, 2023 | Anxiety, CBT, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Thinking
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in while, or the light won’t come in. – Alan Alda We all make predictions and assumptions about many things in life. We make predictions about the weather or the...
by Richard Amaral | Oct 21, 2023 | Balance, Thinking
“If you look for the helpers, you’ll know that there’s hope.” – Fred Rogers My plan for this week’s post was to discuss thinking errors – the biased or unhelpful ways we think about things and how these ways of thinking...
by Richard Amaral | Jun 17, 2023 | Relationships, Thinking
“Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.” Nelson Mandela A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on the five qualities that are typically found in healthy, long-lasting relationships, whether these...
