How to Let Go of the Fear of Being Hurt Again

By Cloris Kylie Stock

“Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence, and face your future without fear.” ~Unknown 

My pet fish died today. Red-striped fins as beautiful as always, he was swimming around in his tank only four weeks ago. First he became less active. Next he refused to eat. Then he was gone.

As I buried him in the yard, my first thought was, I don’t want to have a pet fish ever again. Awareness kicked in, and I realized that my thought was triggered by fear to experience an unpleasant circumstance such as this again.

9 Things to Tell Yourself When You’re Afraid to End a Relationship

By: Naïby Jacques

“F-E-A-R has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.” ~Zig Ziglar

No matter how old I get, no matter how experienced I become, ending a relationship is agonizing.

It represents a loss, and losses hurt.

Deep down, I know if I go through with it, I’ll feel freer—well, not right away, but in a little while anyway—but I’d rather crawl under a rock and ignore the whole thing.

When I was a teen, I went out with a guy who had a major crush on me,

What All Great Relationships Have in Common

By: Rhoda Jordan

“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” ~Emily Kimbrough

My husband and I have been married for almost ten years.

And before those ten years, we were college sweethearts and had been dating for over six.

When you know someone for that long, someone whom you are deeply and madly in love with, something funny happens:

Your collective thoughts, actions, and words become so tightly intertwined that you walk around believing you are one person.

Are The People Around You Bringing You Down?

By: Psychic Amber

Hello my name is Amber , I am writing today to explain what negative  people can do to your life and how they can cause you stress and even cause you to go backwards in your life.

I will explain to you what is the best way to ignore these people, the best way to keep your distance from these people,  and the ideal way to make your life better and stronger by releasing these peoples’ negative energies. I have listed seven things that will let you know if you are around negative people.

Are You Sabotaging Your Relationships?

By: Psychic Rhonda

You have been enjoying your new beau for the past few months and have felt that this could be your soulmate however lately you have begun to notice certain patterns and behavior that you have seen before in previous partners. Now your lover’s bliss has been replaced with paranoia and constant fear.  A once loving relationship where you were inseparable has turned into tension and distance. You love your partner and can’t imagine life without them, but yet you feel there is something amiss. When you confront them of course they deny withholding secrets and reassure you that they haven’t lost interest but your sensors are going off left and right.

The Art of Love – A Guide For Those Falling in Love For the First Time

By: Psychic Shawn

What is Love?

For those who have experienced love, you very well could be shouting a million different thoughts on what love is to you. This article is for those who have never experienced love before, think of it as a guide book for the first time of falling in love, helping you to understand what you are feeling. Love in itself represents the power of human existence; love transcends time and space, mind and soul. Your reality can be changed into something of an alien experience for those who are falling in love for the first time as they find themselves feeling anxious,

You Deserve to Chill: How to Create Space to Heal and De-stress

By Jodi Aman

“She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Why do we stress ourselves out? Why is it that being productive and getting tasks done is more important than healing and taking the time to feel calm?

Stress and anxiety can affect our lives in so many different ways. A few years ago, it manifested itself in me physically, in a pretty gross way.

There was a time I had a plantar wart on the bottom of my left foot, and it was very painful.

Why I Thanked My Ex and Now Appreciate the Heartbreak

By Laura Smilski

“How thankful I am today, to know that all my past struggles were necessary for me to be where I am now.” ~Unknown

I met my ex-boyfriend, let’s call him Derek, through work. We were introduced through mutual co-workers, and then we hit it off and began dating.

We had a connection right away, partly based on physical attraction, but also we laughed a lot together, and I felt cared for by him.

We lived in different cities at the time, but would see each other every other weekend. We dated this way for a year and then talked about moving in together.

When You Don’t Feel Good Enough for Someone Else

By: Ihxel Perez

“Your outlook on life is a direct reflection of how much you like yourself.” ~Lululemon

I recently started going through what has been the most difficult situation I have ever had to bare in my life: the end of my twelve-year relationship.

I have gotten to know the darkest and most hidden places inside me, and pain so deep that I did not know we as a species were capable of feeling it.

It has been through this process and my will to endure, survive, and overcome that I have had to dig deep to find meaning and answers.

How to Breathe Your Way to Inner Calm

By: Nina Hosmane

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” ~Etty Hillesum

Today I’d like to discuss something that I’ve found to be very important: our breathing.

“What do you mean our breathing? Don’t we do that all the time? Why do I need to read a blog post about it?”

Yes, we do this involuntarily, but did you know that there are different ways we breathe? Improper breathing can affect how we feel, mentally and physically, and,