Suffering from the disease to please? What's so bad about being nice? If we're determined to be "nice" at all costs, then something's wrong---perhaps with us. In a previous post I wrote about the "Inauthentic Niceness Syndrome." In this post, I'll discuss our sincerity in trying to be nice---but often to the detriment of our own emotional well-being. Growing up in California, I was raised on the ethos of niceness. "Be nice," was a mantra in my family, in our Latter-day Saint Church culture ... VIEW POST
The Price of Nice
Are You Afraid of Your Own Greatness?
Greatness and humility can co-exist. Years ago, I read an article about poverty-stricken people who live in America's Blue Ridge Mountains. I was surprised to learn that many teenagers and young adults who were born into poverty stay there because of family pressure. Why? Wouldn't parents want their children to have a better life? Wouldn't young adults desire that for themselves? The answer is obviously yes, but only to a point. As a person attempts to work his or her way out of poverty, ... VIEW POST
Step 3 of the 12 Steps: Trust In God
Feeling unloveable? I have a dear friend who has many qualities I admire. Whenever I complimented her, she shrugged it off. When I pointed this out to her, she said, "I guess I don't believe you when you tell me good things about myself." I'm hoping she's learning to believe me. Years ago, I had a similar mindset toward God. When I felt the Spirit whisper of Heavenly Father's love for me, well, I sort of believed it. When I prayed, I felt God telling me that I was a good and acceptable ... VIEW POST
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