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Some public figures and celebrities exude traits of extroverted narcissists. Love allows us to make peace with our past, with our present, with our family, with our mistakes and with the temple that has hosted us since we were: with our dear, loved and precious body that is healing with …

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In short, this self-centered thought--not another person--is the biggest enemy who impedes our happiness. How has your medical education journey enabled you to develop as a person? 36 It does take all kinds--introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts (someone who falls in the middle of the introvert/extrovert continuum)--to make the …

You do this by taking the thing apart piece by piece. When I'm given the opportunity to enter the private worlds of my suicidal patients, and they tell me how they would kill--or plan to kill--themselves, what they say can be very elaborate. When you reduce friction and increase amiability …

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It's no surprise that our critical, negative internal dialogues are what create our emotional suffering in the form of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, emotional eating, isolation, toxic relationships, and even unhealthy We should not be spectators of meditation but become the meditation ourselves. Though many people believe the Chinese government …

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Do these people lack compelling reasons to motivate them? The more I rely on this kind of self-testing for acute situations, the stronger my awareness, until it's a permanent part of who I am. Or perhaps you could schedule alarms on your phone and place it somewhere out of reach …

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They have a natural leadership gift and are great at making decisions while considering all angles of a problem quickly and carefully. One in five Australians will experience a mental illness in any 12-month period. So sharpen your attention and open your awareness by practicing mindful breathing or meditation before …