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Helicopter Mode: Who’s It For… Really?
When we love and are committed to our family members, we want to ensure their success and happiness. It’s natural at times, however, that we may feel responsible, or be made to feel responsible, for the failures or unhappiness of those we love. This can include both our children and our spouse. Feelings of responsibility for another person’s emotions and behaviors can drive us into guilt, which may challenge our own personal boundaries. Before you know it, we might be climbing into the rescue helicopter and dialing the automatic pilot to the “No Boundaries Mode” so that we are always emotionally available to the other person. Now don’t get me wrong. Being emotionally available is a…
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Renew Your Mind: It’s All About Perception
By Donna R. King, MA, LPC We are all wired differently in terms of how we perceive things. However, it is true for all of us that the way we think about things, or our perception of things, has a direct correlation to how we feel about things, whether positively or negatively. The Bible even emphasizes that our thoughts have a direct impact on who we are! For as we think in our hearts, so shall we be (Proverbs 23:7). Consequently, if we go through life always thinking negatively and anticipating that things will never be good, chances are good that they won’t be. It is also true that no…