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How to Stop Hating Yourself: 10 Ideas that Have Worked for Others

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Gary Snyder

How to stop hating yourself? When you read the title of this post, did you say to yourself, “Yeah, ideas that worked for others but nothing works for me? ...

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Inspiration

Philosophy of As Good As It Gets with a Surprising Twist

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Gary Snyder

What if this is as good as it gets? This is a line from the movie As Good As It Gets. What are we to do with it? I’m torn. On the one hand, I don’t ...

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Imposter Syndrome

Accept your Ordinary-ness and Free Yourself

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Gary Snyder

Are you an ordinary, average person?  I am. And there is nothing I’d rather be. Being extraordinary – if such a thing were to exist – seems lik...

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Inner Critic

You don’t need to accept your flaws or try to overcome them

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Gary Snyder

It seems the well-intentioned folks on the internet want you to accept your flaws. There is some great advice out there for doing so, too! It’s time for a...

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Inner Critic

Judging yourself for Being Fat Won’t Make you Skinny

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Gary Snyder

And this is the vicious cycle of self-criticism played out in the mind of a fat man. He’s fat. He hates being fat. He loves to hate being fat. In his case, crit...

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Depression/Recovery

The Link Between Self-Criticism, Depression, and Self-Compassion

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Gary Snyder

Are self-criticism and depression related? A growing number of recent studies investigating the relationship between depression and self-criticism are pointing ...

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Q&A

Is Self-Criticism Self-Indulgent or Self-Absorbed?

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Gary Snyder

Yes, self-criticism is both self-indulgent and self-absorbed. Big deal. (This is genuine sarcasm). Self-criticism is self-indulgent. True! Being self-indulgent ...

Journal

Is Self-Criticism the Number One Human Problem?

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Gary Snyder

I don’t know! But it feels that way. Maybe it feels like that because self-criticism is my #1 problem in life. But isn’t it everyone’s #1 prob...

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Inner Critic

Is Addiction a Form of Self-Criticism?

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Gary Snyder

Inspiration

Check Me Out: I’m 89, Goofy, and Married 75 Years! [VIDEO]

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Gary Snyder

This couple, married 75 years, seems so happy. So jovial! But if you’re hoping for some undiscovered secret to a long, happy relationship, you might be di...

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  • How to Stop Hating Yourself: 10 Ideas that Have Worked for Others
  • Philosophy of As Good As It Gets with a Surprising Twist
  • Accept your Ordinary-ness and Free Yourself
  • You don’t need to accept your flaws or try to overcome them
  • Judging yourself for Being Fat Won’t Make you Skinny

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