A post about finding meaning in the meaningless. A message of hope from a Holocaust survivor who found meaning in Auschwitz....
For a long time, I struggled with accepting compliments. If someone would say, “cute shirt,” or “nice job with that essay,” I would become bashful, and respond with something like, “Nah…this is old” or, "I could’ve done more with the conclusion.” For some reason, I...
I have never met anyone as optimistic as my husband, except possibly, my mother-in-law. The two of them can spin most anything into a positive light. Because of this trait/skill, they are happier than most people I know, even through really tough times. Obviously, even...
By Dana Maloney, Founder of Good Enough Therapist (GET). "Black and white thinking," AKA "all-or-nothing thinking," is a cognitive distortion discussed in the evidence-based theory, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). Cognitive distortions occur when our minds convince ourselves of something that isn’t true, preventing us from seeing ourselves and the world...
There is a scene from the the 1993 classic movie, Cool Runnings, where one of the characters, the self-conscious Junior, is uplifted by his brawny teammate, Yul Brenner. They look in the mirror and repeat the words, “I see pride. I see power. I see...