Our episode today is, “It’s complicated.”
In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including: 1) No, it isn’t. 2) This is a myth. 3) Why this is a euphemism for “Maybe” (Or “I don’t want you to hate me.” Or “I hate confrontation but I don’t want this.”). 4) Why this is a lie (myth sounds better). 5) Why this is popular (on social media and in real life). 6) How this myth makes your life worse. 7) Why you want to believe that this is not a myth. 8) How to stop using this in your life (and what alternatives exist). 9) When you should “give up” on people who keep telling you that “It’s complicated.” 10) Why this is cruel. 11) How to decipher what someone “really means” when they say [...] This episode is, “My Life Is A Roller Coaster and I Want It To Be A Carousel.”
In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including: 1) Roller Coaster definition- : a ride at an amusement park which is like a small, open train with tracks that are high off the ground and that have sharp curves and steep hills : a situation or experience that involves sudden and extreme changes 2) Carousel definition- : a machine or device with a moving belt or part that carries things around in a circle Carousel. (n.d.). Retrieved September 14, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carousel 3) Why I ride roller coasters with my eyes closed. 4) What attracts you to roller coasters and repels you from carousels? 5) Why you repeat behavior that makes you miserable. 6) What stability and predicability on the carousel of life really mean. 7) How to tell when it is time to change rides. 8) Why you are in control of which ride to take. 9) When to recognize that you are lying to yourself about [...] Our episode today is, “You Cannot Make Another Person Happy.”
In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including: 1) “To make someone's day, all you have to do is stay physically near her while remaining in a state of contentment, humor, compassion or calm. Try getting deeply happy around any loved one, acquaintance or stranger. Refuse to let go of your good mood. You don't have to say or do anything else. Really.” http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Spreading-Happiness-How-to-Make-People-Happy 2) What makes people unhappy? 3) Is being unhappy an internal individual action or an externally imposed status? 4) What makes you happy? 5) Why are you so presumptuous to believe that you control other people’s emotions? 6) If you believe that you are able to “make someone happy” why haven’t you made everyone happy (too lazy, too time consuming)? 7) Is your desire to make another person happy kind or cruel? 8) Are you a cause of the unhappiness of another person or is that your [...] |
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