"Future faking" refers to the act of making promises about the future that are not going to be fulfilled. The promises are often used to influence or control others.

Humans thrive on interactions with others, with relationships of all types helping to bring meaning to life. Friendships, in particular, help you connect with like-minded individuals and flesh out your sense of self.

Originally posted June 19, 2013. Creating with your hands is a wonderful way to enter into the experience of the essential flow state....

Be kind to yourself today. Affirmations by themselves are not all that need to do to enact change within yourself, but are a wonderful enhancement to positive self-development. Affirmations are not a substitute for professional care, but they can be a gentle, supportive practice for emotional regulation and self-compassion. Positive parenting and feeling well and confident take conscious, daily effort. The conscious processing of perceived hurts and events helps clear out

Originally posted January 24, 2013. #LifeWellLived Did it. Done it. BOOM. I’m joining a small group of my bloggy friends, including Yuz at Not Just About Wee and Andrea B at Good Girl Gone Redneck in sharing the things we HAVE accomplished in a #LifeWellLived blog hop! Please join us in this positive psychology exercise! Soooo, here’s my list: Published three books, BirthTouch® Shiatsu and Acupressure for the Childbearing Year, BirthTouch® Healing for Parents in the NICU and

Originally posted May 29, 2012. ”Therapeutic horticulture...provides positive distraction and attentional engagement…(which) mediates ...

Originally posted April 11, 2012. "Pets respond eagerly to care and attention, offering unconditional love and non-threatening...