Common sense is uncommon and it tends to be forgotten in the heat of the decision making process. Sometimes, though we have an abundance of common sense, we ignore it when it stands in the way of doing something we dearly want to do.

What to do if that were your circumstances? To begin with you don’t need to blame yourself and say” I split up with my sweetheart and I miss him”. All that you should do is create a reasonable strategy and try taking some action.

Friday Video: Take a brake and allow yourself a few minutes of quiet time with this meditation. You don’t have to try to do anything, just listen and let go of what ever is on your mind right now. We need a brake from ‘doing’ life and re-experience ‘being life’.

Every self-help book takes pride in espousing the high ideal of open honest communication at all times. Today, many practitioners are reporting that relationships have broken down because of too much honesty. What are we to do?

In short form, we often have to accept other people as they are. We can ask them to consider change, and why we think they should, but we cannot and may not change them.

According to a Chinese saying, there are three truths: “my truth”, “your truth”, and “the truth.” To most people, “my truth” is the ultimate truth, or the most important truth. Of course, there are some who may passionately seek “the truth.” But “the truth” is often too deep to fathom; in addition, it may be open to interpretation and modification. Too much focus on the “self” will make “my truth” prevail.

In a world of noise and chaos, there is hardly anything more important to the health of the human soul than to find solitude and stillness. These moments alone with ourselves are the foundation of an authentic spiritual life. In solitude, we find our center, and from that place, we come into deeper contact with all people.

Friday Music Video: When do you feel most safe? Do you have a “place” you can go to to be at peace with yourself? It can be the simplest of way of being only experienced by you. The main thing is…you have one. We all need one. Let yourself visit this feeling of being protected daily…”your Home”, your sanctuary.

Guilt is a natural human emotion that causes you to scrutinize your actions and feel remorse for the things that you have either purposely or unknowingly caused. Guilt is also a feeling you may encounter when your actions have caused pain or grief to another person.

Do you take rejection very hard? Does a fear of being rejected keep you from making new friends or dating the people you really want? Learn how you can start overcoming a fear of being rejected and improve your social life.