by Christine Li | Jan 8, 2014 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques, Theories
A few days ago, I wrote about getting rid of something that was nagging at you. I think the idea is important enough to elaborate on here. I have read the “unconscious” is a part of us where our unfinished business lies. In my own imagination, I think of it as a...
by Christine Li | Dec 10, 2013 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Theories, Thoughts
We don't really ever have as much control as we'd like or as much as we think we need. We spend a lot of time and energy trying to forget that. We try to permify the present by compiling mementos, snapping pictures, filing things, writing in journals, and perfecting...
by Christine Li | Dec 3, 2013 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Theories
Patience. Not my middle name. If it were my middle name, I would have been named incorrectly. Although I was not given the benefit of patience for myself by birth, I think I have learned a good deal about the process of developing patience as an adult. In my own...
by Christine Li | Oct 16, 2013 | All Posts, Feelings, Theories
The power of anxiety cannot be understated. And therefore, it is important for us to combat our anxieties as they arise, whenever they arise, and no matter how freaked out we may be by them. When we do not manage our anxiety, our anxiety takes over. It consumes our...
by Christine Li | Sep 15, 2013 | All Posts, Theories
Over the past year, I have learned to value the importance of transition. I don't know why it has taken me this long, but now that my eyes are open to the importance of transition, I cannot help but see people in transition wherever I look. Since I work primarily...
by Christine Li | Sep 12, 2013 | Actions, All Posts, Theories
So, in between the last post and this one, you've stopped being a perfectionist, right? Just a little joke to empathize with the reality that perfectionism is a really hard habit to break. I recommend you think about dropping this maladaptive style of doing things. ...