Hooked On Healing

On any given day, you might be discussing the most profound things with your mate or best friend—the political upheaval in the world or what love language you prefer. As the saying goes: “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” Perhaps you watch a documentary about the effects of social media on children.

Do you ever complain about how dull, dreary, or simply boring your life is? Perhaps you do the same thing day in and day out while nothing exciting or inspiring ever seems to happen. Of course you scroll on social media and immediately compare your ho-hum, uneventful routine to hers.

Do you believe that the past is simply done, or that history is still being made and you can actually influence it? Of course, the way you entered the world carries inherent proclivities and propensities. Indeed, your family follows rules and traditions that have been in place for centuries, so can anything truly change?

How did you win your parents’ approval and acceptance when you were a child? In order to make Mom or Dad happy, what did you have to do? On the other hand, what did you do that disturbed or distressed them?

What do you think the key to your peace of mind is? Can you put it into words? What if you were told that you need not be upset or miserable if she judges you? It’s okay if he decides to simply walk away. Why lose your precious energy if there is nothing you can do about how others behave anyway?

Do you know someone who is consumed with his self-worth? I just got back from the center of the universe. Turns out you weren’t there. Uh-oh.