Today’s Reminder: Avoid the Negative Spiral

Tweet Whether it’s in regards to a crush, an actual relationship or any other facet of your life, being able to tell when you’re falling into a negative spiral is the first step in not getting stuck in a very bad place. A negative spiral is a pattern of thought or behavior that is self-reinforcing… Continue reading Today’s Reminder: Avoid the Negative Spiral

Four Tools of the Trade

Tweet Once you’ve decided that you want to learn more about yourself by taking your crushes to the Grown Up Crush level, there are four major tools you’ll be using: Self Control, Imagination, Introspection and Action. Self Control Without Self Control, there’s no way other than dumb luck that you’re going to keep from falling… Continue reading Four Tools of the Trade

Unrequited is OK

Tweet Every now and then I get reminded what real Love is. And every single time I’m surprised that it’s so easy to lose sight of it. We spend so much of our lives chasing Love. We make fools of ourselves for it. We hurt ourselves and others in the name of it. We grow… Continue reading Unrequited is OK

Hump Day Crush: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Yourself

Tweet The first step in taking control of your crushes and making them useful as well as fun, is getting to know yourself. By taking a few minutes and answering five questions–the first of many you’ll eventually be asking yourself as the process goes on–you can discover a little bit more about where you’re starting… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Yourself