Making New Rules for Life

We had short show today covering an important topic: Who (or what) rules you? (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.) For me, I have two rules that seem to dictate my day: I am a good daughter if (I attend all family functions, do exactly as my parents say, put my parents’ priorities for me first). I have to work hard to get people to love me. Now, when these rules are...

What Rules You?

I give the idea of “rules” regular thought. (You can read my previous post, “Write Your Self-Care Rule,” here.) We often create a set of thoughts or beliefs, which become rules, as a way to make sense of our world. Often, we live by rules without realizing the power of these rules to hold us back. Particularly in a caregiving situation, rules can become our day’s guide, dictating how...