by KosjenkaM | 7.???. 2017 | Integrity, Society
When you read about people in trouble, or victims of violence or political circumstances… do you mentally find reasons why such things wouldn’t happen to you? “I’d do differently in such a situation…”, “In her place,...
by KosjenkaM | 20.?????. 2018 | New Articles, Abuse, Integrity
What is “a flying monkey”? The expression “flying monkey” originates from the book “The Wizard of Oz”, in which a group of winged monkeys serves an evil witch and executes her destructive commands. In real life, it describes...
by KosjenkaM | 1.??. 2019 | Emotional wellbeing, Inspiration, Integrity, New Articles, Personal growth, Recommended Articles
Physical pain is a signal that something is wrong. Our automatic reaction is to reduce it as soon as possible. It makes sense that we react in the same way to emotional pain. Besides, we are conditioned by our communities and culture to avoid unpleasant emotions, hide...
by KosjenkaM | 8.?????. 2019 | New Articles, Integrity
Your integrity and your relationship with yourself are the only things you can truly own; the only firm point in universe you can have. If you compromise it, you lose trust in yourself and in future it will be more difficult to rely on yourself. That means...
by KosjenkaM | 4.???????. 2019 | Emotional wellbeing, Abuse, Integrity
Why is it sometimes so difficult to forgive? Many New Age and self-help books say that, to achieve inner peace, we have to forgive people who hurt us. A common message about how to actually do it is something like: just decide to forgive! Or they might instruct you...
by KosjenkaM | 2.???????. 2020 | Integrity
For me, healthy responsibility is primarily an expression of love. We want to do things well and with long-term good consequences because we care about the person or people in question (or animals or the planet). But, like everything else in human lives and emotions,...