by KosjenkaM | 24.Apr. 2005 | Integrity, Personal growth, Recommended Articles
This is the first article I wrote for my first web-site, back in 2005, and still one of my favorites. In my late teens and early twenties, I spent a few years idealistically exploring New Age methods and communities. I met some very nice, smart and responsible...
by KosjenkaM | 17.Dec. 2005 | Emotional wellbeing, Inspiration, Recommended Articles
Every method of personal development that requires clients’ cooperation and emotional involvement, assumes that the clients will have adequate awareness of their emotions for the work to be successful. It’s unusual to find books or workshops that include a...
by KosjenkaM | 22.Jan. 2006 | Emotional wellbeing, Inspiration, Recommended Articles
At the root of much immature behavior is an urge to avoid unpleasant feelings. Practicing observing our feelings is the foundation of self-improvement – as well as being one of the most natural, simple and actually pleasant exercises of self-awareness....
by KosjenkaM | 2.Feb. 2006 | Emotional wellbeing, Personal growth, Recommended Articles
Not many people ever think of the term ’emotional maturity,’ and yet it’s just as important as intellectual or physical maturity. I once read that many people stop emotionally maturing at the end of adolescence, while other authors claim emotional...
by KosjenkaM | 17.Jan. 2016 | Emotional wellbeing, Integrity, Recommended Articles
Recently I had an interesting philosophical discussion about what “mature behavior” and “mature emotions” actually are, and according to which (and whose) criteria are they defined. Some of the criteria I already wrote about in the...
by KosjenkaM | 28.Jan. 2016 | Emotional wellbeing, Coaching, Recommended Articles
A quote from a client I was working with recently: “I don’t value myself, so if a girl falls in love with me, I automatically respect her less.” Let that sink in for a moment. Practically a whole novel is contained in this one sentence (as well as...
