Articles by Jodi Aman about love, compassion, self love, forgiveness, forgiving others, unconditional love, self worth
Addressing your anger, MLK style: A teacher was telling me the story of her student who, when learning about Martin Luther King Jr., asked her, “Even after all of the things that happened to him, why is he always smiling?” Another child asked, “Why wasn’t he angry?” Your Anger realized He was really angry and […]
There are many discourses in our culture, telling us how we should behave. (Always be suspect with the word “should!” Don’t Should On Yourself) Two cultural beliefs stand out in my mind today since they contradict: “Give to others first,” and “Take care of yourself first.” We all recognize the first, do things for others,
The end of the world post is by Ivan Believeau. Ivan is a friend and shapeshifter extraordinaire! He is rallying the people near and far to contribute to this world by making changes in their life by living happier, simpler, and more connected to the earth. Is the Mayan 12/21/12 Prophecy the end of the world? For
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“Don’t should on yourself!” Albert Ellis There are not many words as definitive as “should.” There is no wiggle room in “should.” It is simply something we think we (or someone else) ought to do without flexibility. “You should” or “I should” traps us like nothing else can, because, “If you don’t _____(name a should),
You’ll notice that in this new blog design debuted today, I use my full name, Jodi Lobozzo Aman. I took my maiden name of Lobozzo after I was married as my legal middle name, but until now it has only shown up in print on Facebook. Recently, I have felt the strong urge to re-identify
Need more help letting go? I had lots of feedback (online and offline) from the post Let It Go, Let It Go, Let It Goooo. I, as usual, have more thoughts on the subject. (Can’t keep me quiet.) Speaking is like letting go for me:) Some of you might have missed the comment thread so
When you can’t let it go, validate it! When something is precious to us, it is hard to let it go. We hold onto it with both hands grasping it close to us for safekeeping. We mistakenly think we can lose it. But what is most precious is the meaning of it. And that can
I won! I won! Someone noticed me! It is one of our deepest desires to be noticed. Whoo Hoo! Mama Wolfe from mamawolfe noticed me and my lil ole blog and gave me this cool About Me award. Really cool, except, wait…there’s a catch. I have to tell 7 things about me. Perhaps if you