As if excluding them was even possible.

Research shows that people tend to think they’re funnier, more logical, more popular, better looking, nicer, more trustworthy, wiser, and more intelligent than others.

Whenever you’re feeling bad about something, think about what you’ve just said to yourself. Try to be as accurate as possible, noting your inner speech verbatim.

I joined was because I was drowning in feelings of shame, guilt, and unworthiness; and I was desperately looking to find some inner peace.

“Positivity opens us. The first core truth about positive emotions is that they open our hearts and minds, making us more receptive and more creative.”

Healthy romantic relationships allow us to realize that actually, we are valuable and worthy of care, that others can be trusted to meet our needs.

We may also be ashamed to admit our feelings of inadequacy to those we love, for fear that they wouldn’t love us anymore if they knew the way we really were.

Hiding our true selves from others then makes us feel even more alone.

Rather than becoming lost in our own personal soap opera, mindfulness allows us to view our situation with greater perspective and helps to ensure that we don’t suffer unnecessarily.