By Mary Jaksch
Suffering is gold in disguise
A guest post by Elana Miller of The Psychosphere
A few years ago I had the painful (but universal) experience of getting dumped by a man I loved.
Actually, to say it was painful is a gross understatement – not only did I feel rejected and alone, but I blamed myself for not being “good enough.”
I went from feeling like a strong, confident person who was always in control to feeling like a helpless shell of my former self.
But over the next few months I realized this break up didn’t really cause my suffering – it revealed problems that were already there.
It revealed that I placed too much of my self-worth into my partner, without considering my own needs in... More...
