Myriam Ben Salem
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I'm a passionate grown kid, a writer, a storyteller, an edutainer (education & entertainment), a lifelong learner, a speaker, an unapologetic truth-teller, and a stoic life philosophy lover!
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9 Signs the Person You’re Dating Is Emotionally Secure
They don’t personalize things More frequently than you may want to believe, being easily offended is the subsequent expression of self-centeredness because it is the presumption that everything revolves around oneself.
By Myriam Ben Salem4 years ago in Humans
Why is The Synergy Between Your Two Brains Important?
You don’t get to control your feelings, Thinking Brain. Self-control is an illusion. It’s an illusion that occurs when both brains are aligned and pursuing the same course of action. It’s an illusion designed to give people hope. And when the Thinking brain isn’t aligned with the Feeling Brain, people feel powerless, and the world around them begins to feel hopeless. The only way you consistently nail that illusion is by consistently communicating and aligning the brains around the same values. It’s a skill, much the same as playing water polo or juggling knives is a skill. It takes work. And there will be failures along the way. You might slice your arm open and bleed everywhere. But that’s just the cost of admission. — Mark Manson
By Myriam Ben Salem4 years ago in Psyche
October Was My Second Opportunity To Serve Animals and I Am Grateful for the Triggered Pain
October was too harsh. In addition to life standard chores, I spontaneously volunteered in some animals rescue missions. I’ve been witness to so much cruelty; a nonchalance in the best-case scenario.
By Myriam Ben Salem4 years ago in Petlife
Being a Dreamer Focused on Light Is Fabulous, yet Needs To Be Backed by Education and Critical Thinking
I am truly convinced in essence human being is good. And that is, in my opinion where the life purpose of humanity starts. To (re) discover humans' truth and come to its essence. Dis-covering the vail, the ‘Maya’ of the perception of the illusion. Being aware of what we truly are, consciousness only. There where we all are… the absolute reality, the one source of energy, universal intelligence. There where only love, joy, and compassion ‘exist. — Patrick Van Olphen
By Myriam Ben Salem4 years ago in Humans
To Which Extent Do We Have Control Over Our Emotions or Feelings?
“Conventional wisdom suggests that you don’t really have an emotional reaction unless a thought has crossed your mind. The problem with this view is that some events automatically trigger emotional responses without the need to think.” — Alexander L. Chapman, Ph.D., R.Psych
By Myriam Ben Salem4 years ago in Humans
It Doesn’t Matter To Be Brave if We Fail in Choosing the Right Person To Share Our Dreams Wisely
I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? — Zhuangzi
By Myriam Ben Salem4 years ago in Humans
