Author Archives: MichaeleBestSelf

What Kind of “Exhausted” are You?

When I wrote the post about having a more nuanced and sophisticated language around explaining the process of skilling up self control, I stumbled across another related topic: a better explanation about the 7 kinds of rest humans need. We have lots of terms to explain the result of not having enough of the rightContinue reading “What Kind of “Exhausted” are You?”

Better Words

The Ancient Greeks had eight words for different types of love. Eros – romantic; philia – affectionate; agape – selfless; storge – familiar; ludus – playful; mania – obsessive; pragma – enduring; philautia – love of self. When I first learned about a more nuanced common language to describe such a big and complex emotion,Continue reading “Better Words”