As children, we developed defenses in order to comfort ourselves and serve as substitutes for something we were either not getting or wished to avoid. "When children are faced with pain and anxiety in their developmental years, they develop defenses to cut off that pain," says psychologist and author Robert Firestone.
I don’t really know whether the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) was swindled in the Kakaako Makai land swap, but knowing how Native Hawaiians were swindled for most of the 19th century and finally, through force, lost their kingdom, I’d venture to guess that history repeats itself and they did get the short end of the stick.
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Carolyn Hansen: How to access your personal power to create success
18 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
6 minutes to read
Honour yourself and your own needs first and watch your personal power soar, writes Carolyn Hansen. Photo / Getty Images
Honour yourself and your own needs first and watch your personal power soar, writes Carolyn Hansen. Photo / Getty Images
Carolyn Hansen is co-owner of Anytime Fitness.
Power is a word that is easily thrown around and used many ways. But have you ever stopped to consider the idea that you have your own personal store of power? We have more control of our life than we give ourselves credit for and it comes from our store of personal power. In fact, we tap into and expand our personal power many times daily, every time we make a wise choice that promotes our wellbeing.