Closet Brain

Category: Friendship

  • Niceness vs. Kindness.

    Niceness differs from kindness. When you’re nice, you act outwardly pleasant and flexible, but you’re not always good to yourself. When you’re nice, you walk the path of least resistance, the path that complies with the outside world but neglects the inside world. But when you’re kind, you’re good to yourself and you’re fair to…

  • Stop Being So Fake.

    The concept of someone giving their best self to those who they are closest with, but not offering acquaintances the same treatment, is more commonly thought of and socially accepted than the reverse. But the reverse exists and is quite common. We like to think of ourselves as people who treat our dearest loved ones…

  • Parenting from Within.

    People always say that their child(ren) is a blessing. People always say that becoming a parent is the best thing that has ever happened to them; the best decision they have ever made. We hear so many people proclaim that parenting is worthwhile and, if they had the chance, they would never go back. However,…

  • You Decide.

    The Law of Attraction has become very popular; we hear about it often. We watch videos on YouTube that teach us how to apply this principle into our own life, so we too can experience abundance. We see people publicly identify with this principle on social media as the source of their happiness, wealth, and…

  • Advice, Judgments, & Learning When to Let Go.

    A lot of people are very good at giving other people advice about a life situation that causes them stress. A lot of people have the ability to assess another person’s life and immediately formulate suggestions on how and what they should change in order to feel happier; in order to be well. We are…

  • Negative Thoughts.

    Negative thoughts are an evil force, and that force is strong, stubborn, manipulative, and convincing. Negative thoughts come and go as they please with – what feels like – no warning. When they do come, it feels as if we have no control over them; like they have taken over our mind and changed both…

  • The Complexities of Lying.

    Lying is an interesting topic. When most people think about lying, they usually think of the concept of people lying to other people in one of two ways: via “harmless”/small lies verses harmful/bigger lies. We associate it with things like infidelity, hiding a shameful fact about our past, telling someone we like their new hair…