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Judith Orloff is an American board-certified psychiatrist and is the author of five books.

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Being a control freak makes us tense, stressed out, and unpleasant to be with.

Control, Freak, Stressed, Tense, Unpleasant

Fixating on the outcome or needing to know all the details of an upcoming event, such as a trip, causes people to be upset when things don’t go their way, overly focused on the future, and unable to bounce back easily. Inflexible people are susceptible to anger, distress, and depression. Surrendered people go with the flow, shrug it off when an unplanned situation happens, and tend to be happier, more lighthearted, and resilient. They remember to exhale during stress.

People, Remember, Stress, Susceptible, Unplanned, Upset

Research shows that happy people look for opportunity while others see only crises. Surrendering fear is healthy!

Emotional, Happy, Opportunity, People, Research, Shows

The most influential person in the room isn't the one who is being a bully, talking loudly, and imposing him- or herself on others. Surrendered people understand that true power comes from being respectful and listening. Surrendered people know themselves and are empathetic toward others. They don't measure themselves by how much they are liked, nor do they compete for attention. When they sit quietly in a room, others always seem to come to them.

Bully, Listening, People, Room, True

Spirituality isn't static. It's an evolving optimism that won't let hardship get the best of you.

Evolving, Godly, Hardship, Let, Optimism, Spiritual

Surrendered people make great lovers. They can be spontaneous and playful. They love to feel and express all of their emotions. They look vibrant, healthy, and energetic.

Great Love, Healthy, Love, Lovers, People

The art of communicating is to speak with a non judging sensitivity and mean it rather than impulsively verbalizing whatever feelings arise; there's no better way to make a point.

Art, Judging, Mean, Non, Point, Verbalizing

The most influential person in the room isn't the one who is being a bully, talking loudly, and imposing him- or herself on others. Surrendered people understand that true power comes from being respectful and listening.

Bully, People, Surrendered, Talking, True, True Power

How you react emotionally is a choice in any situation

Choice, Choices, Emotional, Emotionally, Situation, Strength

The relationship with your self is the most important relationship you'll ever have.

Emotional, Important Relationships, Relationship, Self

We have two choices when things pile up at work or we're surrounded by energy vampires who leave us feeling depleted. We can get frantic, hyperventilate, shut down, and become reactive. Needless to say, these responses to stress just make us more stressed. Surrendered people have the ability to pause, take a deep breath, and observe. Sustaining silence and circumspection are two behaviors that lead to better, healthier outcomes.

Ability, Choices, Lead, Observe, People, Stress

Surrender is a positive, healthy state. Being a surrendered person does not mean one is beaten down and so hopeless he or she has "given up. " It's quite the contrary. Surrender is a state of living in the flow, trusting what is, and being open to serendipity and surprises.

Healthy, Hopeless, Mean, Serendipity, Surrender, Surrendered

Sustaining silence and circumspection are two behaviors that lead to better, healthier outcomes. They are powerful without dominating.

Behaviors, Healthier, Outcomes, Powerful, Silence, Two

Surrendered people know themselves and are empathetic toward others. They don't measure themselves by how much they are liked, nor do they compete for attention. When they sit quietly in a room, others always seem to come to them. They feel successful apart from their job or net worth.

Jobs, Liked, Measure, Net, People, Successful

We energetically attract what we haven't worked out in ourselves. When vampires evoke intensely judgmental reactions from us, it could be they are mirroring aspects of our personalities we don't like or completely understand.

Attract, Emotional, Energetically, Evoke, Personality, Vampire

Illness sets the stage for the opening of our hearts.

Heart, Hearts, Illness, Sets, Stage

A woman isn't very powerful without her intuition.

Emotional, Intuition, Powerful, Woman

Words ride on the energy of tone, its warmth or coldness; think of tone as the music of how words are expressed. You want this music to be soulful, whether you're giving sweet talk or tough love.

Coldness, Giving, Music, Sweet, Thinking, Warmth

It's not the burden of your mate or anyone else to heal your emotional issues.

Burden, Emotional, Heal, Issues, Mate

Energy doesn't lie. Keep sensing it, trusting it, letting it liberate you.

Energy, Liberate, Lie, Lying, Sensing

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