As a human being you will be triggered. I will be triggered. Many times, the trigger manifests as conflict.
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Creative energy works in the same way for everyone in the form of thoughts and feelings. We all think and feel and every bit of those thoughts and feelings are creative. How do I know? Name any material object, place, job, or relationship that wasn’t first an idea—a thought/feeling.
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Is there someone (or a circumstance) in your life that triggers you? Maybe you can’t stand being around a person and directly blame them for how you feel. Mostly, in your opinion, they are wrong in their stance, don’t treat you right, and you’d be better off without having to deal with them.
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There are lots of options to help you heal these days, and one of them is sound therapy. Sound healing therapy uses music or tones to improve emotional, mental, psychological, spiritual, and physical health.
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For some reason this winter seems the length of two, so much so that I still have my Christmas tree up enjoying the bright twinkling lights. In fact, I see quite a few people still have trees lit in their windows. Good for us! 😊
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While I love the snowy white, today my mind is floating toward spring. I think it’s interesting to look out my windows and see an icy land baren of life-affirming greenery, but I know beneath the snow, buried in the earth, are the resting seeds that will soon root and unfold into the sunlight.
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There are so many ways to practice mindfulness. Deep breathing is one. So is gratitude, a nature walk, chewing your food slowly to really taste it, prayer, journaling, brushing your hair, hugging a tree, music, and so on.
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My dad told me a joke the other day. It goes something like this: At a convention, a motivational speaker asked three audience members the same question, “If you died, what would you want people to say about you as they looked at you in your casket?”
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There have been times in my life when something was too painful and too awful for me to fully accept the experience in the moment. The sudden death of my brother 18 years ago was one of them. He was only 42 at the time, with a wife and young son of 8.
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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”― Dr. Seuss
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Just four days until the BIG day. How are you holding up? Are you feeling stressed? Pressured? Like you’re about to be shot out of a cannon without a helmet?
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There’s usually a lot of socializing this time of year, perhaps with people you don’t know well such as co-worker life partners, or perhaps with people you’re very familiar with like family and friends. But one thing that will make you the hit of any event is to be a good listener.
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There are two powerful philosophies I believe can change your life from that of victim, to conscious creator. The first is remembering that no matter what’s happening in your life it’s happening for you. Not to you.
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Have you ever glanced up at a clock and noticed the time was 1:11 or 2:22? Have you ever pumped gas and the total came to $33.33? Or gotten a bill that was exactly $44.44? Or received back change of $5.55?
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Thanksgiving—my favorite holiday. All of the good food and feels, and none of the extra shopping. Thanksgiving is also a typical time for intentionally recalling blessings. Another score on my books for this holiday. 😊
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If you’re one of my Facebook friends, I apologize upfront for writing about something this week that I already posted on my page. However, I think this information is so valuable, I’m resharing in case you missed it.
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Here’s a life fact: No one gets everything right or does the right thing100 percent of the time. All of us make mistakes, guaranteed. We might not enjoy our problems and challenging experiences, but they can be viewed as opportunities for expansion in depth and wisdom on every level—physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Through the handling of our challenges, we learn more about who we are.
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The most important question you’ll ever ask yourself is: Is this the truth about me? A while back I was on the phone with my brother and he said, “Sometimes I feel like you don’t listen to me…”
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A lot of people suffer from anxiety to the point it controls how they live their lives, but there’s good news. You can help your body calm by practicing one simple technique. Something you’re already doing, but almost never consciously.
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Have you ever had a moment where you thought you were absolutely going to lose it? Been so angry, or so hurt you could feel yourself collapsing into one giant Chernobyl meltdown with no stopping? KABOOM!
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