The most important questions you can ever ask yourself are: What example am I being at this moment? And is this the example I want to be? If so, congratulations. If not, congratulations for noticing. Now you have the option to pick a different way of being… or not. No wrong answers.
Read More“What you do with your mind and emotion will eventually build a cocoon around you which is not a protection. It’s a coffin.” –Sadhguru. Last week I talked about a powerful takeaway I learned from Brene Brown in a televised event I watched. Basically, whatever thoughts we’re having is a story we’re telling ourselves. If there’s a strong emotion attached to the thoughts, then we’re telling ourselves a story with strong feeling.
Read MoreWhile I’ve been off work recovering from some minor knee surgery, I’ve had the opportunity to do a little television watching (read that as—so bored I don’t know what to do with myself 😉). Two shows stick out: Chris Rock Outrage and Brené Brown’s The Call to Courage. On the surface, neither of these people or shows seem to be anywhere in the same category, yet in some ways they were touching on similar themes.
Read MoreMy first grandchild, Jonathon, was born today, April 5. He is 16 years old and I couldn’t be prouder of the person he is now and always has been. He’s got a wide range of interests, likes to work and learn, loves the outdoors, and is willing to try new things. He’s a good student and athlete, and just an all-around good person.
Read MoreAs many of you know, I live on a nice little farm on top of a big Plum City hill. While it is picturesque and peaceful, it is also hard to find and nearly impossible to get to during the winter months. This year I’ve had to reschedule many sessions because the gravel roads I live on have turned into cavernous mud pits deep enough to swallow an army tank.
Read MoreI’ve noticed many of my clients, friends, and family are dealing with some type of inflammatory issue from gut problems, asthma, joint pain/arthritis, allergies, skin rashes, sinus infection, thyroid issues, migraines, and so much more.
Read MoreWhen you’re excited about something it feels like you’re soaring with energy. When you’re sad or depressed you might have no energy at all and find it difficult to motivate yourself. If you feel anxious, it’s often hard to stop worrying or thinking about a problem. Emotions change your energy vibration.
Read MoreYou are Love. I am Love. Together we are exploring what that means to us individually and as a collective. We are the meaning givers. Humanity is in the process of expanding its understanding of itself through Love. What that means for me is doing the opposite of what I used to do. Here are a few examples:
Read MoreAs a human being you will be triggered. I will be triggered. Many times, the trigger manifests as conflict.
Read MoreCreative 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.
Read MoreIs 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.
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreFor 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! 😊
Read MoreWhile 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.
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreMy 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?”
Read MoreThere 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.
Read More“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”― Dr. Seuss
Read MoreJust 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?
Read MoreThere’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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