Want to be happier? Want to stop wishing for things you don't have? Want to be content with what you've been given? Welcome to Wakeup Wednesday. Wakeup Wednesday is all about creating that mindset by gathering Your Personalized List of Blessings. Each week we are taking another step toward waking up to seeing the good… Continue reading Wakeup Wednesday 1.1
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The Best Valentine’s Day Gift Ever
The first Valentine's Day after divorce is miserable. I actually never loved the holiday anyway, but Valentine's Day in 2006 was exceptionally worse than most. You see, this holiday came only four months after my divorce. And I was not looking forward to it. I had already sworn off every chick flick that ever existed,… Continue reading The Best Valentine’s Day Gift Ever
Shifting from Anger Management to Anger Assistance
According to the American Psychological Association, “the goal of anger management is to reduce both your emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes. You can't get rid of, or avoid, the things or the people that enrage you, nor can you change them, but you can learn to control your reactions.” I love… Continue reading Shifting from Anger Management to Anger Assistance
Wakeup Wednesday 1.0
What would it feel like to have more of the stuff and the people and the emotions and the things we wanted and less of those things we didn't want? Wouldn't that be nice? But what if . . . the stuff and the people and the emotions and the things we really needed, we… Continue reading Wakeup Wednesday 1.0
Be Not Afraid
"Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest." Joshua 1:9 This scripture comes to Joshua as he begins to lead the Israelite people. Joshua has now been called to succeed the mighty leader Moses,… Continue reading Be Not Afraid
Heart Intelligence Book Review
“[O]ur attitudes, emotions and intentions matter and can affect all life on Earth and . . . coherent, cooperative intent could impact global events and improve the quality of life on Earth” said Doc Childre, co-author of Heart Intelligence, founder of HeartMath, and global authority on optimizing human performance (Heart Intelligence,136). That is the basis… Continue reading Heart Intelligence Book Review
One Easy Way to Help Someone Help You in Your Emotions
Want to know the number one way to help someone help you in your emotions? Step 1: The next time you are angry or upset or worried or anxious or sad or depressed, tell them to ask you, “Are you carrying someone’s emotion?” Step 2: See Step 1. That’s it! You see, we are energetic… Continue reading One Easy Way to Help Someone Help You in Your Emotions
How to Reduce Your Anxiety
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere…if we have none within us?– Saint Teresa of Avila I love this quote on the website "Transcendental Meditation for Women" and have found that meditation is a great way to reduce anxiety. Meditation helps calm our fight or flight system. This system, which functions within us to… Continue reading How to Reduce Your Anxiety
How to Achieve ALL Your Resolutions This Year
We are already half way through the first month of 2019, and resolutions are either looking pretty good or have fallen by the wayside. Wherever your's are, I want you to imagine that this year, the year of 2019, is the year you accomplish all your goals. Yes. Every last one of them. From making… Continue reading How to Achieve ALL Your Resolutions This Year
What are Emotions? And How Do I Get Rid of Them?
Before we even start, let's clear something up--you can't get rid of your emotions. Nope. No way. Not possible. (And you once you learn more about them, you'll realize you'd never want to!) Along those same lines, you can't control them either--but that's okay too, because once you understand them better, you'll want to let… Continue reading What are Emotions? And How Do I Get Rid of Them?