Ever Felt Discouraged?
There is a great story that took place in Nain, Galilee, during the time of Jesus Christ. A widow’s only son died. In that day, culture said that if a woman’s husband died before old age, it was a sign of sin and God was punishing the widow. So this woman, known as the Widow […]
Today’s Frustration Towards An Innocent Employee
I once again learned something valuable today: keeping frustration buried inside of me eventually spills out onto an innocent person. For nine months my daughter and I have been working to resolve a medical payment dispute with a hospital. Both of us have spent dozens and dozens of hours as we have explained that payments […]
Your Future Depends On It
My husband said something really brilliant this morning: DON’T LET YOUR PAST POISON YOUR FUTURE. Everyone has something from the past–a mistake, a sin, a shortcoming, a trauma, consequences due to someone else’s choice–that influences the present and the future. And everyone is at choice about how the past influences their future. It took me […]
It’s Time To Break Up With Fear
I used to be really afraid of not being able to accomplish everything on my to-do list every day. This fear kept me in a constant state of anxiety because of what I believed about myself if I didn’t accomplish everything: I wasn’t good enough. Discovering this lie by facing it, feeling, hearing it, and […]
Help! I Don’t Have Depression–But…
One of the biggest breakthroughs of my life over the past 10 years has been realizing how the tools and techniques I have acquired to eradicate depression and anxiety are still extremely valuable as I navigate “normal” life. Because I want to hold my power and create a very specific life, I use the tools […]
Bruce Springsteen Talks About Mental Wellness Challenges
Bruce Springsteen said something so true as he talked about how his relationship with his father and how it has impacted him: “All I do know is as we age, the weight of our unsorted baggage becomes heavier, much heavier. With each passing year the price of our refusal to do that sorting rises higher […]
More Energy From Gratitude?
Yesterday I listened to a woman who spoke about increasing our capacity for energy. She cited a study where they were trying to determine which of three things would help people regain some energy during the late afternoon slump. The study wondered if drinking coffee, taking a walk, or expressing gratitude to someone would build […]
Your Microbiome Could Be Contributing To Chaos In Your Life
Chances are very high that your gut micro biome is out of balance. We live in a world of large amounts of toxicity–it’s in our fertilizers and weed killers; our hair sprays and hair gels and shampoos; our pesticides; our food. So no matter how “clean” a person is with what they eat or […]
How Mindfulness Makes A Difference
Mindfulness allows us to be aware of what we are feeling when we are feeling it and know what we are thinking as we are thinking it. It allows us to pay attention to which wolf fighting in our hearts we are going to feed. The journey to creating the results you want takes practice. […]
A Cost To Not Expressing Our Emotions
Expressing emotion appropriately can take courage and vulnerability. The cost of NOT doing it is extremely heavy. I invite you to choose something that is really bothering you right now and use the Write, Burn, and Learn (WBL) technique to express what you are feeling. It matters!
