The past two weeks we have been discussing being distracted and disconnected in our lives and relationships. It is so common to walk through life not being grounded in the present moment and losing track time. Lately, I have been noticing that I am having difficulty being present in my own life. I will do things and not remember doing them …
How shame holds us back
Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging. ~Brene Brown According to the research of Brene Brown all humans experience shame. The psychologist Rick Hanson, reports that shame is a primal emotion, one of the first that we experience as children. So if this is the case why does …
How to have needs without being needy.
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.” ~Mick Jagger Have you ever caught yourself stating that a person is too “needy” or someone is acting to “needy”? What exactly does it mean to be too needy? Urban dictionary.com defines being needy as: “Requiring attention beyond what is normative. …
How to think and speak differently to create an open mind
“Mind has door. A password can open it. That word is stored safely in your heart, waiting for your willingness to retrieve it.” ~Toba Beta What most people don’t realize is that we reinforce our beliefs about things by the words that we use. “I have to do this”, “This is hard,” “I am crazy”, “I am scattered,” or ” I have no …
Acceptance of light and the dark in ourselves, 4 ways to live more balanced
“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn …
