“Stop and smell the roses.” When things are really good, people may spend time to slow down, but often we overwhelm our schedules and forget to capture the everyday moments we work so hard for. The few minutes to sit with the kids for breakfast is often spent cleaning up, or getting dinner on the Read More
Category: Personal Growth Tools
3 Ways to Share Your Darkness Safely
You aren’t alone. If you have some moments or even phases of times where suddenly things seem upside-down, you aren’t alone. If you have moments of such self-doubt and self-judgment and feel like you are a complete failure in every area of your life, you aren’t alone. If you’ve had times that have felt so Read More
If you want to be happy, don’t focus on comfort
All my life I aimed for comfort. I aimed to have few things enough to do in order to lay on the couch and chill. Be cozy, zone out to TV with a beverage, under a cozy blanket. I think most parents have some similar dream. Time to themselves while still feeling awake enough to Read More
3 Simple Ways to Thrive This Holiday Season (Or when we’re stressed)
It’s December and I hope that you are seeing Magic and Peace and Joy. It’s the time of year that brings a lot of nostalgia and new memories being made. It’s luscious and full of warm-fuzzy feelings for a lot of us. It can be full of great memories and not-so-joyful memories, usually, it’s a mix Read More
Using What Ifs Differently
Anxiety thrives on ‘what ifs’.Those sneaky little questions about the possible future that we want to be answered can create anxiety. If you are going to ask yourself what if… try these ways instead.Fear shows up in ‘what if?’What ifs can be a tragic game to play. It can keep us stuck and can feed Read More