It’s been challenging to come up with positive ideas to write about since dealing with a mighty shoulder issue. I don’t like to dwell on such things, but it’s my reality now. And we all know that what we don’t want to address will mail itself to our consciousness, and then we have no choice […]
The other day, I wanted to go for a walk. The outside air was chilly, so I thought I’d wait until the afternoon when the sun warmed up the air a bit. It was cozy in the house, and my hamstring was bothering me, so I justified that I’d a lot of […]
By loving and respecting ourselves, we teach people how to treat us. It makes perfect sense, right? I was a “sucka” (sucker) for mistreatment and disrespect. Somehow, I had the foolish notion that other people’s feelings were more important than mine. That’s precisely what happens when we’re a sucka for inappropriate treatment. We have to […]
I’m sure everybody has heard the phrase, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” I’ve been thinking about that and wondered, can will get you what you want? In other words, if you are passionate about something enough, can you make it happen just with that? I believe it. So, I thought I’d dig deeper […]
The word fear has several acronyms: F.E.A.R. – false evidence appearing real F.E.A.R- face everything and rise F.E.A.R – forget everything and run F.E.A.R -fantasized experiences appearing real (Jack Canfield) No matter what the acronym, the gist is the same—what we think is what we feel. Feeling fear can be paralyzing. How we deal with […]
So, if we’ve been working on ourselves and questioning how we feel, I’m sure anger has reared its head. Letting ourselves feel the pain sucks, but we have to do it to get through to the other side (where we feel good.) Just like with exercise, after the hard stuff comes the cool-down time. I […]
I knew the definition of denial (refusal to admit the truth or reality of something). When I looked it up, there was another definition for denial (refusal to satisfy a request or desire.) So, denial is also a refusal to satisfy a request or desire. Huh, that made me think about how much I have […]
How many of us work at being decent people? I know I do. I’m not writing that with a cocky attitude; just letting you know that I work on being a better person. As a kid, I was a good kid. I followed instructions, was scared of authority and parents, and was impressionable to feeling […]
I couldn’t think of a better title for this post. Here’s why: I pay attention to my surroundings. I have been on guard since I was a child, waiting for the other shoe to drop. And it has never stopped. Most days, I’m a ball of nerves. I can’t relax, and I can’t quiet my […]
You can have boundaries and not even know it. Boundaries protect us. Our minds let us know when our boundaries are crossed, just like an alarm system on a house that lets us know if someone is trying to get inside. Since we’re the owners of our minds, we can sense an impending boundary crosser […]