Shifting Perspectives

Q:  What happens when you shift your perspective towards someone (or something) that has been annoying the hell out of you?  A:  Several hundred emotional bricks are lifted from your shoulders.   We have all had, at one time or another, that candid and valuable friend who is able to

Personal Boundaries – Who Needs Them?

  A way to assess the effectiveness of our personal boundaries is to acknowledge how often they are being ram-raided, and how deeply we are affected by these invasions.  If we are frequently meeting people who take from us, leave us confused and worse off emotionally, financially or otherwise, we

What is stopping us from making healthier choices?

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   “We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm, doubting our strength and forgetting we are the tree—deeply rooted to withstand all life’s upheavals.”  ― Dodinsky, In the Garden of Thoughts What is preventing you from making healthy decisions and choices?  Limiting…

What’s Underneath all our Pain?

Can we see through our physical and emotional pain? Jack makes an appointment with his doctor because he keeps getting sick, and his back is giving him hell.  He blames the children as they keep catching colds at school, which they pass onto him.  The doctor gives him medication to

Emotions – Meet and Release

I grew up believing emotions were shameful and must be suppressed.  My emotions were an irritation for my parents, so crying was something I did quietly and in secret to avoid embarrassment.    If you don’t have a clue who you are yet, even though you’re a fully grown adult,

How Can we Best Support Our Children?

Image:  chema-photo-498926-unsplash.jpg Help Your Kids Develop Resilience Resilience = Returning to your original position.  One of our most important jobs as parents is to foster resilience in our children so they can face life’s challenges on their own two feet. We can’t protect them from all the nasties out there,

Letter from a Codependent

I will apologise for myself often, even though I do little wrong.  My goal is to please you and feel accepted by you, nothing more. I am hypersensitive to the words you speak, and the tone of your voice.  I take careful note of them because this is how I

Letter from a Narcissist

I will present myself as charming and caring, but that’s not who I am.  As I sweep you off your feet, I will throw red flags at you; these are ‘tools’ I use to gauge your willingness to be abused and controlled by me.  Don’t ignore them.  If you choose

What Signals Are We Sending?

  Why Do I Always Attract the Same Types?  We attract what we feel we deserve.  We send out energetic signals to everyone we meet and these people will interpret the signals accordingly.    Our signals may indicate that we are doormats, or that we are people of integrity and

What is stopping us from making healthier choices?

   “We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm, doubting our strength and forgetting we are the tree—deeply rooted to withstand all life’s upheavals.”  ― Dodinsky, In the Garden of Thoughts What might prevent us from making healthier decisions and choices?  Limiting beliefs around our own abilities and fear-based

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