I feel that Life provides us with opportunities for growth, to reflect on our past, and forgive those who have intentionally/unintentionally hurt us. I find, the hardest part of all is to forgive yourself for hurting others. "Should've, could've, would've" talk in reference to the past is like …
Empathy
Speak carefully
I gave myself a self-imposed "Time-Out" today. I held sharp edged words in my mouth and took a step out of a conversation because I knew that when "Emotions are high, Intellect is low." It is a hard to step away from a topic and try to return to it later, calmer, and from a more objective …
Mama, tell me a happy memory…
I am the memory keeper of the family, ever since I can remember. There are moments in my life that all I did was focus on the bad and what was done TO me. It wasn't a healthy place to be. As I mover further away from the past and move toward the future, I have begun to look fondly at the good …
BookClub Blog: Stopping: How to be still when you have to keep going
Last September my brain was a tizzy with all this things I needed to accomplish through the fall. I was constantly on the move and I was making myself (and my friends) nuts. One day, I spent the morning at the local thrift store and something fell off the shelf, hit me in the head, and landed (face …
Unplug
Let's do an experiment, shall we? turn off your phone turn off everything (easiest way-just go for the circuit breaker) sit with the silence for 5-10 minutes .......................................................................................................................... How did it …