Stop Coping, Start Growing and Thriving
You have feelings; feelings of happiness, joy, contentment, exuberance, peace, love. Also fear, anxiety, stress, irritation, anger, resentment, tiredness, grief, isolation. Which of those groups did you welcome, and think positively of? Which of those groups did you dislike, and probably shame yourself about having? Feelings Simply Are “Feelings are neither right nor wrong, they … Read more
You’ve read tons of things about goals and Intention. There’s good reason for that – conscious Intention is a powerful force. Nothing gets done without Intention. And Yet What is the value of Intention that takes you away from what you really want? Or of Intentions that help you complete low-value things? You’ve probably had … Read more
Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention. – Sharon Salzberg You made many decisions this week. You took many actions. Each of those happened because of your Intentions. Many of them were conscious Intentions. Some of them happened due to Intentions you weren’t even aware of. Take time … Read more
Five Minutes What would you do with an extra five minutes this week? What’s stopping you from making that five minutes for yourself on your calendar right now? What’s the most impactful thing you can do for yourself or someone else with 5 extra minutes? Five Days What would you do with an extra five … Read more
Last week, I invited you to practice Claiming Wins deliberately. Remember, a Win is an Intention met. You had hundreds of Wins since I posted that. Maybe thousands. How many did you consciously acknowledge and claim? If you claimed those Wins, you felt energized, and I celebrate that! Yay! If you kept on going without … Read more
You chose to read this. That’s a win. A Win is an Intention met. In that light, you’re winning all the time. It probably doesn’t feel like it. Don’t Celebrate You have been told things like “don’t rub it in” and “you shouldn’t celebrate” growing up. You’ve felt awkward and uncomfortable when being happy about … Read more
Feeling needs adds stress to your life about things that are not essential to your existence. Turn that stress into power and peace by focusing on wants.
Are you constantly managing lists of things to be done? Marking one thing off just to add two or three more? Do your lists ever get shorter? Do you take any time to acknowledge and celebrate completing each item, or just sigh briefly and move on to the next one? Are you often “working” on … Read more
First, let me say that all of the content, concepts, and practices only work when self-applied. I will not and cannot “make you” stop coping. As they say, only you can do the push-ups. You make the choice to cope or not, over and over, every time there’s an upset, problem, or issue in your … Read more