Looking After Mother Earth I think that I will never see A billboard as lovely as a tree Indeed unless the billboards fall I’ll never see a tree at all Thinking about “Mother Earth” and Earth Day recently this poem came back to me as I drove through an area that I hadn’t …
Are you a cryer? Where do you stand on crying? Do you cry easily? Or do you, like me, stuff your tears inside believing that you must stay strong? Have you been ridiculed or criticized for crying in certain situations? Do you fear tears? I watch my boyfriend tear up when he …
What are you working on? I have been doing a lot of thinking about what I want to do in 2023. What is working for me and what isn’t. When I came across an email from Rebecca Holman recently, I realized that I am not the only one and what she wrote in the …
Unleash Your Potential You may have heard the story of the potato, the egg and the coffee bean. A father trying to help his daughter look at her life options took her into the kitchen and put water into 3 pots – one for the potato, one for the egg and one for the coffee …
Optimistic Self-Talk Equals Success Positive Self-Talk Is Critical People are engaged in internal conversation or self-talk consistently. It is a form of automatic response to how we feel, and it influences our behavior based on our experiences in life. If your way of thinking is always negative, and if you always engage in negative …
Why Self-Care? 5 Benefits of Creating a Life-Changing Self-Care Routine Self-care is simple. It’s all about tuning in to your needs – mentally, emotionally and physically – and doing things on purpose to take care of yourself. It’s about setting boundaries and putting YOU first. When was the last time you actually allowed yourself to …
Tips for Facing Your Social Fears Did you know that most people on Earth say that they have social anxieties? It’s right up there with public speaking as one of the biggest fears. Social fears are one of the most common issues that a lot of people face or claim to face. It may be …
Negative Self Talk Do you focus more on what you do well or on what you don’t do well? Do you know your negative self-talk impacts your feelings and actions? The most common poison people take on a regular basis is negativity. It can control you in ways that you may not even be …
Building Confidence comes from taking daily action. Building Confidence Building strong confidence in yourself is important to achieving your goals in life. When you believe that you can succeed, you are much more likely to reach your goals. There are a number of things that can decrease or increase our confidence. Some of the things …
Once upon a time Have you ever noticed that all fairy tales start with “once upon a time” and end with “happily ever after”? But before they get to that part, they have to through some trials. So it is with life. We usually remember the ending but we forget the middle. Once Upon A …
