Everyday empowerment through thought
Posted on December 11, 2019 Leave a Comment
We already know that aligning our words with our desired outcomes is creating magic. By the way, that goes for our thoughts, too. Thoughts are mental words.
What if we made sure our words always bless a situation, or person to whom we are speaking?
Let’s express our thoughts and feelings, instead of sending spiritual arrows.
The stories we tell ourselves through the thoughts in our heads are also the creation of our lives. Abracadabra — “I create as I speak” (even in my mind).
What are you creating, today?
What do you want to create?
Begin again. All it takes is a thought.
The creative power of words
Posted on December 4, 2019 Leave a Comment
Do you want something in your life? Harmony, appreciation, a new couch? It all begins with the magic word: Abracadabra.
Seriously. Here’s why: Read More
Mental hamsters into mindfulness
Posted on November 27, 2019 Leave a Comment
For most of my life I’ve had a hamster on a wheel in my head.
Can you relate?
In my process of self-awareness over the years, I can see how our relationship has evolved, this hamster and me:
First I befriended it. This was good.
Then I gave it permission to take occasional naps. This was better.
Recently I participated in an 8-week mindfulness class. Partway through, I realized something that absolutely astounded me: Read More
Turn emotional lead into gold, like this:
Posted on November 20, 2019 Leave a Comment
The other day I caught myself reacting in my head in, well, not what I would in any form call a mindful, observing way. A thoughtless comment was made, I took it personally, and although neutral on the outside I was incredibly animated on the inside.
Can you relate?
I know, I know — thoughtless comment, or misperception? Well-intentioned speaker, overly exhausted receiver? Chalk it up to poor timing, but there I am doing one-sided damage control in my mind.
And it’s times like these where “Serenity now” just falls flat.
I am learning that it hugely helps to name my feelings, and honor them… But then what?
Try this for yourself, I find it’s helping me: Read More
If self-aware you wish to be, ask yourself these questions three
Posted on November 13, 2019 Leave a Comment
You know how when you’re observing your thoughts, that they are of a certain feeling or emotion, and now you’ve accidentally moved into judging that feeling?
Yeah. Me too.
I observe that I’m tired after a full day, and my focus has now subtly shifted from “observing” to “tired.”
Try, try again. It’s called a Practice for a reason…
In my current MBSR class (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), I’ve recently learned a tool that is a personal game-changer with staying in Observer Mode instead of slipping back into Player Mode. And I invite you to consider it, yourself: Read More
