Tag: #selfcare
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The Strength of a Morning Glory
I was taking a walk when I saw some white flowers that seemed to come out of the rocks, concrete and crabgrass. Morning Glorys. I started to wonder about the strength of that plant. Think about the strength that it takes for delicate flowers to break through concrete and gravel. Do you have the strength…
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HOLDING on to HOPE
I often speak about hope. I talk about hope being future focused. Without hope, what do we have? I also talk about how great hope is. That is all good. It is imperative that ACTION follow hope. We cannot just hope that we will get a new car. We must be propelled into action. Start…
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Take 5 Minutes for Self-Care: Simple Tips
So you think that you do not have time for self-care? Think again. Here are Five 5 minute self-care strategies. I think that we all have five minutes to take care of ourselves, to save our own life. Which of these quick self-care tips will you try?
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Tips to Train Your Mind to Favor Facts Over Feelings: Subconscious Mind Part 2
After I wrote the article about the subconscious mind not knowing the difference between the truth and a lie, I was asked about a call to action. People wanted some ideas about what they can do to minimize the possibility of your subconscious going for a lie over the truth. Admittedly, I dropped the ball.…
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The Subconscious Mind Does Not Know
The subconscious mind does not know the difference between the truth and a lie. It believes whatever we tell it and runs with it. The subconscious mind absorbs and acts on repeated thoughts, beliefs and affirmations regardless of their truth. Positive affirmations, visualization and positive self-talk are powerful tools for shaping our behaviors and our…
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Have you ever…?
Have you ever been to a place or space where you did not have to explain yourself? You might want to though you do not have to in order to be accepted. Have you ever been to a continent where you have never been where person after person said “welcome home sister” or “welcome home,…
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My Affirmation for Today
I am strong. I can do difficult things. I can also choose ease. I choose ease.
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SELF-CARE: Are you kidding? I do not have time for that.
Often, when people are asked what they do to care for themselves, they ask “are you kidding?” Then they go on to say that they do not have time for self-care. They say that they are too busy caring for others. Does this response sound familiar to you? Are you the person responding in this…
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What impact does trauma have on us? How did Will Smith’s childhood trauma impact him?
This is an interesting article that illuminates why Will Smith might have responded the way he did when Chris Rock told a joke about his wife. The article reports that this might have been due to the childhood trauma that Will Smith experienced. When I witnessed “the slap” I thought about the trauma that he…
