There’s an interesting thing about being bullied. It doesn’t matter whether it’s others in your life who are bullying you or your own INNER bully, the impact can be so similar.
How Did Fun End Up at the BOTTOM of My To-Do List…Again?
Ummm, when did so many of us become convinced we’re only free to have fun if we’ve taken care of all our other responsibilities first?
An Abused Woman Has More in Common with Others Than One Might Think…
None of us want to have behaviors that don’t serve us! Yet we’ve all still got some, right? What if it turns out it’s simply a part of us driving those choices and behaviors – not all of us?
I was aching for a day of COVID quarantine. And then this happened…
“Guys, do you know what I would give to have just ONE day of COVID quarantine again?!” That’s exactly what I said to a bunch of parents on the sidelines of my younger daughter’s soccer practice last week. What I didn’t know was that my oldest daughter would be diagnosed with COVID the very next day. And her sister two days later.
What If It Turns Out We CAN Choose Ease More Often Than We Believe?
I’ll bet certain experiences quickly take you far away from ease. In those moments, it’s like a different part of you takes over, convincing you there’s only one way to handle the situation and there’s no choice but for it to be difficult, right? But what if it turns out we CAN choose ease more often than we believe?
I Begged My Wife to Give Our New Dog Away on Day Two!
Meet Blossom. At first, I thought she was simply the newest member of our family. But less than 24 hours later, I was ready to give her back to the shelter. I know this sounds horrible. But it’s true. You see, I didn’t yet know all she would go on to teach me.
I Asked God for One Orange Butterfly. I Ended Up With Hundreds…
Have you ever noticed that the harder we work to control exactly how we want clarity to show up for us, the less room we leave for it to slip into our lives with ease and in any number of ways?
My disorganized desk brought me joy last week. You’ll never guess why!
Have you ever kicked into a pre-guest cleaning frenzy? You know, the kind that has you disregarding how hungry, exhausted or sick you are just so you can get the house in order before your visitors arrive?
A Surprise Stress Reliever That Involves Only Five Minutes of Fun.
Something unexpected happened last week. I was snuggling in bed with my 6-year-old daughter, doing our nighttime routine: reading a book (which I got REALLY into!!), rubbing her back, and kissing her goodnight. In the middle of reading, we got into a silly conversation and started making up new words to songs on the radio like, 🎵 🎶 “I had a dream I was licking ice cream off the sidewalk on my day off…” 🎶 🎵
PART 2: How to Lower the Bar and Finally Succeed in Self-Care.
But you know what changed my experience with this? When I lowered the bar. Yup. I changed my expectations. The ONLY thing I asked myself to do was to notice what it FELT like in my body when I made the choice to stay downstairs when I REALLY wanted to be climbing into bed. And I only asked myself to notice this for micro-moments. That’s it.
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