Encouragement & Inspiration
- Beliefs & Intentions, Encouragement & Inspiration, Finding Balance, Life Coaching, Limiting Beliefs, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Thoughts Are Things, Transform Your Life
Despair Anchors
Mental health plays a huge role in the way we view ourselves and our world. It is vitally important to take note of how you think about yourself and your life. Holding too many negative beliefs reinforces unhealthy Despair Anchors. Despair Anchors are negative thought patterns that have become ingrained (or programmed) in your subconscious. Let’s take a closer look at how they can affect your life as well as some effective ways to release them. When you frequently repeat negative self-talk and ideas, they enter your subconscious. The more often you repeat the idea or concept, the more powerful it becomes. When repeated often enough, it begins change the…
- Ancient Wisdom, Beliefs & Intentions, Encouragement & Inspiration, Finding Balance, Health & Wellness
My Dragonflies
I almost never saw a dragonfly until about 10 years ago when I started seeing them ALL the time. They would often be in my back yard and linger around the deck by my patio door in addition to showing up by my car wherever it was parked at work or while shopping. The night I saw hundreds of them around the building where I was attending a meeting, I decided it was time to pay attention. When we see things in our everyday life that differ from the norm, the creator/universe is trying to tell us to “take note” and pay attention. I firmly believe that there is something…
- Encouragement & Inspiration, Finding Balance, Health & Wellness, Hearth & Home, Massage, Relax & Renew
What Are You Aware Of?
It seems like every week and month we’re exposed to (or bombarded with?) new Awareness Campaigns. The internet has connected, and educated, us with ever-increasing speed and depth. Because of awareness campaigns we know more about brain injury, the need for clean water (both domestically and throughout the world, the importance of net neutrality, and how to support people with cancer. We can take action and be a part of the causes we care about. This awareness can also be overwhelming. It can be tough to choose which causes to support, and in that deluge of need, we may choose to support nothing. Or we burn ourselves out supporting everything.…
- Beliefs & Intentions, Encouragement & Inspiration, Finding Balance, Health & Wellness, Hearth & Home, Relax & Renew
3 Easy Random Acts of Kindness
February 18 is the start of Random Acts of Kindness Week. Their website is packed with great ideas on how to celebrate, and I especially love the approach of committing a random act of kindness for three different people: Someone you don’t know Someone you know Yourself Someone you don’t know This is pretty simple and can quickly become a habit. (That could be a good thing!) Smile. When you’re in a depressingly long line at the bank, watching a parent deal with their toddler’s public meltdown, or sitting next to another car in traffic. A kind grin goes a long way when you’re feeling a bit hopeless about the…
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Can Reiki Help with PTSD Symptoms?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious condition which occurs after a traumatic incident. While it is most commonly associated with military combat, other types of trauma can trigger this condition (examples: rape, abuse, and domestic violence). This article will briefly discuss why PTSD occurs and how Reiki can help. Experiencing a serious trauma can trigger PTSD as the brain struggles to make sense of the event. PTSD can often result in re-experiencing the event, many times with vivid imagery or nightmares. Additionally, someone experiencing PTSD may become hyper-alert. Being constantly on the lookout for danger can result in difficulties sleeping and focusing. Some other common symptoms are avoiding…
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5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays
The holidays can be kind of weird. Despite all the ‘Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ jingles, it’s the toughest time of the year for many people. Some people over-commit to family, friends, volunteer tasks … they find themselves over-scheduled and unable to actually enjoy the season. Some of us dread the inevitable, obligatory socializing and the pressure of being ‘on’. Some of us are grieving. Here are a few less-typical Holiday Survival Tips. Some of them are brilliant. Some of them are not. But maybe you’ll find a nugget in here. Ditch obligations Just because you’ve always gone to Aunt Sue’s for Christmas Eve doesn’t mean you always have to.…
- Ancient Wisdom, Beliefs & Intentions, Encouragement & Inspiration, Finding Balance, Health & Wellness, Relax & Renew, Thoughts Are Things
Thoughts are Things
As an energy healer, I don’t HEAL you … I am a facilitator helping your body as it seeks the balance it needs which enables it to begin to heal itself. So many times when I’m working on someone, they will say things like: Do you feel that knot there? I have a lot of tension in my shoulders, don’t I? Are you finding anything wrong? Truth be told … the answer is usually “No.” The simple reason for this is because I’m not looking for something wrong to fix. My intention is to provide your body an opportunity to relax and find the balance it seeks in order to…
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Finding Love in Life
I’ve been divorced for about 10 years now. We were emotionally separated long before that and our relationship was more like that of house mates … not even roommates, because they typically do SOME things together. I’ve dated a couple of people on and off during this time and, for a while, thought I’d connected with someone that I wanted to share my life with. I discovered though that we could spend time together DOING things, but he never wanted to just BE with me. You know, just relaxing at the house and enjoying quiet conversation and each other’s company. I realized we didn’t want the same things out of…
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A Tradition of Healers
Someone asked me the other day if I came from a long line of healers. I took a couple of seconds to answer this, and my answer formed as I was speaking. My first thought was “not really” … but I hesitated; and spirit revealed a truth that had never occurred to me. My mom and my grandmothers were healers in their own way. The were strong, powerful women who took care of themselves and their families. My grandmothers lived through the Great Depression and were of modest means and yet they thrived where others perished. The women of my family have not been afraid to be themselves and share…
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The Ripple Effect
I’m home today recovering from a nasty sinus infection (among other things) and finally felt good enough to watch some inspirational/motivational things on YouTube. The idea of having a destiny or purpose came up in one of the segments. So many spiritual leaders and coaches talk about each of us having a grand purpose that no one else can claim or tackle. They make it sound like you must know what the big, important purpose is and how to walk with it into YOUR future. And they make it sound like you’re missing out on your whole life if you don’t know that THAT PURPOSE is. I’ve pondered this concept…
