BOO! Are there ghosts in your relationship?
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ANTS stands for Automatic Negative Thinking. Sometimes we get into patterns of listening and interpreting that create difficulties in our relationships and serve to reinforce thoughts that are destructive to us and to our relationships. Negative thinking catches in a loop that actually changes our brain chemistry and teaches us to only look for the negative.
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Goodbye, 2020. I am breaking up with you. In fact, I wish I never met you. We were so full of promise in the beginning.
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Gratitude is a word that has become so common, it has almost lost the depth of its meaning. We use it in such a casual, almost flippant way sometimes. Today, I am pondering my own ability to honor the layers and layers of things that deserve reverence.
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hey were in me and I was in them. Although the world didn’t notice us, I believe that we made things just a bit better for all of us with our smiles, hugs, and mutual breath.
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Planning our children’s future is an important, even life-determining endeavor. Most parents take that responsibility seriously. We choose the best hospital to deliver the baby. We research the best pre-school. We choose the best neighborhood. We fight to have our child assigned to the best teachers. Early in their lives, we begin planning for their college experience. We want the best for our children because we want them to have a happy life.
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Lucky are those who are able to pack a suitcase and head for some island during the dreary days of winter. But, what about the rest of us who are forced to stay put? Getting a week in the sun is just not an option. It’s good to know that there just may be other ways to create “mini-vacations” that can sustain us and nourish us.
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People often come to see me because they want me to tell them the secret to being happy. I hear stories about sad events, angry moments, disillusionment, betrayal, and regret. Sometimes the situations are of the person’s own making. Sometimes the situations are thrust into their lives without any invitation. My clients want answers. How can I get over this? How do I start a new life? How do I forgive? Will I ever be happy?
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Ringing a bell to signify the ceremonious nature of making peace becomes a spiritual practice that’s easily performed.
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