It is said that KNOWLEDGE is having the right answer and that INTELLIGENCE is asking the right question. I am learning the hard lesson – it is ok, and even good, to ask questions. It is hard to ask a question. When something is being explained, and I ask a question, the other person can …
I came across a quote this past week that started me thinking back over failures in my life with a new light. Failure does not define me. Failure refines me. So many things I have tried, experienced, attempted did not turn out the way I wanted them to. There were times I chose to accept …
Scrolling through social media, listening to news reports, many are feeling fearful. What is fear? Some define it as: * False Evidence Appearing Real * Forgetting Everything is All Right * Future Events Already Ruined What do you fear? How do you respond to fear? What effect does fear have on you? This week’s journal …
Can you think back to a time you wanted to do something, but were afraid to do for fear you would fail? When I look at that question my mind floods with a multitude of opportunities missed for this very reason. What if I fail? Now think back. Think to a time you were afraid …
For this week’s journal prompt, stop for a moment and reflect….. “What does it look like to forgive myself?” I don’t know about you. I can only speak for myself. But I don’t think I am alone. I can forgive anyone else. There is only 1 person I find it difficult to forgive. Me. I …
This week’s journal prompt is easy, but don’t just breeze past it. Stop and really consider, what energizes you? Perhaps this week you might want to take note of moments you were energized and what led to that. Become mindful of where the energy comes from. If you wish, share your energizing moments in the …
This week’s journal prompt looks at doing one thing you have been avoiding. What is one thing you have been avoiding completing? Explore why you have been avoiding it, what completing this will provide for you, how you will accomplish this, & how you will feel when it’s done.
This COVID-19 crisis has radically changed our lives. Just a few months ago, we had no idea our ‘world’ would be confined to our homes! This crisis is a powerful reminder of how important freedom is – and how much we need human connection! Remember you are not alone. Because what is DIFFERENT here is …
I had to turn off the news and close the tabs to social media. I couldn’t take it anymore. The longer I focused on these the more discouraged and depressed I became. Sadness, destruction, and defeat seem to reign. Time to take a break. Once I stepped away from these I found so much to …
What zone are you experiencing today?COVID-19 has certainly turned life upside down. Everyone reacts differently. In the midst of this chaos, there can be conflict. Often this conflict centers around others not responding as we do. We expect everyone to feel as we do. They don’t. And they won’t. An unpleasant truth is that you …
