The end of the year is nigh! And with it comes a lot of busy work—some fun, some not so fun. Whether it’s personal or professional, the end of the year is about finishing up, taking stock, and making plans. And that’s all before we get into the crush of…
Tag: self help
Be responsible for your own good time
No matter how spiritually aware any of us are, sometimes we are going to feel lonely. Loneliness feels like it should be a Lower Self emotion, but it isn’t necessarily. Loneliness is a complicated feeling, but it is a feeling, just like disappointment or joy, and can be a path…
Being a Perpetual Beginner is a Great Thing
This month we are talking about being impatient while we explore the path to our Higher Self. Our spiritual journey is a life-long one and there are no “magic pills” or “quick fixes.” Sometimes we get frustrated because we think we aren’t moving along the path as fast as we…
Patience on your spiritual journey
“This one simple trick will change your life” … you’ve seen ads like this on the internet. Those ads are often referred to as “clickbait,” and we scoff at their needy grab for our attention. Yet, if the gimmick didn’t work those ads wouldn’t run. Who doesn’t want to know…
Each one of us is Enough
Which of us doesn’t want to have a good life? Who doesn’t want to be enough? With a lovely house and garden, sweet children, a loving spouse, who come together for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A life filled with good friends who celebrate over an elaborate meal and extended family…
The Protective Filter Exercise
This month we’re talking about turning our backs on all the messages of ‘danger’ that we are bombarded with. This exercise, from Embracing Uncertainty, can help us set boundaries so that the negativity can’t affect us. For a while in my own personal growth, I drastically lowered the amount of…
Creating Good News Out of Bad News
“I recently received an advertisement for a how-to book about health. On the cover of the brochure was emblazoned the words, ‘READ THIS OR DIE.’ I didn’t read it and I didn’t die!” Susan wrote in Embracing Uncertainty. How often do we come across headlines, advertisements, videos, social media posts,…
A Children’s ‘What If’ Game
A fun party game is asking crazy ‘what if’ questions and creating playful, entertaining answers. Questions like, “What if unicorns are real,” or “What if you could surf on sand?” However, ‘what if’ questions can become a problem internally when your inner Chatterbox starts asking them from a place of…
I Will Worry Tomorrow
In Embracing Uncertainty, Susan offers this exercise to help us get past the ‘what if’ fears and stop worrying. THE I’LL WORRY TOMORROW EXERCISE The attempt to control the future and the demand to be in charge of everything in our lives sentences us to a daily existence obsessed with…
Asking “What If?” and Answering “I’ll Handle It”
Even the most enlightened of us can’t always stop ourselves from worrying about the future and asking ourselves “what if?” Underneath our connection to our Higher Self that we work so hard for, lurks the fear of future problems just waiting for an opening to ask us “what if?” You…