Dear Self,
Dear Self, I see you, I feel you, I am sorry. I spent a lifetime ignoring, betraying, and draining you.
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Empowerment in a Chaotic Environment
Empowerment in a Chaotic Environment: What does it mean to be empowered? What keeps you from feeling empowered? How do others seem to be so self-confident?
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Has COVID-19 changed your brain?
You have the power to exercise, to eat well, to turn off the blue screens, to socialize as is permissible with friends and family, and to get back outside on your bikes and walks.
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Navigating through Crises
In this current COVID-19 environment, we must have strong and powerful principles for navigating through the crisis.
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An Apology That’s Meaningful
Why is it so hard to apologize? Why is it so hard to accept and acknowledge responsibility for our words or actions? It takes an emotionally mature and stable person to do just that. To admit wrong, stop blaming circumstances or others and just own our “stuff”. Professor emeritus, Roy Lewicki, of Ohio State University’s ... Read more
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Dear Shame…
I am writing this letter to tell you that it is time to pry your sharp claws out of my brain and sever this unhealthy relationship between you and I. In the past, when I have tried to move away from you, those claws only dug in and caused pain. It was less painful to ... Read more
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The Charles Schulz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point… Name the five wealthiest people in the world. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. Name the last five ... Read more
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Do you want to be Right or do you want to be Happy?
Believe it or not, you can be both…right and happy. Ask yourself, what is my attachment to being right? What makes it so important that I would sacrifice my relationship for it? If you have “right” what do you really have? You may have white knuckles and sore fingers from digging in and a relationship ... Read more
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The Best Gift Ever!
The very best gift ever is to “Create a life that tickles your soul”. In a book by the same name, Dr. Suzanne Zoglio reminds us that happiness is in our very own hands. Though we have often heard that retort, it seems that we fall into old patterns of blaming others or situations or ... Read more
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Oprah for president? She’s already shared the power of validation
Oprah Winfrey for president? That possibility has caused a stir since last week’s Golden Globe awards, but as viewers of Winfrey’s show for spiritual seekers — “Super Soul Sunday” on her OWN network — know, Oprah will run only if she sets her intention to do so.
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Is CHANGE challenging you?
Let’s say your boss fires you and your longtime boyfriend dumps you — in the same week. Your life has just left the comfort zone and careened at top speed into the Big Transition Zone.
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TheraFit
I&A has just begun a pilot program we are calling TheraFit. (Therapy and Fitness) It was birthed by one of our therapists in her quest to aid in the support of those who suffer with depression and/or anxiety. The premise is that a healthy mind-body agreement is vital to overall mental health and the endorphins ... Read more
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