A woman was recently telling me how emotions were not okay in the family in which she grew up. Feeling bad—and being honest about it—w as not an option.So she learned to pretend that she was feeling okay when she was not. She began to carry on as if everything were wonderful when she felt
I have a friend whose husband just walked out on her and her three young children. She is barely getting by financially, she has some mounting health issues due to the stress she’s experiencing, and she is caring for an elderly parent. Her circumstances are tough in a way that I can’t pretend to understand.We
How It Looked Then Fourteen years ago I found myself with a diagnosis: panic disorder.I was having up to 25 panic attacks a day. Many days, I spent more time in a state of acute anxiety than not.The thing about diagnoses is that they suggest a whole bunch of stuff that may or may not actually
This article is by Judy Sedgeman. Please visit her site to read the rest…it is so worth the click over there. I know you’re going to love it too. Lately I’ve talked with several clients who are sure that “fixing” something in their circumstances will bring them happiness.One is determined to find a job in a bigger
This poem was written by Sue Pettit and can be found in her beautiful little book of poetry called Coming Home. It is a perfect illustration of the simple truth that the only thing we’re ever experiencing is our own state of mind. I’d been hunting for a house all day and nothing seemed quite right.And then I
There is a popular saying in addiction recovery. Your best thinking got you here.You did what you did …you’re always doing what you’re doing…because it seemed like the thing to do in that moment. Your best thinking got you here.That doesn’t mean part of you didn’t know there was another way. When you have several
Another big insight that changed everything (the first one is here): It’s All Thought.Like A–L–L of it. That was the part that made a difference. Everyone knows that thought affects our experience. But that thought is the only thing we ever can experience…that’s a bit different.I also talk a bit more about the format of the
People say what they say. We hear what we hear.What is said and what is heard are usually two very different things.Here’s how it might go: Jack is telling Jill what he wants for dinner.Maybe Jack says, “Lasagna sounds good.”Maybe Jill hears, ”Make me lasagna.”Maybe Jack says, “Your lasagna was delicious last time you made it.”Maybe Jill
When I first read this short blog post by my friend Bonnie, I knew I’d want to share with you all at some point. She writes about the evolution so many of us go through. I went through it too, very similar to how Bonnie describes it.Imagine this—maybe you can relate: You’re floating through life pretty
A few weeks ago a friend said something to me—when I was in the thick of some very heavy thinking—that resulted in a huge wave of comfort and relief. He said, “…thoughts are an expression of universal energy, always fluctuating and finding the best course.”I understand that insights are as subjective as our taste in
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