Declaring vs. Exploring

Have you noticed that when you are frightened, you make more declarative statements? For example: I’m lost I can’t do this  They will never understand me  It’s hopeless

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Don’t Drive Angry

Somewhere along the way we heard that Bill Watterson said that when he works, it never looks like it.  For him, working was staring up at the clouds

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The self-esteem game

Self-esteem is like monopoly money.  No matter how much of it you get, it is still useless in the real world.  Let’s stop saying that high self-esteem is

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What am I avoiding feeling

A very useful tool in life is to ask yourself, “what am I avoiding feeling?”  If you are feeling blocked, stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, hopeless, annoyed, dejected, lonely, [insert

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Wrestling Demons

There's a popular meme: Sometimes I wrestle with my demons.  Sometimes we just snuggle. It’s the push and pull between these two poles that makes life interesting.  When

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Which ingredients are you mixing?

You carry All the ingredients To turn your life into a nightmare - Don’t mix them! - Hafiz We are often looking outside of ourselves for the threat.

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What do you do when you come to a yellow light?

Do you speed up or slow down?  Be honest…We get a yellow light from our thoughts, emotions, and sensations all the time.  There is something telling us, “pssst,

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Preventing a stone heart

"Too long a sacrifice Can make a stone of the heart" -W. B. Yeats Take a look right now, have you developed a stone heart towards any of

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Why we get stuck

Recently, we again came across the tragic story of the two Boeing 737 plane crashes.  It sparked an important conversation that we want to share with you.According to

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Is ‘let it go’ good advice?

If you’ve been keeping up with the newsletters this month (read them here and here), you know the “secret” to de-stressing is "letting it be."  There’s another phrase that seems

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