I get hundreds visitors each week revisiting many old posts which are very helpful for Healing and Developing Ourselves, so I thought it would be helpful to share this Archive page.

I have one main Archive page, and since I have so many helpful posts, I have had to split them all into 3 main categories: Mental Health, Healing and Developing Ourselves, and today’s spotlight page Positive thoughts and Affirmations.

On this page I have grouped posts into themes to help you find what you need:

• Improving our sense of self
• Building trust in the Universe and our Higher Power
• Love
• Happiness and positive lists
• Gratitude and Peace of Mind
• Forgiveness: the power it brings to our minds
• Anger and Anger Management
• Some thoughts to help you grow into your higher self
• Making Life Changes
• Living a Full Life!
• Relationships with others and ourselves
• Creativity/ Writing/ Art
• Wonderful Quotes
• Fitness and Health
• Spiritual Shifts/ World Views

Here’s what you get under each topic, with more updates to be added soon:

Improving our sense of self

• The dandelion does not stop growing because it is told it is a weed!
• Be the flawed, QUIRKY, unique, beautiful and MAGICAL person that you are!
• “What if it really were up to me? Could I do it?”
• We’re all a work in progress
• Making a change… “How do I take that first step?”
• Time to Change the Negative Tapes!
• Start today, start tomorrow, just start!
• Do you only accept yourself if you look a certain way?
• A new you! Is this possible?
• On Comparing Ourselves to others…
• Fall in love with taking care of yourself
• Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy
• Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself
• God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know… it’s me.
• By being yourself you put something beautiful into the world that was not there before!
• If you focus too hard on the problem, the solution can often evade you.
• Be the one who lights the darkness for others… with a good deed or kind word!
• Types of self-care and how to incorporate them into your life
• Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn’t know the things you now know.
• As we practice being gentle and kind with ourselves, we actually help to speed the process of helping our lives become more positive!
• By changing our inner dialogue, we change EVERYTHING!
• Loving Ourselves… means we don’t always put ourselves LAST!
• Never lower your standards just because you are lonely. It is better to be by yourself than to be with the wrong person.
• Choices, Chances, Changes. You must make a Choice to take a Chance or your life will never Change.
• How people treat you is their karma… How you react is yours…
• It is always an inside work. It starts within us
• No matter how long you’ve traveled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around
• The most important spiritual growth doesn’t happen when you’re meditating or on a yoga mat.
• You are allowed to be both a Masterpiece and a Work in Progress, simultaneously.
• Let your past make you better not bitter.
• Often it’s the deepest pain which empowers you to grow into your highest self.
• This world may never understand you. That is not your fault, that is your gift.
• How to stop taking things personally
• Forget the pain but never the lessons you gained.
• Nothing is set in stone! “What have I got to lose?”

Building trust in the Universe and our Higher Power

• The Universe believes in you. Trust you are being guided.
• Miracles of healing: how this manifests
• If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading!
• Faith and fear both demand you believe in something you cannot see. You choose!
• Never Stop believing in hope. Miracles happen everyday.
• If you knew who walked beside you at all times on the path you have chosen, you could never experience fear of doubt again.
• Being spiritually awakened goes hand in hand with being deeply involved in ‘ordinary’ life, not withdrawn from it.
• If you knew who walked beside you at all times on the path that you have chosen, you could never experience fear or doubt again.
• BE PATIENT when it seems thing are not going right
• Appreciate your divine place in the scheme of things. We are all blessed with gifts from above.
• I don’t believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away…
• A word on Miracles. Don’t let those that have not yet transpired, blind you to those that have.
• Life is a series of tiny miracles. Notice them.
• I am realistic. I expect miracles!
• The Universe sends us a trail of breadcrumbs to follow.

Love

• It’s all about LOVE! When judging hurts…
• In a society that has you counting money, pounds, calories, and steps, be a rebel and count your blessings instead!
• Love is NOT all you need!
• Love is not what you say. Love is what you do.
• Setting “Boundaries with consequences”
• Is Love Enough to Help Someone Kick a Drug Habit?
• “What kind of love do I allow in my life?”
• The power of love is the strongest force in the universe.
• The more you extend kindness to yourself, the more it will become your automatic response to others.

Happiness and positive lists

• 10 Steps to Owning Our Happiness
• Happiness starts with your thinking and what you tell yourself every day! Part 4
• Happiness doesn’t start with a relationship, a vacation, a job or money. Part 3
• Happiness starts with you. Not with your relationships, not with your job, but with you. Part 2.
• Happiness starts with you. Not with your relationships, not with your job, not with your money, but with you!
• 5 Things to quit RIGHT NOW!
• Being happy is a very personal thing and it really has nothing to do with anyone else.
• Find Joy in your Journey!
• 7 Rules of Life
• One day you wake up and realize you are truly happy from deep within your soul.
• 7 things to keep in mind
• 5 Daily Reminders: Say these to yourself in front of a mirror!
• 5 great how-to’s!
• How to set joyful goals
• “Letting go” – to be able to follow your Joy, and the incredible focus it brings to life!!
• Happy Happiness Day!

Gratitude and Peace of Mind

• Bringing Peace Of Mind into our lives…
• Gratitude, Joy and Synchronicity
• What the “Positivity” process doesn’t like to talk about
• There’s a fine line between positivity and denial
• Feeling bad memories slip away
• Enjoy the freedom of being yourself, accepting that being seen a fool is just a part of it!
• Want another dose of gratitude with that?!
• Affirmations: In every moment I have a choice. I’ve chosen to feel grateful. I’ve chosen to be joyful.
• Telling it like it is… is it brutal honesty or just being an a******? (Or is it about instigating drama and then stepping back to watch the show?)
• Everything comes to you in the right moment. Be patient. Be grateful.
• Gratitude attracts more reasons to be grateful!
• A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
• When we create harmony in our minds and hearts, we will find it in our lives. The inner creates the outer. Always.
• Did you know these things about GRATITUDE?
• Gratitude, Joy and Synchronicity
• GRATITUDE in advance is the most powerful creative force in the Universe
• Becoming more positive; Be in a state of gratitude for everything – new viewpoints below…
• Speak of the past gratefully…
• Living the circle of life… giving and receiving in gratitude
• Purge by fire… could this help you?

Forgiveness: the power it brings to our minds

• Forgiving is difficult, and doesn’t equal allowing the person to hurt us again!
• Forgiving to overcome
• XXX’ed Out! Mistakes and blame.
• Everyone is my teacher.
• Forgiveness… the mother of a mass shooter learns a profound lesson from the parents of the children who died.
• Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a long time making it.
• Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves!

Anger and Anger Management

• Angry judgementalism is tearing us all apart!
• Internet shaming is more than repressed anger; there’s everyday Sadism underlying it.
• “Telling it like it is”, it’s hurting us all…
• What is the purpose of an Anger Journal, and why you need one!
• Everyday is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile, and START AGAIN.
• The power of stepping away!

Some thoughts to help you grow into your higher self

• Do Obsessive thoughts connect Fear to Racist outbursts?
• What you are walking through at this moment may just be the story that helps get someone else through…
• Be around the light bringers, the magic makers, the world shifters… these heartbeats are your people.
• Everything that has happened to you is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to prevent you from growing…
• Are you an “Echoist”? What it is and how to overcome it.
• Education is not something you can finish!
• Housework, childcare. Who’s work?? Yours, mine, ours?
• Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.
• You’re not selfish for wanting the same energy and love you give.
• You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.
• Do small things with great love.
• Build someone up. Remind them they’re worthy.
• Never wish them pain. Wish them healing. That’s what they need.
• When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
• Bless everyone you meet today!
• Be an encourager. Telling people they have wonderful wings won’t take away your ability to fly.
• Your work is not to drag the world kicking and screaming into a new awareness!
• You become what you surround yourself with. Energies are contagious. Choose carefully. Your environment will become you.

Making Life Changes

• It all begins with one single step!
• Gentle ways to start setting boundaries
• The Art of Giving ourselves permission to move ahead with a dream
• Are you consciously opting out of the “Loser” myth?
• Find your soul tribe, Stay positive and Love yourself!
• People around whom you have to “walk on eggshells” are not your people.
• Do what you can with what you have!
• How do you know if you’re in the right place?
• There’s a difference between giving up and knowing when you have had enough.
• Dreaming, imagining, planning a new future
• Any relationship you have that could get ruined by having a conversation about your feelings, standards, and/or expectations wasn’t really stable enough to begin with.
• Overcoming the Impossible! Here’s a few steps to make it happen!
• All about “The Power of Your Identity”!
• A Neat Trick for Setting Goals
• Kudos not Kicks each year!
• TRAINING OURSELVES TO USE THE GIFT OF TIME
• “You’re wrong about that!”
• Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan!
• Luck is What Happens When Opportunity Meets Preparedness!
• My to-do list for today: 6 points to remember
• Look for that which you want to see
• What I’m walking towards is far more significant than what I’m leaving behind.
• If an egg is broken by outside force, life ends. If broken by inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from inside.
• Luck is What Happens When Opportunity Meets Preparedness!
• What are the benefits of staying a victim, vs. becoming a protagonist in our own lives, and how do we do that?

Living a Full Life!

• The next level of your life will demand a different version of you!
• A head full of fears has no place to dream!
• Be mindful, extremely selective and intentional about people you allow into your life.
• Let yourself be drawn by what you really love; it will not lead you astray!
• Training ourselves to use the gift of time
• Fill your own cup first, you’re no good to anyone with an empty cup!
• Do you need permission to start your dream activity?
• How would you find happiness or meaning in your life if you never HAD to work again?
• Must You Choose Only One or Two Activities for Life and Retirement?
• What happens after you have found what you have been seeking?
• When the elephants poop in the ring… and other unexpected things!
• It’s never crowded along the extra mile.
• “How may I serve you?”
• A closed book cannot give knowledge. A closed mind cannot gain wisdom.
• Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We will get there someday.
• You only live once? False. You live everyday!
• I learned how to organize from Sesame Street!
• Do you REALLY need to create New Year’s Resolutions?
• Take that break to reconnect back with yourself! Where does that guilt come from when we do?

Relationships with others and ourselves

A Relationship with Ourselves

• Our best intentions often fall to the wayside…
• A helpful trick to be able to overcome negatively Comparing Ourselves to others…
• Your emotions: the quiet lazy River or the roller coaster?
• Teaching ourselves to like, even to love ourselves is the best gift we can give ourselves!
• As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
• Give yourself the love that you deserve and you will receive the love that you deserve
• Make someone smile everyday, but never forget that you are someone too.
• Could you be a “Co-dependent” and not know it?
• Growing older: giving myself permission to enjoy eating and to just be me
• Our best intentions often fall to the wayside…
• Changing how we speak to ourselves
• Do you like or loathe the person you see in the mirror? How does one go about changing the loathing into liking?

Relationships with others

• Why we’re so attracted to people who end up abusing us
• Reality-show syndrome has changed how we interact and what we find acceptable behavior in others
• What is Toxic Femininity? Is it similar to Toxic Masculinity?
• See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see.
• People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
• Never underestimate the power of planting a seed!
• If someone has a problem with you…
• Misunderstandings in communication styles can lead to deep divides and fighting, Part 1
• Misunderstandings in communication styles, Part 2, the physical aspect
• Reality-show syndrome has changed how we interact and what we find acceptable behavior in others
• What happens to US when we embrace a**holedom in OTHERS.

Myths and Lies

• “Boys don’t cry” – a big lie that hurts men deeply
• How to recognize that you are being manipulated by media
• The ‘Difficult Person Test’ – something we needed but were afraid to ask for!
• For most of my life, I denied I share a birthday with a rodent!
• How to stop being Manipulated!
• Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.
• Feeling broken?
• Pray the universe gives difficult people what they need and not what they deserve!
• Pushing forward after being unfairly or wrongly judged
• Alpha male? Beta male? …maybe a Gamma male? Or what?
• How social myths contribute to struggling mental health issues
• Giving ourselves permission to be “less than” others, but still 100% ourselves
• Changing ourselves and others

Creativity/ Writing/ Art

Writing books

• Tamara’s tips for writing a book!
• Have you always wanted to write a book but don’t know how to get started?
• What Was My Writing Plan When I Wrote “How to Heal Your Life” Book?
• What Tools Did I Use To Create the Workbook for Healing Your Life on a Deep Heart Level?

Creativity

• How meditative walks can help jumpstart creativity!
• Drawing without being able to see, and other miracles!
• Artistic people are great at creative problem-solving!

Writing

• Finding the time to write…
• Note Writing and Making To-Do Lists… Here’s a cool trick!
• Interview with my Narrator, Nicole Fagerhaug

Art

• Creating Art Out Of Nothing… a.k.a. Making The Best Out Of A Bad Situation
• Do you prefer a White Canvas or Colored for Starting a Painting?
• Healing Art… Does it Exist?
• Some of my Artwork and Photos

Wonderful Quotes

20 Wayne Dyer Quotes to live by

Fitness and Health

• Exercises for the Commute: mental and physical!
• Gym memberships… No time? No money? No problem!
• Sleep your way to success … A different take!
• This Productivity Trick Will Make Your Snooze Button a Thing of the Past!
• A healthy outside starts from the inside!
• Mental and Physical Healing and the Endocannabinoid system
• CBD and Shingles
• “Keep your energy in a bottle” – advice I received during chronic illness
• Honor the temple that houses you!
• The skinny trend… going to any extreme is unhealthy… What anorexia taught me about recovery…
• Miracles of healing: how this manifests
• I did a total cleanse, and now I understand why people rave about it

Spiritual Shifts/ World Views

Spiritual Shifts

• We need a Compass… Or more specifically, a Moral Compass!
• There is no enlightenment outside of daily life – Thich Nhat Hanh
• Choosing Our Thoughts: From Adventures of the Soul!
• Fulfilling the Human Condition from “Adventures of the Soul”
• Manifesting our Thoughts: More from “Adventures of the Soul”… The missing ingredient!
• Raising Our Level of Consciousness from “Adventures of the Soul”
• Changing your belief system with positive thoughts can change your world…

World Views

• We are all waves of the same ocean!
• The absurdity of racism
• What are you doing to cope with ANXIETY? How the war in Ukraine has affected our collective anxiety.
• …and I wish for Peace… and Healing
• Is there anything YOU can do if you want to ‘Save The World’?
• Can you or I do business on the Metaverse? (When it is created.)
• What CAN we do to change the world?
• Wishing everyone a wonderful future!
• Shocking? Buddha was not a Buddhist. Jesus was not a Christian. They were teachers.

Whether you are just beginning your healing journey, or are well into it, why not bookmark these pages in your favorites in your browser window, to be able to return to them over and over, to find the support, encouragement and caring advice you may need!

• Main Archive page
• Mental Health
• Healing and Developing Ourselves
• and today’s spotlight page Positive thoughts and Affirmations

If you feel you need even more meat, see my list of books and Guided Journals below to help you dig deeper and do your inner shadow work.

Please feel free to reach out to me, either in the comments, or privately via my “Contact me” page. I will respond as soon as I am able to!

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