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Here are a few links to some of my favorite articles I’ve posted, which are organized by category!
A Relationship with Ourself
- We’re all a work in progress
- Our best intentions often fall to the wayside…
- 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…
- A helpful trick to be able to overcome negatively Comparing Ourselves to others…
- Your emotions: the quiet lazy River or the roller coaster?
- “What if it really were up to me? Could I do it?”
- Teaching ourselves to like, even to love ourselves is the best gift we can give ourselves!
- 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!
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?
- “What kind of love do I allow in my life?”
- Angry judgementalism is tearing us all apart!
- Setting “Boundaries with consequences”
- Is Love Enough to Help Someone Kick a Drug Habit?
Myths and Lies
- There’s a fine line between positivity and denial
- How social myths contribute to struggling mental health issues
- “Telling it like it is”, it’s hurting us all…
- “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!
- Internet shaming is more than repressed anger; there’s everyday Sadism underlying it.
- For most of my life, I denied I share a birthday with a rodent!
- How to stop being Manipulated!
Mental Health Affirmations
Mental Health Affirmations
Mental Health
- Reach out and talk about it! Don’t suffer in silence!
- Even after a setback or negative experience, we can create a “reset” button in our minds!
- What is Shifting, and is it really so new? Is it good for Mental Health?
- Miracles of healing: how this manifests
- Forgiving is difficult, and doesn’t equal allowing the person to hurt us again!
- Pulling in help to get help organizing: so incredibly powerful!
- An answer to dealing with the Inner Critic!
- 5 Things to quit RIGHT NOW!
- Baby steps serve a purpose to allow us to keep moving forward!
- Confessions of a Former Anorexic
- Challenge: When a negative thought enters your mind, think three positive ones. Train yourself to flip the script!
- Is depression a lack of faith? What happens when it is treated as such?
- A Door or a Hole. Which do you choose?
- Accepting and Embracing the Depressed Side of Ourselves
- The Power of Positive Words!
Making Life Changes
- All about “The Power of Your Identity”!
- Are you consciously opting out of the “Loser” myth?
- A Neat Trick for Setting Goals
- Fear… What Can Hold Us Back?
- Forgiveness… the mother of a mass shooter learns a profound lesson from the parents of the children who died.
- Freeing the Prisoner in our Mind
- Kudos not Kicks each year!
- Making a change… “How do I take that first step?”
- Time to Change the Negative Tapes!
- TRAINING OURSELVES TO USE THE GIFT OF TIME
- Want another dose of gratitude with that?!
- “What if it really were up to me? Could I do it?”
- What is the purpose of an Anger Journal, and why you need one!
- “You’re wrong about that!”
- Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan!
- If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading!
Living a Full Life!
- 10 Steps to Owning Our Happiness
- Bringing Peace Of Mind into our lives…
- Do you need permission to start your dream activity?
- Gratitude, Joy and Synchronicity
- How do you know if you’re in the right place?
- How would you find happiness or meaning in your life if you never HAD to work again?
- Impatience… “When will the Universe give me what I want?”
- It’s all about LOVE! When judging hurts…
- Luck is What Happens When Opportunity Meets Preparedness!
- Must You Choose Only One or Two Activities for Life and Retirement?
- Red Ocean or Blue Ocean? How do you think?
- We need a Compass… Or more specifically, a Moral Compass!
- What happens after you have found what you have been seeking?
- When is it UNREASONABLE to expect forgiveness?
- When the elephants poop in the ring… and other unexpected things!
- XXX’ed Out! Mistakes and blame.
Creativity
Writing
- Finding the time to write…
- Note Writing and Making To-Do Lists… Here’s a cool trick!
- What Tools Did I Use To Create the Workbook for Healing Your Life on a Deep Heart Level?
- What Was My Writing Plan When I Wrote “How to Heal Your Life” Book?
- Interview with my Narrator, Nicole Fagerhaug
- Audiobook has gone live on Amazon!
Fitness and Health
Spiritual Shifts
- 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”
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!
Encouraging Memes
Encouraging Memes
More uncategorized:
The Universe believes in you. Trust you are being guided.
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
The dandelion does not stop growing because it is told it is a weed!
Anxiety Freedom – by Anthony Hopkins
It’s easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk and change.
Do Obsessive thoughts connect Fear to Racist outbursts?
Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a long time making it.
Not all storms come to disrupt your life, Some come to clear your path.
Be the flawed, QUIRKY, unique, beautiful and MAGICAL person that you are!
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to live in the present moment.
Yesterday is heavy. Put it down.
You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that.
Though you may hold your sword in a shaky hand, I see the demons you are slaying.
Worrying is using your imagination to create something you don’t want.
We’re all just walking each other home.
Good things are going to happen. Have faith. Stay positive.
This is a wonderful day. I haven’t seen this one before.
Habit Power: We are what we repeat
Happiness starts with you. Not with your relationships, not with your job, but with you.
Even if we disagree about everything, we can still be kind to each other.
Good things are coming down the road. Just don’t stop walking.
For everything I am not there is something that I am.
Positive thinking must be followed by positive doing.
Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.
Don’t be pushed by your problems; be led by your dreams.
It is always an inside work. It starts within us.
If you never heal from what hurt you, you’ll bleed on people who didn’t cut you.
May the world treat you kindly today!
Somewhere someone is looking for exactly what you have to offer!
I hope the next pandemic is ‘world love’ and may it spread like wildfire.
Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself.
Never Stop believing in hope. Miracles happen everyday.
Be who you want to be, not what others want to see.
Faith and fear both demand you believe in something you cannot see. You choose!
Because Being KIND is AWESOME!
Go ahead and warm up with a mug of Hot Chocolate!
Everything comes to you in the right moment. Be patient. Be grateful.
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.
No matter how long you’ve traveled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around.
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.
Don’t be afraid to choose a different path than others!
Your journey will be much lighter and easier if you don’t carry your past with you!
Affirmation: I am open and ready for exciting new times in my life.
By being yourself you put something beautiful into the world that was not there before!
Dear Universe, I am so grateful that my potential to succeed is infinite!
Change how you see and see how you change.
Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be!
Live like someone left the gate open!
The last line may explain why some men have negative experiences with women!
Old energy is clearing. New energy is entering. Great things are coming.
Attitude is everything, so pick a good one!
Affirmation: I am open to the mystery and magic that this new beginning brings.
You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.
Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion.
Don’t shine to be seen, shine so that others can see the way.
You can rise up from anything. You can completely recreate yourself.
Your past mistakes are meant to guide you not define you!
There’s something in you that the world needs.
Affirmation: I am open and ready for exciting new times in my life.
No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.
Sometimes the best things happen unexpectedly!
Be so positive that the negative people don’t want to be around you!
You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.
You get world peace through inner peace.
Affirmation: Every cell in my body vibrates with energy and health. Loving myself heals my life.
Affirmation: I am in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing.
The razor blade is sharp but can’t cut a tree. The axe is strong but can’t cut hair.
Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t. Start loving yourself for everything you are.
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings…
Gratitude attracts more reasons to be grateful!
Change is never painful, only resistance to change is painful.
Shocking? Buddha was not a Buddhist. Jesus was not a Christian. They were teachers.
You are allowed to be both a Masterpiece and a Work in Progress, simultaneously.
Fall in love with taking care of yourself
I release my negative thoughts, embracing positivity and optimism.
Know that your deepest gifts grow in the garden of your wounds.
A healthy outside starts from the inside.
Changing your belief system with positive thoughts can change your world…
A closed book cannot give knowledge. A closed mind cannot gain wisdom.
One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day!
Let your past make you better not bitter.
Often it’s the deepest pain which empowers you to grow into your highest self.
Look for something positive in every day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.
Do small things with great love.
Build someone up. Remind them they’re worthy.
This world may never understand you. That is not your fault, that is your gift.
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!
Never wish them pain. Wish them healing. That’s what they need.
My to-do list for today: 6 points to remember
Look for that which you want to see
Breathe, Darling. This is just a chapter. It’s not your whole story.
Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can!
Being happy is a very personal thing and it really has nothing to do with anyone else.
What I’m walking towards is far more significant than what I’m leaving behind.
When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
The heaviest burdens that we carry are the thoughts in our head.
Bless everyone you meet today!
It’s never crowded along the extra mile.
Be an encourager. Telling people they have wonderful wings won’t take away your ability to fly.
Think big. Trust yourself and make it happen.
Nobody talks about this part… these are called growing pains.
There’s a difference between giving up and knowing when you have had enough.
We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.
Temporary defeats aren’t permanent failures.
One step can start a journey, One smile can start a friendship, One hug can lift a soul!
One Day… or Day One. You decide.
Affirmation: The more I focus on the good, the more I receive.
Affirmation: I can accomplish anything I set my mind on.
Affirmation: I allow the Universe to bless me in joyful ways!
Good things can still happen in the midst of chaos.
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.
Is suffering necessary? Yes and no.
Creating Mindful Distance of Thoughts… what’s that?
Appreciate your divine place in the scheme of things. We are all blessed with gifts from above.
People around whom you have to “walk on eggshells” are not your people.
Affirmation: I know that every day is a stepping stone on my pathway.
I don’t believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away…
I do not allow others to influence my thinking unless it is positive or uplifting.
Your work is not to drag the world kicking and screaming into a new awareness!
You are worthy of a miracle because you yourself are one!
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.
There are two types of tired: one that requires rest, and the other that requires peace.
The wound is probably not your fault, but your healing is your responsibility.
Today will be what it is. I will be who I am. And there will be beauty in both.
See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see.
Affirmation: Abundance flows into my life in surprising and miraculous ways everyday.
There is a superhero inside all of us, we just need the courage to put on the cape!
Be strong but not rude. Be kind but not weak.
As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
Affirmation: No matter how old I am, I can always learn more, and I do so with confidence.
A word on Miracles. Don’t let those that have not yet transpired, blind you to those that have.
One positive individual can counteract the negativity of 750,000 others.
Every act of kindness is a piece of love we leave behind.
Do not become small for people who refuse to grow!
Butterflies cannot see their wings, but the rest of the world can!
Don’t let anyone steal your joy today!
Affirmation: I lovingly do everything I can to assist my body in maintaining perfect health.
Some days everything is going to feel right… Some days everything is going to feel wrong…
Your mind is a garden, Your thoughts are the seeds.
You only live once? False. You live everyday!
We all laugh in the same language!
Did you know these things about GRATITUDE?
Everyday is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile, and START AGAIN.
Find your soul tribe, Stay positive and Love yourself!
Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves!
Be mindful, extremely selective and intentional about people you allow into your life.
Affirmation: I open my mind and say YES to life!
Life is a series of tiny miracles. Notice them.
May your cup overflow with peace, love and pure awesomeness today.
If you want the Moon do not hide from the night
It all begins with one single step!
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
One moment can change a day, One day can change a life and One life can change the world
Remember to treat yourself kindly when your emotions are beating your brain up.
Self-worth is so vital to your happiness
How people treat you is their karma… How you react is yours…
Choices, Chances, Changes. You must make a Choice to take a Chance or your life will never Change.
A head full of fears has no place to dream!
I am realistic. I expect miracles!
Affirmation: I close my eyes, think positive thoughts, and breathe goodness in and out.
Give yourself the love that you deserve and you will receive the love that you deserve
GRATITUDE in advance is the most powerful creative force in the Universe
We are seldom happy with what we have, but would go to pieces if we lost any part of it
You are amazing. Go out there and be your very best You!
When everything is uncertain, everything that is important becomes clear.
The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We will get there someday.
Respect your body when it’s asking you for a break. Respect your mind when it’s seeking rest.
One day you wake up and realize you are truly happy from deep within your soul.
Don’t be afraid to start all over again. You may like your new story better.
Affirmation: Deep at the center of my being there is an infinite well of love
Every thought we think is creating our future
Believe that you can and you’re halfway there.
BE PATIENT when it seems thing are not going right
Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.
5 Daily Reminders: Say these to yourself in front of a mirror!
Know that your deepest gifts grow in the garden of your wounds.
Make someone smile everyday, but never forget that you are someone too.
The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.
There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.
The next level of your life will demand a different version of you!
An authentic life does not require anyone else’s approval for your creative choices
As you start to walk on the way, it appears.
Believe in yourself, have faith in your abilities!
Just because you’re struggling does not mean you’re failing
Zero regrets, so much darkness, offer whatever light you can.
You’re BRAVE and BRILLIANT and oh so RESILIENT!
XOXO I am enough, I love myself
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as WHO you become by achieving your goals
When we are ready to make changes in our life, we attract what we need to help us.
Vision – It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be
Unless you are willing to try…
The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them.
She needed a hero, so that is what she became
Sending love to everyone who’s trying their best to heal from things that they don’t discuss.
Remind yourself that you did the best you could today
Quiet your busy mind and listen to your inner voice.
Once you know who you really are, being is enough.
Not all storms come to disrupt your life, Some come to clear your path.
Match your heartbeat to the beat of the universe…
It helps if you remember that everyone is doing their best from their level of consciousness.
It is in the midst of change we often discover wings we never knew we had.
Love is not what you say. Love is what you do.
Kindness is loaning someone your strength
Just keep riding along! Everything is just temporary…
If you absolutely can’t stay positive, don’t go negative, just cruise neutral for a while
How to stop taking things personally
Give whatever you can. Wherever you can. Whenever you can.
Forget the pain but never the lessons you gained.
Every new day is another chance to change your life
Dreaming, imagining, planning a new future
Becoming more positive; Be in a state of gratitude for everything – new viewpoints below…
I will forever be the person that gets really excited when the sky is in pretty colors.
Rearrange the letters in Depression, you’ll get “I pressed on”
Helping ourselves to ensure that living inside of our head is a nice place to be…
We can and will get through this. You know you can get through anything!
Health is the new wealth, Kindness is the new cool.
Types of self-care and how to incorporate them into your life
…all that will have really mattered is how we treated each other!
Training ourselves to use the gift of time
Lying down meditation for sleeplessness
20 Wayne Dyer Quotes to live by
Fill your own cup first, you’re no good to anyone with an empty cup!
I am totally open to something awesome coming!
Be the reason someone believes!
How you see yourself means everything!
Even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude!
Do what you can with what you have!
You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem!
If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you!
Never think you don’t have an impact!
Honor the temple that houses you!
Your example can change the world!
There’s no destination… Life is the destination!
You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty or unworthy!
Just let it go. Your mind can only take so much.
In the silence you hear the truth!
Always remember just how rare you are!
Some of the best days in your life haven’t happened yet!
If someone has a problem with you…
Dear me, I’m discovering I like you!!
It turns out this isn’t as woo-hoo as I thought it was!
Let yourself be drawn by what you really love; it will not lead you astray!
Never underestimate the power of planting a seed!
Teach ourselves to feel positive in order to see more positive things in our lives!!
Pray the universe gives difficult people what they need and not what they deserve!
Just be as strong as you feel capable of right now!
Your past isn’t a life sentence!
Letting go and knowing that everything is unfolding perfectly!
Many roads to the same destination!
Take time to create memories: they’re more important than we realize!
Baby steps start the whole change happening!
See the world through other people’s eyes!
Be kind in spite if what is thrown at you!
It’s never too late to teach ourselves!
If you have the power to make someone happy…
When things don’t go according to plan
When you just don’t know what to do but really want to help:
Laugh!! It’s really good for you!
Don’t speak negatively about yourself!!
BAD, AWFUL days: how do we get over them?
“Letting go” – to be able to follow your Joy, and the incredible focus it brings to life!!
Overcoming the Impossible! Here’s a few steps to make it happen!
Removing Inner Blocks Journal!
What is the purpose of an Anger Journal, and why you need one!
Gratitude, Joy and Synchronicity
Are you consciously opting out of the “Loser” myth?
How do you know if you’re in the right place?
Bringing Peace Of Mind into our lives…
How to stop being Manipulated!
Loving Ourselves… means we don’t always put ourselves LAST!
Raising Our Level of Consciousness 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!
Choosing Our Thoughts: From Adventures of the Soul!
It’s all about LOVE! When judging hurts…
Accepting and Embracing the Depressed Side of Ourselves
XXX’ed Out! Mistakes and blame.
Sleep your way to success … A different take!
We need a Compass… Or more specifically, a Moral Compass!
Time to Change the Negative Tapes!
Creating Art Out Of Nothing… a.k.a. Making The Best Out Of A Bad Situation
Freeing the Prisoner in our Mind
Must You Choose Only One or Two Activities for Life and Retirement?
…and I wish for Peace… and Healing
Is Love Enough to Help Someone Kick a Drug Habit?
10 Steps to Owning Our Happiness
Luck is What Happens When Opportunity Meets Preparedness!
On Comparing Ourselves to others…
When the elephants poop in the ring… and other unexpected things!
What happens after you have found what you have been seeking?
Red Ocean or Blue Ocean? How do you think?
Impatience… “When will the Universe give me what I want?”
How would you find happiness or meaning in your life if you never HAD to work again?
Making a change… “How do I take that first step?”
“What kind of love do I allow in my life?”
“What if it really were up to me? Could I do it?”
Do you need permission to start your dream activity?
Blessings!
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