Your body immediately wants to tense up, close off and shut down when encountering something fearful. They say when you're scared of something you should relax. When I was very young I was afraid of dogs. I know, crazy considering I work with animals now and love them. But I was terrified of dogs - [...]
Everything can be lost. Appreciate your life. Appreciate your blessings. Appreciate what you have RIGHT now. Stop wishing your today's away for a better tomorrow. Make today the best it can be. Stay mindful of everyone and everything around you. Take it in. Breathe it in. Enjoy it. This day cannot be duplicated. This day [...]
I consistently tell my clients that you magnetize what you think - especially what you think about yourself. If you don't think very highly of yourself, you are going to attract that energy. Therefore you are going to attract people into your life that don't think too highly of you either. If you think of [...]
I used to be a planner. I would try to plan everything. It wasn't until my spiritual adviser enforced in me time and time again that plans really don't ever work out because sh*t happens, life happens, it is what it is and it's out of your control. When my plans never panned out I [...]
We go through hills and valleys as all human beings do of really staying mindful of the happenings around us and then overlooking them and taking them for granted. I've noticed my ego getting the best of me lately and I was overlooking the small things around me that I should really be appreciating. I [...]
None of us are perfect. There are a lot of us that strive for perfection and it's usually the ones that do, that fall time and time again because though we all realize no one can be perfect, there's something in a "perfectionist's" brain that makes them think they can still achieve it. Some people [...]
I've mentioned in past posts I am really pretty hard on myself. The good news is that in recent years I'm mindful of when I'm doing it and when I start doing it, I pause and reflect on my accomplishments. I reflect on where I was and where I am now. I celebrate myself. It [...]
Be honest with yourself and others. Be real with your feelings and address them as they come. Don't turn away from the way you feel or the way people make you feel. These feelings arise for a reason. They help you grow. But after you embrace them....let them go! It'll cost you more clinging on [...]
I may have an unconventional way of getting my wisdom across at times, but that's my personality! Today's lesson is in self-love and we can all take a page from Kanye West's book when it comes to that because confidence comes from self-love. You can't love others unless you love yourself first and if you [...]
Start within. Start with yourself. Learn to love yourself - every bit of you! Love your strengths and your weaknesses. Love your body, your laugh and your smile. Love your spirit and your soul. Love who you were, what you learned and how far you've come. Love every ounce of your being - from the [...]