First Grade Moment

A first grader was hunched over in the corner, extremely upset, during class, on and off. He felt that his buddy "hated him" because his buddy was playing with other students and had other friends now.  His buddy even checked in on him but the student hid his face.  While I reminded his buddy that …

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Don’t take things personally

Many times a person may come at you with negative intent.  What this means is that a person thinks the worst about you, blames, attacks and assumes the worst.  I have found that if you let it, the attack can leave you drained.  If it goes around in your head, you are feeding the incident …

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Compassion

Most issues in the world have always had the "us against them" mentality. It starts young in a very competitive world. In fact, I recently got caught up with it myself, during the election. We are doing the same exact thing to each other. Are we really that different? Have we walked in their shoes? …

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Take back your power

I didn't realize how much energy I leaked all over the place. The constant worry, the doom and gloom feelings, the pain and suffering in the world, physical ailments, getting older, boredom, relationship struggles. It got too much! When I finally stopped to listen to what my body was telling me, it said "I have …

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Depression and Anxiety: some tools

If you know someone that suffers from anxiety or depression it can get better. One type of anxiety I am very familiar with is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Whether it is depression or anxiety, It can wreak such havoc on your life, joy and fun is completely non-existent. It lies, scares you, tells you your …

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For the New Year, create something new!!

For this New Year, think about the kind of life you want. Is it a healthy relationship, a working car, fulfilling work, a home to call your own, financial abundance, peace, love and joy? Pretend for a moment that there were no obstacles...that money was abundant. What would you be doing? Write it down if …

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Relationships: Intimacy, the dance…

Many fear intimacy. The answer is simple. If we don't love ourselves completely, it is very difficult to love another. When I met my husband so long ago I was terrified. He was loving and kind. His love was so intense I thought there must be something wrong with him. Clearly, my tolerance for love …

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Happiness is an inside job

The only one that can make me happy is ME! My husband, my family, nobody can make me happy but myself! My happiness is my responsibility and if ever I notice that I am getting angry at another because of what they are doing or not doing, it is a key that tells me, I …

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