Successes Are Everywhere, If You Look Out For Them
Progress is happening all the time, you just have to look for it. I know that some people react against this, because it challenges their world view and they are uncomfortable with it.
Restore Balance in your Life with Guided Relaxation Techniques
I have just published my FREE course, Guided Relaxation – Quick relaxation techniques to help you restore balance in your life.
These Mindfulness Exercises Are an Antidote to Hurly-Burly
Here's a freebie to help you when demand is too much. This free download guidance on how to transform your daily routines into simple Mindfulness exercises. You may not become enlightened, but you can become much lighter. Use this download and take some time to focus your thinking.
How to Stop Your Feelings Overwhelming You
Feelings can be difficult to control, they can seem overwhelming. If that's a problem for you, this simple technique might help.
Acceptance – Not an Intellectual Exercise
One of the greatest challenges that a person can face is that of learning to accept the things that they don't like. A core component of the healthy and resilient mindset is acceptance. Though the challenge of learning acceptance can be more insurmountable than the original problem, the payoffs are huge. Writing a post on acceptance is another challenge, it means opening a can of worms... Some concepts don't lend themselves to being written down like recipes.
The Power of Words, and an Exercise
While we are usually sensitive to the power of words we are less so in what we say and think about ourselves. A simple exercise demonstrates this.
Get It Done – How to Bring Your Project to Life
A friend in Canada recently told me about Stephen Pressfield's book, Do the Work. I recommend it. If you have a project you haven't been able to get off the ground this little book will give you some perspectives on why that might be, and what to do about it.
10 Ways to Cure Anxiety and Lead a Fuller Life
When anxiety gets a hold it can be a bummer, but it doesn't have to stay that way.
Reframe, But Not Until You’re Ready
Our beliefs and the explanation we give ourselves have a huge impact on how we experience life. Even, in some cases, if we live at all. Explanations rule when it comes to how we respond to events, that's why multiple explanations can make us more resilient. But take your time.
Count Your Successes – An Exercise
A 'success' doesn't mean saving someone's life or completing a work of art, it can be anything, great or small, that worked for you or has benefitted others. Training your mind to do this and reap the benefits.
