Loneliness and the Introvert

When I was young I was always called shy. I will admit, I probably had a bit of social anxiety now that; that felling actually has a name. After much introspection and research, now in my adult life I very aggressively conclude that I am an introvert. The Myers Briggs personality test gave me the...

Loving Myself

It's become customary to show appreciation for some one, or be grateful for something, and give thanks for the things that come or are given to us. But how often do we appreciate ourselves? Express gratitude for our strengths? And focus on the things we can do, and be thankful. If your like me the...

Return to Thankfulness

Today I was reminded about all the many benefits there are to being thankful. It's not that long ago I was on a thankfulness train and life was never more lovely. I even wrote about it here. Gratitude does work. Like most things in life, I got derailed. I still can acknowledge when things go...

A New Agreement

This week I sort of speed read through the book The Four Agreement by Don Miguel Ruiz. I like to read books twice so that I can grasp the full meaning of what the author is trying to convey. This book would be considered self help or a spiritual growth genre of book. In alot...

End of August

Today was a beautiful end to the month. I got together with my really great friend. We went on a days road trip and did some much needed retail therapy together. Being able to be fully present in every moment of the drive, the shopping, and the great conversation we had, just taking it all...

Day 30 Celebrate!

So we have come to the end of the challenge today, instead of another assignment or task. Let me assign myself to a big old pat in the back. It truly is so important to acknowledge and stand in your great. When you have set out to do something and you did it you completed...

Day 27 Practise Being Present

Eckhart Tolle in his book, The Power of Now, really delves into the life changing effects of being present. He takes the reader on the journey of his life only briefly. Because, as he put it to dwell in the past is to dishonor the Now. One thing that really stuck with me about his...

Day 25 Simplify Your To Do List.

Steps: Pick a tool Choose a space, perfect for to do lists. Be it an app, a note book, a sticky note. Whatever you prefer and is functional for you. Write today's to do list. One thing you must do, this will come from our big brain dump that we did yesterday. Then write 2...

Day 21 Show Gratitude

Gratitude is so important, I've written on how to show gratitude and the benefits here. After the heavy of yesterday, today is the day, dispite everything that goes on in life, to find things you can be grateful for. Even the thing that seem so small. Being grateful for the littlest things shows you how...

Day 20 Identify Your Negative Beliefs

Caution we are going to delve into some highly personal and emotional, deep and heavy stuff here. So if you have a weak stomach, I suggest you hold out for tomorrow's post. I'm sure as you've gathered by this title we are stepping today, in unchartered territory. Scary-ville. The deepest darkest areas of the mind,...