Looking for Joy Looking for joy! Joy: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness; bliss, blessedness, gladness; the emotion evoked by well-being, success or good fortune. Does this sound like something you’re seeking? Do you know how to find it? Oftentimes people are unknowingly listening to the mind. Are you? Are you believing what the…
Worry – How to Stop It! Worry – How to Stop It! Worry comes from listening to the mind and the more you listen, the worse the situation becomes. When you find yourself worrying, it’s time to put things in perspective. It can be as simple as saying, “Thank goodness my heart is beating and…
Holidays Holidays What’s the difference between these two outlooks for the holidays? Outlook #1: Duty – conduct, tasks Obligation – debt, prearrangement, setup Responsibility – mental accountability, reliability Imperative – forced, required, mandatory Task – unpleasant, assignment, duty, chore Burden – load, weight, heavy Guilt – penalty, conduct, blame, regret, shame, fault This first outlook…
Stressed? Are you feeling stressed? Stress comes from unconsciously dwelling in thoughts about the future, the unknown. I call the mind the Dramatizer. The longer you stay in mind streams, the more the Dramatizer allows your outlook to magnify, warp, and lie to you. This causes fear and stress. A way to move past stress…
Stumped? Confused? Stumped? Confused? Are you heavy-laden today? Are there too many crazy, negative thoughts and feelings going on? Did you lay in bed too long after you woke up? Were you laying there for a few minutes swimming around in turbulent waters of mind drama? Most likely, you weren’t even aware because you were…
Grateful Grateful When I look back at all of my trials and tribulations, I am so thankful I experienced all of those troubling times. To come full circle and understand the true perspective about my “being” versus my “person” has been a tremendous gift. I never would have dreamed I’d be in the position to…
Pieces of the Puzzle Pieces of the Puzzle Something from the past is usually why we don’t get along with someone. “They did this.” “You said that.” We can be unconsciously listening to our mind’s exhaustive portrayal about a situation and become emotional and defensive. We always have the option to apologize, regardless of who’s…
Words, Words, Words Words, Words, Words The mind is full of words. It has stored up thousands of words. It can start up a conversation the minute we wake up in the morning. The dialogue can pertain to either the future or the past. The content feels so real. We don’t realize at the moment…
Why Would We Want It’s Opinion Why would we want “its” opinion? The “it” I’m referring to is the ball of energy that exists in our head that wants to comment on everything that’s going on. “It” wants to energize. “It” wants to chime in all the time. “It” wants to show its expertise. “It”…
Animals Animals Who is to say if animals think? Who’s to say if animals worry about what other animals think of them? So why do we worry about what others think of us? If humans have 50,000 random thoughts a day, why do we care what others think? It’s a waste of time, and it’s…