Spontaneity is great. Saying yes to living your life to it’s fullest is wonderful. But sometimes we need to step back and ask ourselves are we being controlled by our impulses? We can overreact, overspend, self-sabotage ourselves. Sometimes the next step isn’t as clear as we thought and we move forward without thinking. In those… Read More Learn To Ask For Guidance
It’s great to have faith in other people. Yes, great friends will be there to support you no matter what. But the most faith should be placed in yourself. You are powerful beyond words and are very capable of supporting and rescuing yourself. This may take the form of asking for help. But it never… Read More Learn To Rescue Yourself
Remember you can still be a force and be delicate at the same time. It’s all about living in harmony and balance with your inner self. Taking time to meditate will help you gain this type of balance.
If we have had our boundaries violated we can begin recovery by saying no to everything. That’s because we are scared of it happening again. But we are turning down some good stuff too. Instead learn to say you are unsure. Ask the person to let you think about it. Then when you do say… Read More Learn To Say Yes Too
It is important to know what you want and then ask for it. You may not get everything you want, you may have to even let go of some things. But always start with asking for what you want in the first place. You never know you might get something even better and, sometimes after… Read More Learn To Ask For What You Want
For most people self-care means nothing more than looking after your daily basic needs of eating, sleeping and washing, if they’re lucky, just ask any parent. For others, it can be an entire world involving using all of your senses on a daily basis to get creative, regulate and build positive habits into their lives.… Read More Why We, And Our Children, Should Get Creative.
We all have goals we want to achieve. We use actionable steps to do this. But we also need the quiet times too. A good time for this can be when one thing finishes and before the next thing starts. A daily meditation practice can be an action step we set in all our goals.… Read More Don’t Avoid The Quiet Times
Manipulators want you to give them something. Their weapons are usually negative ones, shame, guilt, fear. Sometimes we are able to disentangle ourselves quickly, set a limit and move on. At other times, it’s not so clear cut. Learn to recognize the signs you are being manipulated. Learn how not to react, stay clear, set… Read More Learn To Effectively Deal With Manipulation
Getting to know the difference between what we can change and what we can’t can be a hard lesson. We can waste a lot of energy trying to change things we can’t. Instead we could be using this energy to live our lives.
It’s okay to set limits with yourself and others. This doesn’t mean you’re judging them, it means you get to decide what behaviours are appropriate or not. We can say no and still be compassionate with others. We get to decide how we will take care of ourselves.
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