Anxiety Tip: Be Present
Being present is one of the best tools you can learn to calm anxiety no matter which primary emotion led to it. Being present takes you away from the past (experiences, emotions, thoughts, etc.) And …
Comparison and Perfection Trap
Your “definition of a good mom…” (referring to the blog “Definition of Motherhood”) … will help you to NOT compare yourself to other mom’s. And when you get all mixed up in your head, you’ll …
Learn from Your Past
Looking at the negative: Often our thoughts and feelings come from our PAST experiences. Something happens, an experience or something that was said, that triggers thoughts and feelings from our PAST! When these thoughts and …
BECOMING!!!
The brain responds to EVIDENCE Let’s go back to how your brain works again… just for a minute. Your brain responds to “evidence,” – facts, tangibles, things you can see, feel, taste and touch. If …
Why is Change so HARD?
Your Brain: Your amazing brain was designed to find solutions to problems. The fastest, easiest route to those solutions. Often times, this is great news…hurray! But sometimes it means we cut corners and don’t do …
Stages of Change
There are four stages to changing a habit… Three of them are uncomfortable Three of them take great effort One feels amazing, and still takes effort but is so much easier… Here they are… Unconsciously …
Habits and Resistance
We are creatures of HABIT! Habit’s make it easy to go through life each day without taking too much brain power. And it preserves our energy! So we can accomplish more and respond to situations …
#Happiness on Purpose [part4]
Here are the last few ideas in this series of blogs… I hope you’ve tried some of these and are feeling happier… Physical Touch My sister-in-law told me about this study she saw somewhere… Everyone …
#Happiness on Purpose [part3]
Continuing from the last two weeks of ideas on how to create happiness on purpose… Serve with LOVE Serving others is a wonderful way to bring more happiness into your life. But there’s a trick… …
#Happiness on Purpose [part2]
Here are more simple and easy ideas for creating #happinessonpurpose… Create Something When I create something, I get a dopamine hit. I do love to create parties, events, and do crafts… But I get that …