by Carla | Sep 19, 2023 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Inspiration, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
SOMETIMES WHAT A PERSON NEEDS MOST IS JUST TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS IN THEIR CORNER – someone who thinks they’re doing a good job, that they’re ok as they are – that someone believes in them. Positive feedback and a sense of support is very...
by Carla | Aug 3, 2023 | Food for Thought, Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Interactions & Communication
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON’T ARTICULATE WHAT THEY WANT, NEED, OR FEEL – not necessarily because they don’t want to share it with us or want to shut us out – but because they don’t actually know what it is that they want, need, or feel yet. ~ They might still be...
by Carla | May 19, 2023 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Habits & Practices, Interactions & Communication
MAKING CHANGES TO HOW WE RESPOND OR REACT in situations is often not as easy in practice or in the moment as it is in theory or as it is when we contemplate our reactions before or after the situation happens. I just want to acknowledge this, and remind each of us to...
by Carla | May 4, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Interactions & Communication
The rough parts of life make you appreciate the people you have in your life to go through them with. ~Paraphrased from an early episode of How I Met Your Mother. I loved that sentiment, so I noted it down. If it resonates for you and sparks you to reflect on those...
by Carla | Apr 13, 2023 | Finding a Solution, Getting Through Difficult Experiences
I LEARNED THE HARD WAY, AND REALLY – THE HARD WAY IS THE ONLY WAY WE LEARN. Rob Lowe says this in one of his memoirs. I listened to both of them recently as audiobooks, and I think this was from Stories I Only Tell My Friends. To be fair, I’m paraphrasing a little...
by Carla | Apr 12, 2023 | Finding a Solution, Getting Through Difficult Experiences
SOMETIMES WE DON’T FIND VALUE IN SUPPORTIVE REMINDERS, positive affirmations, or thoughtful quotes. Honestly, sometimes a suggestion to look at our situation differently, to reframe things – feels actually quite unhelpful and annoying. Sometimes we just need...
