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 | Apr 27, 2023 | Food for Thought, Habits & Practices
I INVITE YOU TO CONTEMPLATE YOUR PRIORITIES. What is important to you? What do you consider to be your priorities? your goals? your desires? What is it you feel strongly about doing, practicing, including, valuing – in your life? Without judging or criticizing...
by Carla | Mar 30, 2023 | Habits & Practices, Shifting Perspective
A POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP TO CONSIDER: The more we trust that things are always working out in our best interest, even when we have no idea how, or we can’t even imagine what might happen next based on what we are experiencing in the present moment, and...
by Carla | Mar 30, 2023 | Decision-making, Habits & Practices
YOUR REAL NATURE AS THE SOUL IS CALMNESS. By calmness, you allow the soul’s faculty of intuition to guide you to right decisions. ~Paramahansa Yogananda I suppose, then, the question arises: but how does one access this calmness? A few things that can help: ~...
by Carla | Mar 16, 2023 | Habits & Practices, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
Someone recently commented to me that they found me to be very self-aware and kind to myself. It’s interesting to hear how someone else views us, isn’t it? It sparked me to contemplate a little. I suppose I endeavour to… ~ CUT MYSELF SOME SLACK AND GO EASY ON MYSELF....
by Carla | Mar 9, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Habits & Practices
THE LESS I WORRY ABOUT THINGS THE BETTER I FEEL, PHYSICALLY. At least that’s what I’m discovering. I know it’s not a revolutionary idea – scientific studies have shown that stress and worry have an impact on our physical body, even in ways we would never think they...