by Carla | May 11, 2023 | Food for Thought, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem, Shifting Perspective
WHAT IF THERE ISN’T SUCH A THING AS SELF-IMPROVEMENT? Instead of seeing ourselves as needing improvement – what if it’s actually more about each of us increasingly flourishing as we shed what we’ve already learned: the doubts and fears that have been...
by Carla | Apr 20, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Interactions & Communication, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
A PERSON’S WORDS, ACTIONS, AND REACTIONS ARE ABOUT THEM, NOT YOU. Whether verbal, written, body language, facial expression – even if what is said or their visible reaction occurs or shifts after something you said or did – it’s not actually ‘about’ you....
by Carla | Apr 3, 2023 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
SOMETIMES WE DON’T HAVE IT IN US TO BE AS SUPPORTIVE as we would like to be, or as present and responsive as we know we could be, or as we have been at other times. Sometimes we’ve just run out of steam, or out of ideas to float or suggestions to offer in an effort to...
by Carla | Mar 23, 2023 | Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
LIFE, IN PART, IS A PROCESS OF GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE with ourselves, such that we share a little more honestly about who we really are, how we truly feel, being vulnerable more often, revealing our authentic self. It’s about trusting that there are folks who will...
by Carla | Mar 16, 2023 | Self-Worth & Self-Esteem, Shifting Perspective
MANY OF US HAVE HEARD what is sometimes called the golden rule: Treat others as you would have others treat you. But what if we were to consider the phrase with this slight adjustment: TREAT YOURSELF AS YOU WOULD TREAT OTHERS. So often we’re harder on ourselves than...
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....
