by Carla | May 11, 2023 | Comparison to Others, Shifting Perspective
THE GOOD THINGS WE SEE COMING INTO OTHERS’ LIVES (or what we perceive to be ‘good’ from our unique viewpoint) are going to be necessarily different from what must come our way to benefit us on our own journey. Inviting each of us to keep watching and staying open and...
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 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 9, 2023 | Food for Thought, Habits & Practices, Shifting Perspective
WHAT IF WE TREATED LIFE MORE LIKE AN EXPERIMENT THAN A PERFORMANCE? How would that change our approach to our day-to-day experiences? A performance or presentation often comes with it a sense of appearing polished, well-practiced, being an expert, and perhaps a desire...
by Carla | Mar 9, 2023 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Interactions & Communication, Shifting Perspective
I READ THIS LOVELY ARTICLE ABOUT ANGER in the magazine Lion’s Roar, Nov 2022 issue – these were the pieces stuck out for me that I felt called to share: ‘Anger is something most of us try to avoid. Yet … we can observe the source of our anger – and the source of...
by Carla | Mar 9, 2023 | Comparison to Others, Inspiration, Shifting Perspective
WHEN WE FIND SOMETHING WE ENVY ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON – perhaps we’re comparing ourselves to them and saying to ourselves how much we wish we could be more like them, maybe even feeling down on ourselves for not being ‘as good at [x]’ as we find them to be in some...
