Posts tagged with “wisdom”
How Dealing with Our Emotions Can Help us Heal Chronic Pain
āThe part can never be well unless the whole is well.ā ~Plato
Our bodies are clever. They constantly send us messages that something isnāt right. Itās our job to tune in, listen, and act on these messages.
That headache, tight shoulders, and backache are all trying to tell us something. But sometimes the physical symptoms we experience are actually tied up in a deeper emotional pain that needs to be dealt with first.
How do I know this? It was a message I needed to learn, one that I now teach to others.
Six years ago my life fell apart…
When Mindfulness Hurts: Feeling Is the Key to Healing
“You start watching your breath and all your problems are solved. It is not like that at all. You are working with the heart of your experiences, learning to turn towards them, and that is difficult and can be uncomfortable.” ~Ed Halliwell
Can mindfulness be bad for you?
I had been expecting it: Once you become a regular at it, mindfulness permeates all aspects of your life.
I only sit in meditation for twenty minutes daily (and a full hour on Sundays), but I carry its effects with me the rest of the time, elevated levels of awareness and all.…
How to Feel Good Enough (When You Feel Anything But)
āThere are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Donāt allow yourself to become one of them.ā ~Ralph Marston
I recently had a personal conversation with someone who was describing some struggles they were experiencing. In passing, they mentioned āItās okay for you, youāve fought your battlesā and went on to talk about how Iām married, Iām working in a career I love, and Iām āsuccessful.ā
Listening to them, I could feel my heart breaking, partly for them: I know what itās like to compare my insides to someone elseās outsides and find myself severely wanting.
But I …
How to Stop Believing Negative Things About Yourself
āIf you accept a limiting belief, then it will become truth for you.ā ~Louise Hay
Have you ever felt like you werenāt living up to your potential? That chasing your ultimate dream is a waste of time because youāll never accomplish it? Youāre certainly not alone. I know the feeling, and quite frankly, itās awful.
Recently, I had occasion to visit a cemetery for military members and their families. I saw tombstones over 100 years old. Some of the people lived long lives, while many did not have the privilege of growing old.
As I walked, I couldnāt help but …
5 Ways I’ve Lived Life More Fully Since My Cancer Scare
āThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.ā ~Albert Einstein
A few months ago, I had my first mammogram. I have two first cousins who died of breast cancer very young, as well as an aunt that recently passed away from the disease, so I started my mammograms a bit earlier than most.
This mammogram was quite routine, except that a few days later they asked me to come back for another one, as well as an ultrasound. This second visit was …
10 Lessons My Motherās Death Taught Me About Healing and Happiness
āGrief, when it comes, is nothing like we expect it to be.ā ~Joan Didion
This spring marked ten years since I lost my mother. One ordinary Thursday, she didnāt show up to work, and my family spent a blur of days frantically hanging missing person fliers, driving all over New England, and hoping against reason for a happy outcome.
My mother was prone to frequent mood swings, but she also talked to my two older brothers and me multiple times a day, and going off the grid was completely out of character. How does someone just vanish? And why?…
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