Nearly Mindful

Our thoughts absolutely do create our reality but usually, it’s through unconscious patterns, belief systems, and societal influence, rather than an empowered state of conscious creation.

To offer authentic compassion to others, we may first need to acknowledge our own vulnerability, and our experience of suffering.

Watching the screening of this film featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu and HH the Dalai Lama brought me great joy. It also reminds me of how human beings can go through much pain and still find the strength for #compassion and #forgiveness. See the film here and see for yourself! MISSION: JOY - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times | 2021 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca https://nrly.me/3xhwaev

Do Other People’s Failures Make Us More Self-Compassionate? Mebbe so, mebbe not....

It’s at a time like this that many high-potential women fall off the career track. As primary caregivers and nurturers, they are forced to choose between work and family.

Can you relate to any of these? 5 Things People Get Wrong About #Introverts

Learning to love yourself is a process; self-love is not something you can automatically do with just a snap of your fingers.

In most cases, it is only emotional forgiveness that creates long lasting change in one’s personal life and mental health.

Relationships can be much more enjoyable than what is the current experience for many. It’s simply that we haven’t been taught the very basic skills of emotional hygiene.

Do you have a belief that for love to be real or juicy or amazing you need to accept someone totally unconditionally?

Caring for those we love can be fulfilling and exhausting. At first it feels like something you can handle, but as time goes on it can be complicated. Join me for a 4-part course on mindful self-care for the #caregiver. All the details are here: https://nrly.me/3lXNuQ2

We all enjoy the idea of being better, and we like to tell people that we’re working on ourselves. But there’s a difference between that and achieving real, lasting improvement.