How Meditation Can Help Creativity
How do you encourage creativity? The unfortunate irony is that the more you try to ‘force’ your creativity, the less likely it is to come. The less likely you are to have that aha moment. The reason for this is that when we try and force anything, we become stressed – physiologically aroused. We produce […]
Benefits of Meditation for the Wellness of Ourselves
Meditation, an exercise recommended for everyone, but especially those with hectic, stressful lifestyles, is defined as an engagement in contemplation, especially of a spiritual or devotional nature. Meditation has been shown to relieve stress and promote overall good health, by simply reflecting upon our day, and finding happiness within ourselves. This and other mind exercises […]
Meditation For Minds That Never Slow
I ask my oldest son all the time (when he is quiet, & he is quiet a lot of the time) “What are you thinking honey?” and he always says, “nothing”. Which prompts me to say “Like nothing? You aren’t having any thoughts?” With the normal response being “No, not really.” So, this blog isn’t […]
Growth Mindset: Discussion Questions
A growth mindset perspective can be used when interacting with peers, family or friends, even colleagues. Everyone may have times when they get in the way of their own success and become their own worst enemy. When they can change their mindset, they can unlock a whole new world that stops the block that keeps […]
Journaling to Increase a Growth Mindset
Journaling to Increase a Growth Mindset If you have been keeping up with my blog, I can feel you rolling your eye from here. “Another journalling post! Does this woman do nothing but write in her journal? Yes, pretty much.” I can almost hear a collective suspire and the words being spoken “who has time […]
Flipping the switch, From a Fixed to a Growth Focused Mindset
Going from a fixed to a growth mindset can take some work. This is because habits and psychological tendencies can be extremely entrenched in our psyche. So we have to adopt best practices to observe what is truly possible. One of the best ways to gain a growth mindset is to observe how the other […]
What is a Growth Mindset?
Getting out of a fixed mindset can be difficult. Over time, people learn certain habits or patterns of beliefs that are tied into specific experiences that are often painful. These experiences compound until the person becomes convinced that life is just the way it is and you have to make the most of it. In […]
The subtle act of not giving a f…
Why do we care so much about other people’s opinions, even those of total strangers? Why do we do things or not do some things because of how we expect others to react? No matter the “why,” the truth is, at some point, we base our actions and decisions on how we anticipate other people […]
I’m slippin’ I’m fallin’ I can’t get up
Today was one of my coveted trips outside the house, my tattoo appointment, and picking up groceries. While sitting in the shop I noticed the music was just DMX, all DMX. Do not get me wrong DMX made some hits that spoke to me during my turbulent teens. So I asked my artist and he […]
Turning the big Three-Eight
March is my birthday month (yes, I’m a Pisces through and through) . . . and this year I’m turning 38, I am strapped into the roller coast seat, off we go, closer and closer to forty. Here I come. When I was younger, 40 was incomprehensible. Surely I would have winked out of existence […]