Managing Anxiety When You’re a People-Pleaser and Perfectionist
For years, I was a people-pleaser, perfectionist, and never felt good enough. I focused on making others happy, avoiding failure and criticism, and constantly tried to prove my worth. I was also riddled with anxiety. Perhaps you can relate. In this article, we’ll explore the connection between anxiety, people-pleasing, and perfectionism. And I’ll offer some […]
How to Support Your Partner or Children with Anxiety: 5 Things to Try
If you’ve never struggled with anxiety, anxiety attacks, panic, or excessive worry, then it may be challenging for you to know how to support people in your life when they do. Being someone that has had GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) for most of my life, it can be challenging to feel understood. Even having an […]
Anxiety, the thief of mental peace
And what about the feelings that this state suggests to you? Have you found yourself thinking and projecting something that is just about to happen but doesn’t depend on you to change the course of its direction? Have you realized that you can lose focus on the present because your mind is projecting a future […]
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: How to Start and End Your Day With Purpose
The Morning Miracle Much has also been saying about the significance of our morning routine. How we start the day will set the tone for the rest. It has been given special significance in many esoteric texts, especially in Ayurveda and Zen Buddhism schools. If we get our mornings right, it will set us up […]
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 […]
Boundaries and the Sincere Soul Blueprint
The term boundaries is overused and is too limited for the intricate way I wish to convey the separateness, yet relatedness of the true self for purposes of healing self love and self worth. So, today I’m coining a new phrase to help define the self. My new term is the Sincere Soul Blueprint. blue•print […]
Our Shrinking Boundaries
So let’s talk about how our boundaries shrink by relationship today. Let me set the scene; we decide we need to unwind and head to the local bar. We are having a cold beer and listening to a band. A very drunk man at the bar steps over to our table to talk to you. […]
Boundaries – what are they and why do we need them?
So I had a different topic slated for June, but with a series of unfortunate events, I decided we all needed to dive more into boundaries. Do any of the following statements resonate with you? I feel a little aggrieved at times with others, especially when they’re taking advantage. I do so much for others […]