50% of everything you do… isn’t as good as the other half. The first time I heard this, it was like a punch in the gut. Oh no, it’s true. Half of everything I do isn’t any good. Arrgh! And then I had to smile because…
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...“Worried” and “angry” are emotional postures. So are peevish, cynical, critical, lonely, unmotivated, ignored, friendless, untrusting, not-good-enough, unappreciated, and unloved. Let’s also include overwhelmed, frustrated, impatient, and stressed. If a person demonstrates such a state of being on a consistent basis, it is an emotional posture. It has become how the person stands and relates to the world. EFT and our group coaching program can help you establish new, self-empowered emotional postures.
...Are you needing an uplift? A simple uplift is the type of thing that is available, I believe, to anyone anywhere. Simple says that it doesn’t have to be Big. It doesn’t have to be complicated. All the conditions don’t have to be perfect. And it can still be savored and give us a pleasurable boost.
...When you’re distressed, can you shift to neutral with confidence and ease? I didn’t realize for a long time that this is a SKILL… a skill that can be cultivated and become one of the most beautiful gifts we can give to ourselves and those around us. People talk about wanting to be Happy. They …
A typical affirmation is stated in the present tense as if what you want is already yours. For example, “I am wonderful!” Say that to yourself. “I am wonderful!” Notice what your head says right after the affirmation. What your head says AFTER the affirmation is, indeed, the REAL affirmation.
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- Doomdreaming...When The Primitive Brain DaydreamsI’m not advising this activity but I think it’s an apt term. image444×960 54.4 KB 4 posts - 3 participants Read full topic
- Fear of making the "wrong " decisionDecision making has never been easy for me, especially for the last few ears when dealing with depression has been my everyday struggle. For the last few months I have been faced with a new challenge, which will impact my life in a big way, I started my research and asked myself many questions, Why […]
- Learning Together“We are returning to what has made education tick for countless generations: learning together, in community, in real time, with everyone contributing. Community provides what content alone lacks: coaching, feedback, encouragement, and peer-to-peer learning that only comes from seeing and being seen.” – fortelabs.co What I believe is that it is the most natural state […]
- I Miss The Old Daysimage1440×1180 264 KB 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic
- Womb Healing for Trauma ReleaseHere’s the link to @Jem’s recent interview on The Radical Mother Village Podcast. Christa says, “In this episode, I’m talking with Jem Minor all about womb healing and how it can be used to heal trauma, reconnect you to yourself and so much more. If anyone has had the pleasure of talking with Jem, you […]
- Finding a way forward with resilienceSee the book Resilience. When that word and its intention came into my practice, I started to change. Rather than trusting myself that I could “succeed” I started to feel a resilience in me… a growing capacity to be with what was showing up – even if unwanted, even if really hard. The Real Skills […]
- What Monkeys Can Teach Humans about Resilience after DisasterWhat Monkeys Can Teach Humans about Resilience after Disaster Following Hurricane Maria, a Puerto Rican colony of rhesus macaques broadened their social networks. Could humans do the same post-COVID? By Lydia Denworth on April 8, 2021 Macaques grooming on Cayo Santiago. Credit: Lauren Brent In September 2017, when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, the storm […]
- Aphantasia: The People Without a Mind's EyeAphantasia describes the inability to create visual mental imagery. Coming from a background in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic - Programming) I guess I always assumed everyone could make visual mental imagery. Some were just better at it then others. So, if you can’t make visual images how do you know when you’ve found what you’re looking for? […]
- Healed Peopleimage586×564 102 KB 4 posts - 4 participants Read full topic
- Stalled? How to boost your confidence and take action!Real Skills Workshop - Community Event Stalled? How to boost your confidence and take action! Real Skills Workshop: Be Calm and Confident Hosts: Rick Wilkes (@Rick) and Cathy Vartuli (@Cathy) Recorded Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Replay is below Get your Real Skills Workshop 1-Year Pass Here Or… Donate $1+ to support this community initiative – […]
- Embrace your constraintsSee the book Mmmm, a reframe. Constraints are Activating! On the back of the circle session where we dove into pain and the limits it can bring, this felt like a refreshening. I do have constraints. Financial. Time and energy. Focus-ability. Especially with weird sleep with a 6-month-old, I’m needing for sure to activate more […]
- Allowing and Sitting in the Uncertainty“Don’t ask the question if you don’t know the answer.” In a recent coaching session with @Rick, I talked about the difficulty I am having with not having a plan or an answer to what to do about my most intimate personal relationship. I cited one of my identities as a lawyer as part of […]
- When misunderstandings are not toleratedI’ve been struggling with gaining clarity on the idea of being misunderstood for a really long time, and just recently it has been screaming at me at my pre-frontal cortex… I was having a chat with my band mate just yesterday and it led to the discussion on the topic about my upcoming internship. To […]
- Thankful!So as much as I love this community, I’m not very good at navigating the App. So I’m doing the best I can . And know that I’m engaging even if I don’t respond 9 posts - 3 participants Read full topic
- Why "deeply and completely accept myself?"In EFT Tapping the standard ending to the setup phrase is: “…I deeply and completely accept myself.” Why do we say that, even when it isn’t completely true? Carol Look stated the reason succinctly recently. She said we do this to: Stop fighting ourselves internally. That’s it. When we consider body image issues and self-dislike […]
- Absolutely Nothing3 posts - 3 participants Read full topic
- Talk to yourself as ifimage766×960 77.4 KB I’ve sat with this image and its essences for a few days… noticing how at various times as my energy ebbs and flows that there’s a “need” for these different flavors of self-talk. This morning the Your Best Friend stands out. You rock! I’m so proud of you. What are you needing […]
- To all those who can't sit still in classimage640×800 102 KB Gillian is a seven-year-old girl who cannot sit in school. She continually gets up, gets distracted, flies with thoughts, and doesn’t follow lessons. Her teachers worry about her, punish her, scold her, reward the few times that she is attentive, but nothing. Gillian does not know how to sit and cannot be […]
- Confident? How?!? I don't even like my body!Real Skills Workshop - Community Event Confident? How?!? I don’t even like my body!! Real Skills Workshop: Be Calm and Confident Hosts: Rick Wilkes (@Rick) and Cathy Vartuli (@Cathy) Recorded Sunday, April 25, 2021 (90 mins) Where: Replay is below Get your Real Skills Workshop 1-Year Pass Here Or… Donate $1+ to support this community […]
- HUGS, Hugs, Hugshug bernie3024×4032 2.57 MB hugs maurie3024×4032 2.8 MB I saw these blankets advertised on Steals and Deals on Good Morning America a couple years ago and had to get two. They are the softest, cuddliest blankets I’ve ever owned. They can be purchased at blankiegram and also on Amazon. There are other sayings on their […]