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Recent posts from Thriving Now.
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Allowing More Without Gripping for Control
Wanting more can produce two opposite movements at once. One part asks for money, support, freedom, or a joyful opportunity. Another part tightens because receiving has been dangerous, excitement has preceded pain, or change always seems to bring a new set of problems. Trying harder does not resolve this conflict. The work is to make…
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I’ve Done Everything I Can
When we’ve exhausted all our resources, done everything humanly and sometimes inhumanly possible, there are times when we don’t know what else to do but turn it over to a higher power. This was written to help a woman who’s young daughter was dying, but it can apply to anyone who has struggled with the pain or suffering…
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Caregiving: Setting Boundaries, Finding Balance and Connecting with Love
When we take care of someone else, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, exhausted, depleted, and sometimes resentful. Learning to set loving boundaries, find balance and care for yourself as well, can allow you to connect with love and choice.
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I Must Take Care of Them… ALL of Them!
A woman emailed us asking for suggestions. Her pattern of caring for stray animals was feeling overwhelming. It’s wonderful to care for other beings. It can help us feel loved and loving. But when we feel the need to do it compulsively and secretly, there is often something else at work. If you find yourself…
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Dressing for Yourself: Trusting Your Body and Your Taste
Clothing can become a referendum on whether we are acceptable. We may dress for a parent, partner, workplace, imagined critic, or younger version of ourselves and lose contact with the body wearing the clothes. Trusting your taste is not trivial. It is practice in sensing preference, tolerating visibility, and letting your presentation communicate something true.…
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Hope In a Box
When we feel stuck, we sometimes take the only action that feels possible… purchasing new products that promise to help us reach our goal, whatever it is. Internet Marketers often hawk the Latest and Greatest, Guaranteed to teach YOU how to make $10k in just 3 weeks. If you need money fast, you buy. (But…
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You Can’t Handle My “No”!
A lot of us hold back from saying “No” because we don’t want to hurt the other person, or because we don’t want to face their reaction to our boundary. Learn to feel safe saying No and reclaim your inner power!
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#35 – Taking The Sting Out Of Criticism
We all react to criticism. But we can use tapping (EFT) to take the sting out so we can gain clarity and feel more resourceful. Let go of the hurt and tune into your own inner wisdom rather than reacting and feeling defensive.
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I’m Losing My Hair!
Q&A: Dear Cathy, I’ve been losing my hair for a few years now. Will EFT help me? If so, how? I’ve been working on other issues with EFT with a great deal of success. -Art Hi Art, Tapping with EFT can help with how you feel about your hair loss, and some people find that…
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Japan Relief – When Others Are Suffering
Whenever I see news of the earthquake in Japan and the nuclear plant emergency that is going on, my stomach tightens and I feel like crying. I tapped on this and said all I can do is send prayers to the area and the people. I cannot imagine what they are going through but each…