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Recent posts from Thriving Now.
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Loving and Accepting Ourselves… Right Where We Are
(And why is Cathy in her bra???) One of the basic tenants of EFT/Tapping is “Loving and Accepting Ourselves… Right Where We Are”. We tap on this for a reason: As long as we’re fighting, blaming, or shaming ourselves… or believing other people’s stories about what’s wrong with us… it’s hard to have a happy…
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Soothing Insecurity
Do you find your heart hurting and your mood sinking when you notice others laughing, looking secure, being in love? Do you see someone celebrating abundance, and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you feel resentful that they have it… and you don’t… ? I used to think there was something wrong with me…
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Choosing Joy Without Forcing Positivity
Joy can make action feel more fluid. We do some things better when delight, play, curiosity, or love participates. Yet “choose joy” can become another harsh command: smile, be grateful, stop having difficult feelings, and make the room comfortable. That is not the choice we mean. Joy is an available direction, not a requirement to…
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Romance Without Obligation: Love Languages, Apology, and Boundaries
People give and receive love in different ways. One person feels cherished through words; another through practical help, time, touch, or a thoughtful gift. Trouble begins when we assume the form that feels obvious to us must feel equally meaningful to someone else. Learning each other’s language can create warmth. It should not create a…
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Awkward is Okay!
by Cathy Vartuli I hated feeling awkward growing up. I thought something was wrong with me. I kept hoping that if I tried hard enough, learned enough, healed enough, I wouldn’t feel that uncertain, uncomfortable feeling ever again. Does this sound familiar to you? EFT / Tapping can certainly help us feel more calm and…
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A Feeling Is Not an Identity
Listening to the body is essential. Yet a sensation does not automatically mean what the mind says it means. Pain may be followed by “I am broken.” Depletion becomes “I am weak.” Anger becomes “I am a mean person.” A temporary state gets promoted into an identity. The feeling is real. The interpretation deserves investigation.…
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When ‘Supposed To’ Makes the Task Harder
A task may be easy when chosen and nearly impossible when it becomes something we are “supposed to” do. Reading for pleasure flows; assigned reading creates a block. A certification matters, yet every step feels heavy. An intention begins with hope and turns into another authority inside the mind. Resistance may be protecting choice, not…
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Mindful Relationships: Attention That Energizes Connection
Busy has become a default answer to “How are you?” We plan the next task while finishing this one, scan a screen during conversation, and enter a room carrying three unfinished exchanges in our head. A relationship can receive many hours of proximity and very little undivided presence. Mindfulness brings attention back to the interaction…
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Self-Love: Connecting With Your Own Heart
We need other people. Self-love is not a philosophy of becoming so independent that relationship no longer matters. Human nervous systems are built for connection, touch, recognition, and mutual support. The trouble begins when another person’s availability becomes the only doorway to warmth. If they leave, become busy, withdraw, or cannot respond in the way…
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Raising Happy Healthy Kids (Free Recording)
Empowering Our Children for Happiness, Abundance and Success with Special Guest Christy Whitman Listen to this lively and informative free teleseminar with the creator of the Enlightened Kid Program, Christy Whitman, and childhood trauma relief specialists Cathy Vartuli and Rick Wilkes. You will learn… …The kinds of beliefs that are crucial for a child to have…