Suppressed emotions

In a recent post, I discussed the mindbody theory and how suppressed emotions such as rage or guilt can affect a person physically and cause pain and other socially acceptable maladies. I also spoke about how just reading the book was helping with some pain I’ve been dealing with for, in some cases, years. WhileContinue reading “Suppressed emotions”

The problem with memories

I remember it all very clearly: watching the Challenger explosion during school. I can see all the kids gathered together on the library steps at my elementary school to watch the teacher going into space. The excitement of watching the Space Shuttle launching; how quickly the television was turned off when it all went soContinue reading “The problem with memories”

Shame is like a virus

So, feelings. I’m talking about the ones we don’t like – anger, guilt, sadness, fear – those all (as near as I can tell) come pre-installed. They are natural. There is nothing wrong with you if you feel the “negative” feelings. Anger – this comes up when your boundaries are violated Guilt – you haveContinue reading “Shame is like a virus”

When the desire to please runs up against the inability to do so

So, our internet was down most of the week, and since I do most of the work on this on my laptop, I haven’t done much on this at all. Anyway, the time away from posting really gave me an opportunity to think about where I went so very, very, VERY wrong in many areasContinue reading “When the desire to please runs up against the inability to do so”

Creating a Miracle

From the Inspire Nation Show (inspirenationshow.com) and Mitch Horowitz – the 10 Day Miracle Challenge. I’m on day 2 of the challenge and feeling good about the possibilities! https://inspirenationshow.com/inspire-1000-mitch-horowitz-10-day-miracle-challenge/