I pride myself on problem solving. Solutions. Getting to the bottom of things. So when I can't, it can create frustration. Yoga, meditation, and energy healing have opened me to trust the mysteries we cannot explain.
Embracing the Mystery
"God, I'm doing that thing again!" I exclaimed to my coach on a recent call. "Why do I do that thing?! And why can't it just go away? I don't get it. I see it, I know it, but yet, here it is again." We were talking about a pattern that I could see, that I know well, and that I couldn't quite leave. This strangely familiar and annoying pattern of thought and behavior had me wanting to crawl out of my own skin. "Maybe you don't need to know the why," my coach said to me.
Joy Tip Wednesday: The World of Possibilities
I have an interesting relationship with possibilities. For a long time I always focused my attention on problems. I'm trained as a conflict resolution practitioner and even before my training, my mind was a problem solving pro. It's one of my most tried and true skills. And while it can be useful, valuable, and has served me well many times, it also gets me into knots.
Joy Tip Wednesday: Find Your Love
Earlier this week I wrote about my love affair with Joy. How every cell in my body is dedicated to Her. To this North Star of sorts guiding my way back Home when I've lost myself in the thick of life. She guided me when I was young and as an adult I came to loose my connection with her. Recent years have been focused on reconnecting with Joy once again. When I finally reconnected, my life felt alive like never before.
Finding My One True Love
My Gift of Joy to You!
Joy Tip Wednesday: Do What You Feel
Feel a Little
Playing Small
Confession time. I've been playing small lately. Falling into this pattern that I do to hold myself from breakthroughs, growth, and new horizons in my life. I go there because it feels safe. Like a monastery in a forrest and my meditation practice. Playing safe feels like a cocoon I could stay in forever. Or at least that's the story my mind tells me.
Joy Tip Wednesday: The Sticky Middle
In this addition of Joy Tip Wednesday I'm exploring how I show up for myself in the stickiest of times...the middle. I've been reading the brilliant work Rising Strong from Brene Brown this past week and she helped me realize something. I hate middles. I want them to end. And my mind wants life to get on already and get over "the middle" of everything.