When Your Growth Exceeds The Environment
When Your Growth Exceeds The Environment Learning Does Not Always Equate to Growth There is a difference between being taught, acquiring knowledge, and experiencing genuine growth. Although these experiences are closely connected, they are not necessarily the same. A person can spend years attending classes, listening to lectures, participating in discussions, and receiving instruction without […]
Who’s Approval Are You Living For?
Who’s Approval Are You Living For? There is a quiet pressure operating in modern life that many people do not recognize until it begins affecting their peace. It is the pressure to be approved. Approved by family, friends, partner, society, followers. Approved by people we have never met. Somewhere along the way, another person’s opinion […]
Why Some People Talk Down What They Secretly Value?
Why Some People Talk Down What They Secretly Value? Someone dismisses your idea. “It really isn’t anything special.” They question the price of your product or service. “I don’t think anybody would pay that.” They minimize your accomplishment. “Anybody could have done that.” They speak as though what you created, achieved or contributed carries very little […]
SHARE WITH DISCERNMENT
SHARE WITH DISCERNMENT Not every listening ear is ready for your story A person may be willing to listen and still not be the right person to receive everything you carry. We sometimes assume that a listening ear is an invitation to share the whole story. A friend appears attentive, so we offer an idea, […]
WHEN SEASON SHIFTS
When the Season Shifts Knowing when it may be time to move, and when it is time to mature. Not every departure is an escape, and not every discomfort is an instruction to leave. We often assume that leaving must mean something went wrong. We look for a villain, a dramatic ending or proof that […]
BE MNDFUL OF THE BARRIERS WE BUILD
BE MNDFUL OF THE BARRIERS WE BUILD When healthy boundaries quietly become emotional walls There is a difference between protecting your peace and closing your heart. Many people are becoming more reserved. They are stepping back from conversations, friendships and social spaces, and in some cases that distance is necessary. Time alone can help us […]
POWER OF SELF CONTROL
POWER OF SELF- CONTROL How Losing Control Can Make the Innocent Look Guilty Self-control is not the denial of emotion. It is the ability to experience emotion without allowing that emotion to take control of our actions. There are moments when anger is understandable. There are situations in which disappointment, resentment, frustration, and even grief […]
STOP PROVING YOURSEF, LET TRUTH [REVAIL
STOP PROVING YOURSELF, LET TRUTH PREVAIL One of the most subtle traps we can fall into is the need to prove that we are right. It often begins with something genuine. We discern someone’s motives. We recognize deception, manipulation, or injustice. Deep within us, we know something is wrong. Yet the outward evidence has not […]
Pt. 3: Breaking Thought cycles -The Awareness Phase
Diet Your Thoughts: Breaking Thought cycles -The Awareness Phase Pt. 3 Not every unhealthy cycle begins with something happening outside of you. Sometimes the cycle begins with a single thought that quietly enters your mind. Other times, an event, conversation, disappointment, memory, or even a passing comment awakens a thought that has been hidden beneath […]
Diet Your Thoughts: Understanding Emotional Triggers Pt. 2
Diet Your thoughts Pt. 2: Understanding Emotional Triggers There are moments when our reaction is bigger than the situation in front of us. Not because we are dramatic or because we are weak but because something deeper was touched. This is where emotional triggers come in. An emotional trigger is not just about what happened […]