Accessing a beginner’s mind, or “Shoshin” as it’s known in Zen Buddhism, is all about embracing an attitude of openness and lack of preconceptions, just like a beginner would. This can be challenging when you have a lot of experience. Your hard-won wisdom and experience can often block you from seeing things from a different…
Happy Monday here is this week’s prompt: Does my schedule reflect what I value and want in my life? If not, how can I begin to make changes to ensure I spend time on my priorities? We often get overwhelmed with daily life and simply run from task to task. Then we look back and…
Do you find it hard to speak up for yourself? Do you commit to doing things you don’t really want to do? You could be a people pleaser. Let’s dig into what a people pleaser is and how you can take action today to stop sacrificing yourself for others. What is People Pleasing People pleasing…
Happy Monday! Here is this week’s prompt: What do I need to celebrate today? This week we are going to create some good vibes and gratitude in our life! This journal prompt you can use at bedtime to do a quick review and appreciate what happened today. Or if journaling at night is difficult, just…
This week I am sharing a series of journal prompts that will help you appreciate how far you have grown. We often don’t appreciate how we have grown over time. Instead, we focus on recent growth. But the real magic lies not in what happens over a week or a month but longer stretches. However,…
Do you find yourself resisting what is good for you – no matter what you try? Do you find yourself saying – “this makes no sense”? And you have put in the time to try every trick there is to overcoming resistance? You may be experiencing a spiritual block to resistance. Below I will cover…
What or who am I trying to control that is not mine to do? Most people don’t like it when others butt in with unwanted advice. Or when someone wants to come in and take over a project that they have been working on. Getting unwanted advice or someone taking over creates animosity, resentment and…
It’s time for a workout but you are full of dread about doing it. Or the idea of trying to sit down to journal is making you want to go do that workout instead. Resistance can mess with our best laid intentions and goals. And when it does it can then bring on things like…
Happy Monday, here is this week’s prompt: What do I need to say ‘no’ to this week? Recently there has been a lot going on in the world. Heck, not just recently but for quite a few years now. But these past few weeks have been intense. So, this week our prompt is going to…
“Well, I was not expecting to feel that way.” I said that this holiday season more than I would have liked! Unexpected emotions can throw you for a loop. And can even trigger old emotional wounds. Just when you thought you were fully healed from it, the unexpected emotion triggers you all over again. But…