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Is It Time to Reset Your Life? How to Pay Attention to Holiday & Year End Signals

 

When it's time to reset your life, rather than needing a Major Life Reset that’s hard to do, learn to mindfully make adjustments daily through gentle course corrections.

“It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.”~ Eartha Kitt

Why does this year lead many to wonder if it’s time to reset your life? The flurry of activity during the holiday season is kind of like a snowstorm — it blows in with gale force, disrupting our regular flow and leaves us feeling a little worse for wear. Plus the changing season — darker days of winter here in the western hemisphere — contribute to the holiday/winter blues.

Have you noticed that when a snowstorm hits, you often have to fiddle with the radio dial to get the station to come in more clearly? (Yes, some of us still have radios with dials!) The storm disrupts the regular flow of radio signals. Life is like that too. We stay in touch with our truest self by looking for signals that mean it’s time to adjust “our dials”. 

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Healing Generational Wounds: How to Safely Reveal Hidden Layers of Trauma

Generational trauma refers to unresolved issues or wounds that are passed down from one generation to the nextGenerational wounds spring from various relationships: parent-child, sibling rivalry, and extended family dynamics. But it goes beyond that. Generational trauma may also emerge from social and economic factors, religious or spiritual beliefs, and cultural and ethnic identity. Whatever the trigger, be assured that there are effective ways of healing somatically

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Embodying Intentions: The Ultimate Journey Aligning Mind, Body, and Spirit

Embodying Intentions is the Ultimate Journey Aligning, Mind, Body and SpiritBecause of the demands of today’s fast-paced world, people who seek personal growth find that setting intentions is a powerful practice for transformation. However, there’s a crucial distinction between setting intentions and embodying intentions.

Let’s explore the story of two sisters, Sarah and Emily, to illustrate the difference between setting intentions and embodying intentions.

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Recovery: How to Use This Power Skill for Peak Emotional Fitness

The Universal Recovery Principles, which apply to physical, emotional and psychological recovery, help us play the long game without being overwhelmed.When people think of the steps to recovery, they often associate it with drug or alcohol abuse or trauma. As a result, the word “recovery” has an element of judgment or negativity attached to it… “Oh, you’re in recovery, well we won’t talk about that!” Added to that, the common attitude toward being successful in business and the sports world is that we must “Hustle and push through it, Rest is for wimps!” Thankfully, despite this negativity, people are finally recognizing how vital recovery is to our ability to perform at our very best.

In the following example, you’ll see why recovery is so essential…

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9 Brilliant Ways to Keep Momentum Alive – The Ultimate Plan for Life!

Instead of goal lists, supportive life routines keep momentum alive because they don’t add negative self-judgment, mindless reactions or self-loathing.Your future is built upon the choices you make today. However, we may forget that ‘where we are right now’ can be one of our strongest stability points. Remembering to stop, breathe, and regroup or simply slowing down and acknowledging that you’re okay can keep your momentum alive. 

Part of my personal POWER routine is to use my Best Year Yet Tool. I find a quiet space and ask a series of searching questions to observe and celebrate everything accomplished during the present year. And from this, I create a plan and momentum for the upcoming year. 

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