How often do you just pause and take some time to reflect? When I was younger I spent very little time pausing and reflecting. I could not sit still and when I did sit still my anxious mind would kick into high gear and I would busy myself to avoid the anxiety that would arise…
Do you ever get overwhelmed by the pressures you put on yourself? Often the pressures I put on myself far outweigh the pressures others put on me. How often are you your own worst critic? It is interesting, how if you pause and look at the pressures you face, while you may initially think they…
Being human means that you literally have an abundance of feelings and emotions. I think sometimes children are made to feel like certain feelings are not okay. As they age they learn to suppress those feelings and ultimately it results in depression, anxiety, addictions or illness. When we begin to understand that all feelings are…
Have you ever been in the drive through and had the person ahead of you buy your order for you? How did it make you feel? I still remember the one time I had someone do that for me and it was over 13 years ago. I was on my way to the university after…
Do you struggle with receiving? As a very empathic person, I often have boundary issues with over giving and struggling with being willing to receive. It actually used to make me uncomfortable when someone would give me a gift, I would feel as though I needed to give or do something for them in return…
Have you ever tried visualization? It is something that I have toyed with for many years. The first time I was ever introduced to the power of visualization was when I was a child. I was in synchronized swimming and our coaches would have us listen to the music for our routines and visualize each…
What do you expect to show up in your life each and every day? Are you intentional about looking ahead with positivity? Learning to train your mind to look ahead for the abundance that is all around you is really a mindfulness practice connected to gratitude. We each choose to look at the world through…
How often do ideas pop into your head? I know for myself that I have ideas and waves of inspiration that come at the oddest times. My brain is constantly on the go and I definitely have an abundance of ideas. The tricky part becomes which ideas do you choose to act on? When looking…
How often do you really sit and think critically about what you see or hear? Critical thinking skills are an essential skill that needs to be fostered and nurtured. In my opinion, it really should be one of the main focuses of school (but sadly it is not). To learn to analyze different information and…
One thing we often overlook is how many opportunities we have to collaborate with others yet so often we choose to take on the world on our own. When really we could all benefit from taking some time to explore opportunities to collaborate. I think sometimes the hesitancy to collaborate with others comes from the…