“You can’t punish yourself into change. You can’t whip yourself into shape. But you can love yourself into well being.” ~Susan Skye
Feelings are a natural part of the landscape of human experience. Joy, sadness, concern, anger, excitement, jealousy, fear, misery. These emotions are intimately woven into the stories of our lives.
Yet we avoid certain feelings like the plague, and understandably so.
Intense and painful feelings can be ... Read entire article
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
~Thornton Wilder
Note: This post is part of the 10 Life-Changing Facts series. Feel free to check out the other posts on fear, habits, and attachment.
Let’s tell the truth. If you feel held back in any area of your life and have the sense that there ... Read entire article
“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” ~African Proverb
Congratulations! You’ve done it! You’re sick and tired of suffering. You’ve realized that the struggles in your life are your responsibility. You don’t want to keep repeating the same patterns over and over. You are ripe for transformation. Good for you!
Change must be in the air, as your comments and ... Read entire article
“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
~Abraham Lincoln
Do you want to be free of those bothersome habits that plague you? Then try arcing over. It’s an idea I just learned about, and I love the image. Taking off, soaring, and leaving the trouble behind as you expand into freedom that is unconditioned, limitless.
“No feeling is final.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke
Are you feeling stuck, out of sorts, disconnected? Are you plagued by addiction or gripped by compulsions or fear? If so, it’s a guarantee that you are resisting a part of your experience.
How do I know? Our natural state is this: clear, whole, loving, peaceful, and happy. It is the source of all our ... Read entire article
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” ~Albert Einstein
A few weeks ago, I published a post called 10 Life-Changing Facts About Fear. I was walking on the beach yesterday with my lovely friend Evan who suggested I write a 10 Life Changing Facts series. “Brilliant!” I thought (thanks, Evan), and what better topic to write about than getting unstuck.
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.”
~Maya Angelou
I was in a yoga class the other day, and I wasn’t happy. I simply didn’t agree with how the instructor was leading the class. My body seized up, my mind felt dense and pressured, and the dark cloud of needing to be right descended.
Then I woke up. The clouds parted, ... Read entire article
“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” ~Henry Miller
Have you noticed how embedded our habits can be? Even with the best of intentions to act or feel differently, before we know it, we are barreling down a familiar track doing the same old, same old.
You want to change, but over and over you find yourself taking on ... Read entire article
No, I’m not channeling Shakespeare, but I imagine I’m not alone in wondering what to do with difficult thoughts and feelings that recur in our lives over and over. Maybe you are limiting yourself by a story about the past, yet you keep repeating it in your mind. Or, even though you long to express love and compassion in the world, you find yourself judging others. Perhaps ... Read entire article
Note: This is the second in a series of posts to inspire and support awakened living. The first post asked, “Is Your Deepest Longing a Part-Time Hobby?”
“The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.” ~Eckhart Tolle
Habits can be pesky little things, as you might have noticed. Before we realize it, we are embroiled ... Read entire article
Hi, I’m Gail Brenner, Ph.D., psychologist and blogger. Here you will find inspiration to help you reclaim your natural life. Discover that inner peace is absolutely possible, happiness and fulfillment your birthright. Come on in. Be inspired. Awaken to A Flourishing Life!
