Sometimes you are just in an overwhelming swirl - don't know where to start, what to do, and if you did you couldn't summon the wherewithal to do it anyway. I've been there. It blows. We are really backed in a corner in our society - told all the things we have to do for our holistic wellbeing and at the same time we value busyness and prioritizing others! These times will come and go, but you CAN learn powerful tools to be less reactive, shut down, overwhelmed, and defeated

Take a moment and think about when in your life did you develop strength? wisdom? compassion? Probably during a challenge. Maybe you are in a funk right now: overwhelmed, exhausted, confused, resigned, heavy. Maybe you are in a creative block. You feel in a void or trapped in feelings of rage, sadness, fear, hate. The cause may be unclear. This darkness your experiencing may feel socially unacceptable. It feels pretty lousy, I know. You are probably ready to kick it to the c

What does it mean to dig into my darkness and just sit with it? What am I really afraid of? What do I hate about life, myself? I am scared of AAIT (counseling methodology I use) not working - personally and professionally. I am scared of not making it in my personal business and going back to pizza delivery or a desk job. I am afraid of shame, disappointment, ridicule, others' lack of belief in what I am doing, their knowing that this business wasn't going to take off all al

I look at this earthworm, and it truly feels like my spirit animal today. The bottom of the food chain. No glory. A simple existence. Maybe that doesn't sound so great, but today I am thankful for this message - the sweet rainbow light the earth worm embraces. When you are at rock bottom you have nothing to lose and everything to learn. You learn and grow so much for the hardest times. I may not have much to show for my business yet, but I have learned so much, and in these

Disclaimer: if you are struggling with suicidal/homicidal feelings please do not try this exercise without a professional and please consider contacting a professional now for these feelings. If you are experiencing these feelings right now, that is an emergency - please call 911 or suicide hotline: 1 800 273 8255. Whenever you resist a feeling you are only making it stronger. Resistance is persistence. But... I don't want to feel.. I should feel... I definitely shouldn't fee

Maybe I am naive but I truly believe every person is trying, often very hard, and with their whole heart, to be a better person. We all strive to be wiser, more stable and easygoing, more loving and loved. After all - our inner wellbeing colors everything right? How we treat our loved ones? perform at work? How present and happy we are in each little moment? I was pretty desperate for this - I talked to every wise person I knew, I scoured the internet, and was lead to self he