Heart of the Matter

02/19/2024

06/14/2023

Our body posture impacts our emotional and psychological state. The "superhero pose" has been shown in psychological studies to change the brain's chemistry resulting in increased confidence and decreased anxiety by altering the body's hormone production. It increases testosterone, which is responsible for elevating self-esteem and boosting your confidence. And it lowers cortisol, the body's stress hormone, thereby reducing anxiety.

12/09/2022

Relax, nothing is under control.
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10/17/2022

Most of us think of “compassion” as something that’s soft and feel good. But that approach doesn’t work in tough moments or in tough conversations. Writer Elizabeth Svoboda …

09/12/2022

Manipulation can be subtle. Becoming aware of manipulation techniques can help you protect your peace✌️

We can’t control how other people treat us, but we can decide how to respond to disrespect. 💙

(Manipulators don’t like it when your authenticity is louder than their lies, but stay authentic and true.-unknown)

09/12/2022

09/09/2022

Not everyone is going to like us, and that is a hard lesson most of us have to learn. But much easier if it is taught when we are young.

Often we sacrifice who we are at the expense of pleasing others. This toxic cycle we get into can etch away at our integrity over time and we lose sight of who we really are.

09/09/2022

The people we spend the most time will massively effect our behaviors, our mood, and our relationship with ourselves and others.

Now is the time to be brave, notice what happens to your life when you’re with people who are disrespectful, condescending, negative, and dishonest.

Become keenly aware of how this plays a role in your energy, and your enthusiasm for life to live each day being your truest, best self.

Stand up, make a plan, and kindly remove them from your circle of influence.

If complete removal is not possible limit the time greatly, and put an invisible shield around you when you’re with them.

Don’t engage, try to change, or be involved. Do the obligatory time and make it short.

But for the most part we can let people go and wish them well, we’re just too afraid of what might happen.

Will they dislike me? Will I be alone?
The unknown is scary, but the pain of the reality of the now is worse.

Enough is enough. You deserve better.
This is your year for being brave and going after the happy successful life you deeply desire.❤️

(You learn a lot by being silent and just observing.-unknown)

09/08/2022

A perfect person needs no one - he or she is already complete. They need no one - not for help, not for happiness, not for meaning, not for anything. But 'perfect' is not how human beings are designed. We are designed to be imperfect; and In our imperfections we develop connections that bring meaning, wonder, love, growth, and more to our lives. It may not be pretty but it is amazing.

06/29/2022

Poderemos nós, enquanto adultos, criar novos neurónios? A neurocientista Sandrine Thuret confirma-o através de pesquisas e conselhos práticos, explicando como podemos ajudar o cérebro no processo da neurogénese — melhorando a nossa disposição, aumentando a capacidade da memória e impedind...

06/13/2022

Great article about teaching children emotional processing and aiding in their development of emotional intelligence.

We need to teach children about the importance of connection, heart and compassionate listening and put these things at the center of all our relationships, says author, educator and consultant Lae…

05/13/2022

"When you realize it's not personal, there is no longer a compulsion to react as if it were." -Eckhart Tolle

03/17/2022

Cute...and true. And, research has shown that a positive mind state is better at problem solving, planning, learning, etc.