Within Thyself

04/09/2026

We were mostly taught to make decisions based on what is the easiest, most “profitable” route, or the opposite, choosing what takes you most “out of you comfort zone.”

However, decision requires more than a recipe, but a connection to reality paired with a foundation of self-knowledge. If you don’t have one of those pieces, you will often feel indecisive and confused.

With the foundation above, you can learn to make decisions by evaluating what you value (where you are heading), and the current context of your life (what you are willing to take on), rather than just focusing on the expectations of others or external results.

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04/06/2026

Would you rather make an honest mistake or have someone to blame?

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04/05/2026

Although faith can be expressed through and within religion, it does not belong to it.

You can pray,
you can connect to God, Spirit,
you can connect to Jesus of Nazareth, you can read the Bible or any Holy scripture,
without intermediaries; it is your birthright.

You can heal spiritual, religious trauma without allowing that to be taken away from you. Remember that to heal spiritual wounds, you do not have to let go of what strengthens you, you might just need to find a new relationship with it.

Happy Easter 🌟✝️🕊️

Deb Ribas, LAC
Reiki Master & Yoga Teacher

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04/05/2026

May this also be a gentle reminder that faith can be expressed through and within religion, however does not belong to it.

You can pray, you can connect to God, Spirit, you can connect to Jesus, you can read the Bible or any Holy scripture, without intermediaries, it is your birthright.

You can heal spiritual, religious trauma without allowing that to be taken away from you. To heal spiritual wounds you do not have to let go what strengths you.

Happy Easter 🌟✝️🕊️

04/02/2026

This isn’t about fixing the anxiety, listen to the end.

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04/01/2026

There is no right way to do therapy, I am just sharing a system that I had observed to be helpful as a client and therapist.

Hope this help.

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03/31/2026

The healing art of therapy.

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03/31/2026

03/31/2026

When you don’t realize how much you need something until you actually are in it. Therapy is often one of those things. 🤷🏽‍♀️

12/23/2025

You might not be attracting or manifesting the undesirable situations in your life, but you could be allowing and feeding them.

I often hear wonderful people wonder:
“Why am I attracting this into my life?”

And I wish they would shift the question to:
“How come am I allowing this into my life?” 🧐

Please consider this, that maybe JUST MAYBE, you are not “attracting” it bc that is what you deserve or bc you are a “bad” person. However, you might be allowing it bc you believe those things about yourself.

If you sit with this long enough, you might then realize that by making decisions that are aligned with your self-respect and sense of value, you have the energy to dedicate your time and resources to what is good for you and the life you want.

You aren’t broken or undeserving, you might be just acting like you are.

If you tend to look at your life through the lenses of you attracting what you deserve, take time to contemplate on this. I hope this opens a doorway for you to see different and new possibilities ahead of you.

And if you need help with that, I am here for you.

Happy Holidays, everybody!✨

👉🏽 if you want support cultivating self-esteem, self-trust and learning skills to have healthy boudaries, schedule a free consultation on my link in bio.

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Deb Ribas, LAC
Yoga Teacher & Reiki Master

12/19/2025

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Don’t use any of these reflections to judge yourself but to bring awareness, and movement forward.

12/15/2025

For as long as we buy into the the TRAP that we are here to be happy, happiness slips through our fingers, like the dangling carrot in front of the horse.

We push, push and push, and simply never “get there.”

👁️ We aren’t here to be happy. 💡

Rom coms, and feel good movies should come with that disclaimer, “take this is escape from reality at your own risk.” Because the problem is that, for as long as we hold to that fantasy, we will feel like we are broken & there is something wrong with our lives.

Many people amp up their suffering bc they believe they are supposed to be “ready,” perfect, and happy. But that isn’t the gist of life. Life is work, and growth, and these two requires befriending discomforts, and the natural pains of suffering.

When you realize that, you let go to the idea that life might be especially unfair or difficult to YOU. It isn’t!

Challenges are constantly happening all around, to everybody; the uniqueness lies on how you are able to respond to those.

“The spirit is revealed in adversity.” (Chico Xavier)

Suffering is the juicing of life. It reveals all that has been kept inside.

The hidden treasure in that is when you do accept this truth, you begin to access the gracefulness of Life.

When we do act even though we are afraid, when we do work towards what we value while navigating the pains of suffering, when we accept that to every direction of growth, I will meet resistance, challenges & obstacles; then courage awakens, happiness arrive, and peace returns to the heart.

Just for today,
Release the tension that tries to push away suffering.
Soften around it, let it be.

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