Creative Therapeutic Connections, LLC

07/31/2025

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07/30/2025

The power of play!

07/30/2025

"This is my wish for you:
Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882.

Shiro Kasamatsu - Bamboo in Summer, 1954.

07/28/2025

💛 credit: Full Spirit Quotes

07/28/2025

07/27/2025

Look at this image closely. A powerful horse—strong, capable, and free—stands still, tied to a flimsy plastic chair. The chair couldn’t stop it if it tried. Yet the horse believes it’s stuck. So it doesn’t even try to move.

This is how many of us live.

We are held back not by real limitations, but by mental chains we’ve accepted over time:

Fear of failure

Doubts planted by others

Past mistakes

Low self-worth

The belief that we’re “not ready” or “not good enough”

The truth is: most limitations exist only in our minds. We grow up internalizing fear and rejection, and soon we forget how powerful we truly are.

💡 The mind is your most powerful tool—or your greatest enemy.

It can either build bridges or build walls. The horse could run free. So could you.

🌿 In Buddhist thought, liberation comes not from gaining power but from letting go of the illusions that bind us. The Buddha taught:

> “The mind is everything. What you think, you become.”

So today, ask yourself:

What beliefs are keeping you tied down?

Who told you you’re not capable?

Why do you believe that chair is stronger than your spirit?

🌈 Unlearn the limits. Untie the rope. Walk forward.
Freedom is just one brave step beyond your self-doubt.

07/25/2025

Your thoughts are the architects of your inner peace;
Choose them wisely,
For they build the life you live.

Every idea you entertain,
Every belief you hold,
Silently lays the foundation
Of your emotional landscape.

When your mind is filled with
Compassion,
Hope,
And gratitude,
You construct a life grounded
In contentment and resilience.

But when you dwell in
Fear,
Resentment,
Or negativity,
You unknowingly build barriers to joy.

Thoughts may seem
Small and fleeting,
But they are powerful forces,
Shaping how we perceive the world,
How we treat ourselves and others,
And ultimately,
How peacefully we move through life.

You cannot always control
What happens around you,
But you can choose
The thoughts you plant within you,
And with them,
Create a life
Of quiet strength
And lasting peace.

~ 'Architects Of Peace' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Maruga Koops

07/24/2025

Overthinking can be painful, especially when you're motivated to excel but struggling to fulfill essential responsibilities. Fortunately, there are tools to help you relieve these pain points.

07/24/2025

This.