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10/12/2025

Self-compassion is key to living a happy and fulfilling life. Here are six practical ways to cultivate self-compassion:

1️⃣ Speak kindly to yourself: Use a gentle tone, especially when things go wrong. Practice patience, love, and understanding toward yourself.

2️⃣ Ask yourself what you need: Acknowledge that your needs count.

3️⃣ Validate your pain: Recognize and accept your emotional experience.

4️⃣ Write a self-compassionate letter: Put pen to paper and offer yourself words of comfort and encouragement, just as you would to someone you love.

5️⃣ Remember you aren’t alone: We all face challenges, and this imperfection is what makes us human.

6️⃣ Treat yourself like a friend: Be supportive and helpful toward yourself.

Which of these practices resonates with you today? 💖 Share your thoughts below!

10/11/2025

This is a bonus, not a given.

10/11/2025

Some people can get stuck spiraling for hours, while others manage to break the loop in just a few minutes. The difference isn’t about willpower - it’s about how the brain deals with uncertainty. When your nervous system doesn’t feel safe, “not knowing” gets treated like a threat. This makes survival brain circuits come online, and they begin searching for control, making you overthink, rehearse every possible outcome, or check things over and over again.

Over time, your brain learns that looping feels protective - even though it’s not. You even hear people say "this is just who I am and what I need to do." In reality, this is just what their brain currently does out of survival. And we don't want these survival circuits triggered this often, as it can lead to long term health issues and reduce quality of life.

The good news is that you can retrain it.

The first step is being aware when you are doing this. Once you have awareness, you can try new things.

When you catch yourself spiraling, pause and name what your brain is trying to do: “My mind is trying to keep me safe by solving a problem that doesn’t exist yet.” Then ground yourself by naming five things you see, four you can touch, three you hear, two you smell, one you taste. It brings you out of thought and into sensation.

Overthinking often means you’ve left your body. Ask yourself: “What is my body doing right now?” Then intentionally relax your jaw, shoulders, and stomach. Try slow exhales that are twice as long as your inhales. The longer exhale tells your nervous system that you’re not in danger.

You can then gently expose yourself to uncertainty - like resisting the urge to check something that is worrying you or by leaving something unfinished and noticing how you feel about it. With repetition, you teach your brain that it’s safe not to have all the answers.

If you tend to double-check everything, leave one small thing unchecked on purpose. For example, send a text without rereading it, or walk out the door without checking something you'd normally double check (if you know it’s safe). These micro-exposures train your brain to tolerate uncertainty and realize nothing bad happens.

10/10/2025

Your Body Remembers What Your Childhood Nervous System Felt

Researchers revealed a fascinating connection between our childhood experiences and our adult bodies. A new study shows that the patterns and signals formed by the nervous system in early life leave lasting imprints that continue to influence the way our bodies function decades later. These neural “memories” are not just in the brain—they are embedded in muscles, organs, and even immune responses, silently carrying the story of our earliest experiences.

The implications are profound. Childhood stress, trauma, or even nurturing environments can shape how we respond to stress, regulate emotions, and maintain physical health as adults. For instance, early exposure to chronic stress may affect heart rate, digestion, and immune resilience long after the triggering events have passed. Conversely, positive childhood experiences can strengthen neural pathways that support emotional stability, learning, and overall wellbeing.

This research challenges the long-held assumption that our adult bodies are entirely separate from our early experiences. Instead, it highlights a deeply interconnected system where mind and body continuously communicate, reminding us that healing and personal growth may involve more than just addressing the present, it may require understanding and nurturing the echoes of our past.

By recognising that our bodies carry the story of our childhood nervous system, we gain new tools for health, self-awareness, and emotional resilience. Every ache, tension, or reaction may hold a clue about the life we lived and the ways we can shape a healthier future.

10/08/2025

“This is me,” whispered Pooh to the mirror. “Not the thinnest. Not the strongest. Not the bravest, and certainly not perfect.”
He tilted his head and thought for a moment. “But I am kind, and I am loyal. I have a heart that holds stories and friends, and jars of honey, and more love than I sometimes remember to see. And perhaps that is enough.”
Pooh tapped the glass gently with his paw, as if to reassure the reflection. “Because being enough isn’t about being the biggest or the best. It’s about being true. True to your friends, true to your heart, and true to the small, simple things that make the days brighter.”
And with that, Pooh gave himself a little smile—the sort of smile that comes when you realize that even if you are not perfect, you are still wonderfully you.

09/11/2025

Most people don’t realize this: your emotions are not the problem—it’s the way you handle them that determines your peace or suffering. When you avoid, suppress, or react impulsively, emotions take control of you. But when you learn to process them mindfully, they become your teachers.

Here’s a simple but life-changing practice:

1️⃣ Pause – Stop running. Take a moment to simply acknowledge, “I am feeling something right now.” Awareness is the first step to healing.

2️⃣ Name It – Identify the emotion. Is it anger? Sadness? Fear? Joy? Naming your feeling takes away half its power. It shifts you from being overwhelmed to being observant.

3️⃣ Feel It – Don’t judge or suppress it. Sit with the emotion. Let it exist without resistance. Remember, what you resist, persists. What you accept, transforms.

4️⃣ Ask Why – Gently explore: “What triggered this? Why does it matter to me?” This step turns pain into insight and helps you understand yourself better.

5️⃣ Release – Breathe deeply. Write it down. Speak it out. Cry if you must. Releasing is not weakness—it’s cleansing. It’s giving your soul permission to breathe again.

6️⃣ Shift – Once released, redirect your energy toward something constructive or calming—walk in nature, meditate, paint, read, or help someone. This step turns wounds into wisdom.

✨ Remember: Emotions are not enemies. They are signals. They are waves passing through you. You are the sky, vast and unshaken. Don’t drown in the storm—learn to let the storm pass.

💭 Master your emotions, and you master your peace.

08/16/2025

08/12/2025

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08/10/2025

There’s a subtle but powerful difference between feeling something and becoming it.
We often forget that emotions are like passing weather — intense at times, beautiful or stormy, but never permanent.

When you feel anger, sadness, anxiety, or even joy — pause.
💡 Witness it. Notice where it lives in your body. Is it a tightness in your chest? A lump in your throat? A rush of heat in your face?
💡 Allow it. Don’t shove it down or pretend it doesn’t exist. Resistance only makes it louder.
💡 Release it. Take a breath. Let it move through you like a wave, rather than letting it drown you.

The moment you become the emotion, you hand over the steering wheel of your mind.

Anger starts making your choices.

Fear starts writing your story.

Sadness starts shaping your reality.

But when you remain the observer, you remember something powerful — you are not your thoughts, and you are not your emotions. You are the space in which they arise and dissolve.

Feel fully. Witness deeply. Release gracefully.
That’s how you transform pain into wisdom, chaos into clarity, and emotions into teachers instead of masters.

✨ You are the sky. Emotions are just the clouds passing through.

07/15/2025

Emotions are powerful.
They rise like waves — sometimes calm, sometimes crashing, sometimes completely overwhelming.
But here’s the truth:
Emotions are temporary. Decisions often are not.

In moments of anger, we say things we don’t mean.
In moments of heartbreak, we give up on things that still had life left in them.
In moments of fear, we shrink from opportunities that could’ve changed everything.

And sadly, many of us make permanent choices in those fleeting moments —
Quitting a job.
Ending a relationship.
Burning bridges.
Hurting people.
Hurting ourselves.

🛑 Don’t let a passing emotion shape the rest of your life.

💡 When emotions are high, logic is low.
And what feels unbearable today may feel manageable tomorrow — with time, space, and perspective.

So when you’re overwhelmed:

Pause.

Breathe.

Wait.

Don’t press send.
Don’t slam the door.
Don’t tattoo your pain onto your life story.

📌 Sleep on it.
Talk it out.
Journal. Meditate. Walk.
Give your heart the space to calm — and your mind the room to think.

You owe it to your future self not to burn down your life in a moment of emotional fire.

Make choices from clarity — not chaos.
From wisdom — not wounds.

Because your feelings are valid, yes…
But they are not always the truth.
And they are definitely not permanent.

04/24/2025

Since tomorrow is a META/FB blackbout, I’ll post this now. It’s official. Signed at 8:20AM. It was even on TV. Mine really turned blue. Don't forget that tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule (aka... new name, META) where they can use your photos. Don't forget the deadline is today!!!
Hold your finger anywhere in this message and “copy” will appear. Click “copy”. Then go to your page, create a new post and place your finger anywhere in the empty field. “Paste” will appear and click Paste.
This will bypass the system….
He who does nothing consents
According to the show 60 Minutes:
Just in case you missed it: a lawyer advised us to post this. The violation of privacy can be punished by law NOTE: Facebook Meta is now a public entity. Every member must post a note like this. If you do not publish a statement at least once, it will be technically understood that you are allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in your profile status updates.
I HEREBY DECLARE THAT I DO NOT GIVE MY PERMISSION FOR FACEBOOK OR META TO USE ANY OF MY PERSONAL DATA.