Showing posts with label coping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coping. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Women's online spirit and soul of woman magazine features Mindful Beginnings® article

Plan to immerse yourself in the world of wonder, as you read articles in the latest issue of Sibyl Magazine.  In it, you'll find stories on health, healing, love and relationships.  Page 5 highlights an article  from Mindful Beginnings®, highlighting how to know if you're making the right decision on your journey through life.


http://pnder.com/SibPr/APRIL-MAYSibyl2014.pdf










Enjoy!

~Lisa

Friday, March 28, 2014

Amazing you, oh, yes you are!


Sometimes just hearing the words, "You are amazing" can lift you right outta your chair and up, up, up into the blue sky above.

Think about it.  Just like adding water to a wilting flower, our words have the power to perk another up.

That's all I have today, folks.

Have a lovely day.  Finish it with knowing how amazing I think YOU are.

Hugs,
Lisa

Sunday, February 9, 2014

"For sale" is the only sign we need


I once was with a group of women.  We were all sitting on the comfy couch of a friend, in her lovely home.  It really was a lovely home.  The sky painted blue through the window.  The wind blew enough that in the pauses between our words spoken, we could hear the tree's branches, as they danced to their own rhythm.   We were sipping tea, contemplating how one knows if she is journeying along the right path, and if there are signs to illuminate or validate the decisions she makes.

One woman shared her process of buying the home she currently lives in; the home we were all in, asking these questions from that same comfy couch. Feeling inundated, this friend wasn't sure if this home was the right one to purchase.

"Give me a sign," she kept saying, as she scrutinized whether to bum it an offer.  This woman wanted some kind of indication that she was on the right path.  She wanted to be jolted out of bed while sleeping, with the hand of God slapping in the face, while hearing the words, "Yes, this is your sign.  Go buy that house."  

No hand of God came.

No messages in her dreams.

Nothing.

This woman felt a surge of anxiety to the point where she wasn't moving forward with her decision to purchase this home.  Days past, and a wonderfully wise friend offered words she'd never forget.
This friend said, "You want a sign?  I'll give you a sign. The sign you are looking for is literally in front of you."  Her wise friend shared that the wooden, 'For Sale' sign pitched right in the front yard was the only "sign" needed.  The "For Sale" sign was the bridge for a new owner to make an offer, and await for its acceptance.

Huge sighs of relief came over my friend.  She was waiting for the lightning bolt, but finally realized that life doesn't always offer them.  She needn't look so hard, try so hard or be so hard in all aspects of her life.  The "For Sale" sign was enough for her to submit her offer, which then led to her ultimate home purchase.

What path do we take?  What job do we ponder?  To whom do we sit with next to sip herbal tea?

Sometimes the answers are right in front of us, and if we are looking too hard, we may simply miss them.

What "For Sale" sign have you been missing in your life?

I'd love to hear!

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Fear is my shadow

I thought I'd revisit an earlier blog post about fear being my shadow.  Sometimes she visits and she is all encompassing.  Have a read about how she took up a bit much of my mind space recently, and how I coped with her visit.

My article is on page 7 of Sybil Magazine:

http://pnder.com/SibPr/Sibyl%20Mag%20FEB-MAR%202014.pdf

Let's all tell our shadows to pack their bags when we embark upon something new in our lives.
Instead, let's fill our hearts with love (and more love) for ourselves.