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Changing Moods and Emotions, Part 2
Emotions create the mood I live in. My moods are the gateway to the possibilities I am able to see for myself. If I live most of the time in a positive mood, the possibilities are numerous and my world expands. When I live my life in a negative mood, the possibilities...

Changing Moods and Emotions, Part 1
How can you and I better manage our emotions so we are consistently living in a space open to what's possible for us? I will give you a clue, it doesn't start from the external place, those things around us, but it begins at the internal place of our beliefs. Are you...

What Mask Do You Wear?
There is something about being authentic and real that makes life richer. Each day is more vibrant, relationships have greater meaning, and there is a freedom in pursuing what you want in life. Contrast this with having a closet full of masks you use to hide what you...
Managing Uncertainty
MANAGING UNCERTAINTY https://www.talentsmart.com/articles/11-Ways-Emotionally-Intelligent-People-Overcome-Uncertainty-1596789451-p-1.html UNCERTAINTY Rational Brain =============> Limbic System # Controlled thought clarity planning peace # Controlled thought...

Kindness toward yourself
Kindness toward yourself ***Mirror, Mirror Who Is the Kindest of Them All*** Do you find it difficult to be kind to yourself? What about toward other people? If someone makes a mistake are you quick to help them feel better about it? What language do you use with that...

Happiness is BE-DO-HAVE
Have you noticed how what you thought would make you happy at 20 is different at 30. What about at 40 or 50? Do you have a sense that sustained happiness is something other than the shiny car, the perfect relationship, having the kids in sports, the steller career,...

Quarantine with a Stranger
What I Learned Living One Month With a Stranger in Quarantine I am living in Medellin Colombia and as this country experienced the realities of people becoming sick and dying from Coronavirus, it instituted strict restrictions to enforce social distancing on the...

Life with Coronavirus Tips
Life with Coronavirus. Welcome to our new, and hopefully temporary, reality men. I have some helpful ideas and suggestions to help us navigate through this time. Let's take a look. Acknowledge/Feel First, allow yourself to acknowledge and feel whatever is coming up...

Coronavirus! How will you change with it?
It is apparent that many of our daily routines and activities are changing in this time of the Coronavirus. The question becomes, “How will you change with it?” Will you choose to use this time for personal growth, finding increased meaning and connection with family...

Anticipatory Grief- the feeling we get when we are uncertain about what the future holds
Examples would be when someone is given a diagnosis of cancer, or when your mind goes to what life might be like when your parents die. With Covid-19, with this virus we cannot see, the anticipatory grief is heightened by our imaginations of what is coming next. Our...