Fear and Rebalancing

Those of us on the path to more Self Mastery experience fear less frequently and in less intensity. For some topics we notice a strong visceral response and oh my we find ourselves quite frightened.  Below is a story of one woman whose husband gets a scary health report. She seeks support and soothing. Please read more

Self-Support During Couple Dispute

When one member of a couple experiences deep hurt, that person can want out of a relationship. Commonly, we humans react in blaming the other for causing the hurt feeling. (The other guy is at fault.) What if the other member of the couple does not accept the blame nor attack in response.

Opportunity for Growth

We all have experienced an upsetting reaction as we live through some unwanted situation. Then, our feelings of fear, guilt and shame may rise up and grab our attention. We begin to appreciate these incidents as opportunities for our growth. Please let this quote from Michael Singer’s book, The Untethered Soul, inspire you on this […]

Getting Past Pop-Up Fear

We can find ourselves afraid of what happens to someone else. Let’s reframe those thoughts as we notice them.

Healing a Jealous Habit

Most of us experience jealous feelings for at least a few moments in the course of our lives. Some of us feel jelousy frequently. Shifting such a habit to an emotion that feels better not only is its own reward (to feel better) but may also facilitate our getting “what we want” more readily. Please […]

Turning to Self-Love

We each have some quality that we know does not show our best selves to the world. This post focuses on one woman who chided herself because she sometimes spoke for too long, was too loquacious. She sought help to soothe herself when that “flaw” showed up.

Skip Fighting Back

We wield more power to maintain our composure as we accept ourselves now, both old and new ways of thinking. As we become conscious how one of our own reactions does not create what we want, we shift it as we can bit by bit.

The Dog Story

We have so much power to influence our lives in the attitude we take. This example involves dogs—please read on.