When we are specific with our compliments and encouragement we make a great impact. Generalized compliments and encouragement do not land as deeply within the other. Specificity matters. Remember a time when someone looked you directly in the eye and
It’s not cliche to say that we are all important and individual. We all have purpose. Everyone of us. What’s yours? How and where does your purpose intersect with others? When we show up in the fullness of who we are, our impact grows, ou
Burn out is real. Often times we think of burn out as doing too much. Burn out occurs more from what we are not doing. When we do not take time for rest, play, laughter, connecting with others, feeding our bodies minds and souls we burn out. #therap
Our minds naturally hold onto the negative. Let’s strive to create new pathways. Pathways in our brains that hold the positive, that keep our focus on what is good instead of the gravitation to what is missing or wrong. When you experience some
There is a reason we, as humans, build cities and towns. We need one another. We are made for connection, for community, for intimacy and presence. Life without another is lonely and isolated. We don’t thrive alone. We thrive amidst one another
As humans our minds are magnets for the negative. This shows up in the way we relate to ourselves. It is harder to name and own our beauty, our strengths, our goodness and our dreams than it is to acknowledge our weaknesses, failures, disappointments
In what categories in your life do you need more action vs information gathering? Gathering information can become the easy road when we are called to action. What if you had enough data to make that first step toward action/experience? Taking a step
Professional/work conflict is oriented around problem solving and delegation. Relational conflict is more nuanced. In a relationship it is more beneficial to understand the “why” behind the conflict. Where is the other person coming from?
Multitasking has become a cultural norm. Even though research is showing the inefficiency of it. Most of us spend our days multitasking, if not in action in thought. By singletasking, the opportunity to do something well is opened. What would it loo
When you are running around and striving, is your heart filled with love or stress? When you rest and show up just as you are, is your heart filled with love or stress? Let’s close out 2019 with rest and the invitation to ourselves and those ar
Rest with feeling guilty isn’t restful. You are worth taking a break, you are worth recharging. What would it look like if your worth wasn’t tied to what you accomplish? What would rest feel like if it didn’t have guilty feelings at
When we attempt to numb out or not feel an emotion, generally painful or uncomfortable feelings, we lose the good with the bad. We need the full range of our emotions to experience all of life, to feel the joys and the sorrows. It’s also okay
Often times we think we need to have boundaries around just people or things we struggle with. But we also need boundaries around the good as well. As humans we have the propensity to turn good things into ultimate things and when we do that we no lo
We, as human beings, are designed for community. It’s also why we build cities and towns. We thrive when we are in community. When we are known. We were never made for isolation. When we isolate, the worst parts of ourselves grow. We need conne
Love. We were made for it. To give and receive love. Love is effectual, it always produces change. Love shows up, listens, encourages, corrects, fights for you, love is gentle and kind. It is strong and tender. When we love others we stand with them,
Growing is hard. Growing is painful. Growing is uncomfortable. Growing is worth it. You are worth the growth process. When we take responsibility for our growth we can step into the pain of leaving our comfort zones to grow in maturity and wisdom. Gr
Today is a day to hold gratitude for those that paved the way for our freedom, for our present. Thank you for the sacrifice. #veteransday #wehonoryou #gratitude #therapythoughts #counseling #remember
What do you think would happen if you added in encouragement to checking your phone? For the next 3 days I invite you to send an encouraging text to someone every.time you check your social media. What do you think you will notice? How you will feel?
We often go throughout our days with little awareness to all the transitions we make both mentally and physically. We are pulled by one demand to the next, one need to the next, one task to the next. Without creating space to honor the transition we