Self Love: It is important to realize that one of the most difficult things in our day to day lives is silencing that inner critic that continues to find fault with our physical self. Self-love begins with finding ways to change your thoughts about yourself and your body. Moreover, every little step you take toward […]
Forgiving Others: There are times when friends, family or even strangers intentionally or unintentionally say something to you that is hurtful and spiteful. Often these things bury themselves in our psyche and hold onto them until we believe these things to be true about ourselves. It settles into our consciousness, festers and grows and then
Individuality: One of our most significant challenges in being human is learning to let go of how we compare ourselves to others. During this process of comparison, we always seem to look for the characteristics that we are lacking, weak on, or somehow non-conforming. We are always too fat, too thin, too soft, too aggressive,
Your Success List: Welcome to the third part of our self-esteem series. You will need a pen and some paper so that you can make your success list. This time we would like you to focus on your accomplishments so that we can make a success list. Begin each sentence with “I am successful because…” There
Personal Inventories: In order to boost our self-esteem, we must recognize our own good qualities. In order to do this, we start by making personal inventories of our positive characteristics. Then we add the individual accomplishments that we have achieved. When we combine this list with an understanding of how others perceive us, we will begin to
Finding Closure Occasionally, when we feel stuck, the only way to move forward is by finding closure with the past. When a significant change in your life happens, whether by design or by chance, it is important to be able to release all of the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of the past in a
Being Physically Grounded: One of the best methods to be physically grounded is to find an object that is well-rooted to the earth. Taking actions such as; hugging a tree walking barefoot in moist grass walking along the beach wetting your feet in a pond, pool, lake or ocean gardening Using Visualization Techniques: When you cannot use
