Harsh Judgmental Self-Perception An anorexic person can look at you or me and make an accurate assessment about our size. But when they look at themselves, they are no longer seeing with their eyes. They are seeing with their mental construct of themselves, their self-image. And, that mental construct says that they are huge. This […]
“We Need to Talk”
July 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
“We need to talk” When we feel the need to point out something to someone, we can have one of two orientations. We can come from love ~ wanting the best for that person, wanting to uplift, wanting to bless the other person’s life. Or we can come from not-love ~ irritation, annoyance, disappointment, frustration, […]
Boundaries
July 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Boundaries Personal boundaries that are not enforced are not boundaries. If there is not a consequence to the person who acted inappropriately, then they will most likely do it again. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose spoke to you, forward it to someone who would benefit from this message. […]
Procrastination always makes sense
July 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Procrastination always makes sense We can become very frustrated with ourselves when we procrastinate. However, when we uncover the lousy or limiting story that we are telling ourselves about that action or activity, we see that procrastination is always a perfectly appropriate response to that story. The cure then is simple. Tell ourselves a different […]
A deeper understanding of receiving
June 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A deeper understanding of receiving Yes, it is very important to develop our ability to receive and to let go of the head trash that prevents us from receiving. However, a lot of times the word “receive” has a passive quality to it and even a powerless quality of having to wait for someone else […]
Powerful choosing- we always have a choice
June 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Powerful choosing – we always have a choice Sometimes circumstances make it seem like we don’t have a choice, but we always do. In those times where the consequence of the one choice is too severe to even consider (which makes it seem like we have no choice), then we still have a choice about […]
Attention is interpersonal gold
June 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Attention is interpersonal gold Our undivided attention is such a gift that we can give people. When we do this, we make them feel seen, valued, and heard – all of which are very important things to people. Think of the times you were trying to communicate with someone who was multitasking. How rewarding, how […]
Wisdom from the deaf, dumb, and blind kid
June 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Wisdom from the deaf, dumb, and blind kid Helen Keller said that life is an exciting adventure or nothing at all. The second part of that “or nothing at all” has really grabbed my attention lately. If we aren’t enjoying our lives, if we aren’t being bold and courageous, if we are not looking forward […]
Intentions and support
May 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Intentions and support Intentions are great. But, if we don’t have the right systems and plans in place to support those intentions, there’s a darn good chance we will get knocked off track and sabotage our intentions. Here is an easy example – if I have the intention to eat healthy but don’t have good […]
And then the little wheels in our head spin – often making up garbage
May 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
And then the little wheels in our head spin – often making up garbage We have experiences in life and then often the little wheels in our head spin and we make up a story. This story then impacts our behaviors and our outcomes. We don’t do this consciously or intentionally. It just happens. For […]
