The Opposite of Gratitude We’ve all heard about the importance of gratitude and living with an attitude of gratitude. Living in gratitude makes even more sense when we consider the opposite of gratitude. It seems to me that the opposite of gratitude is numb, oblivious, entitled, or disgruntled. None of those sound like a good […]
Tolerating Rat Bites
October 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Tolerating Rat Bites We wouldn’t tolerate a rat nibbling on our toe. But we do tolerate those little negative voice that nibble away on our joy, happiness, peace of mind, and confidence. We need to realize the cost of that nibbling and “change the channel”. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if […]
Choosing between trash and beauty
September 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Choosing Between Trash and Beauty We can be standing in front of a beautiful nature scene and give our focus and attention to the piece of litter at our feet. We can be standing in front of the landfill and give our focus and attention to the wildflowers growing at our feet. We always get […]
Happiness is not conditional. Happiness is a choice.
September 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Happiness is Not Conditional. Happiness is a Choice. We often think that happiness is conditional and that if that one thing would change – then we could truly be happy. But that’s not the way we work or are wired. We will just change the target of happiness and continue to practice the habit of […]
Choose kind
September 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Choose Kind Regardless of the circumstance, we can always be kind. Kindness comes from love. And, we can love even when someone is screwing up, or trying to cause us problems, or is making poor choices. We can be kind and still stand up for ourselves, protect ourselves, or even administer consequences. It just depends […]
Marveling
August 30, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Marveling How often do we stop and marvel? When we stop and marvel, we are embracing the goodness of life. We are happy. We are inspired. We are in a good place. We taste the sweetness of life. We recognize our multitude of blessings. And there are so many things that we can marvel at […]
Identity Hit
August 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Identity Hit A recent client had taken an identity hit. About five years ago a few different things happened and he started to think less highly of himself, what he thought was possible diminished, his confidence and belief in himself decreased, and his joy and happiness took a beating. Of course, none of these changes […]
With or without resentment
August 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
With or Without Resentment Have you ever had a time and situation in your life where you were doing something but resented the fact that you had to do it? Perhaps you felt obligated or figured that nothing would happen if you didn’t make it happen. That resentment is extremely toxic, especially if this is […]
First choices and first impressions
August 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
First Choices and First Impressions Regardless of the first impression (or second or third or…) someone makes, we still get to choose how we look at that person. We can look through eyes of love, kindness, and compassion. Or, we can look through other eyes. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this […]
Believing our own thinking
July 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Believing our own thinking What would happen if we started to believe our own thinking less often? So much of our thinking is about limitation, reasons why not, self-doubt, and self-flagellation. Usually when we catch other people thinking that way, we know that it is garbage but then when it is our own thinking, we […]
