Is Laughter Really All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
My Personal Note to You: Well, we’ve managed to slip right into October, haven’t we? How are your tools for resetting, refreshing, and re-connecting going? Have you experimented with them? Click here and here to access the first 2 tools on my blog post if you missed them or need a refresher. ? This next tip I’m going to share with you in this series of tips/tools for your Fall Reset is one that you may not even consider a “tool,” but it really is and it works. Laughter & Humor! I’m sure you’ve experienced…
Have You Pushed the Reset Button?
My Personal Note to You: Happy Fall to those of you in the Northern Hemisphere. Love this season here in the Pacific Northwest. The leaves of trees and shrubs put on a beautiful display of color and vibrancy, the air gets crisp and clear and as we humans watch Mother Nature’s transition, we can take this time to get focused on what it is we want to create for the rest of the year. In the last Mind Matters e-news, I started a series of Tips to Reset, Refresh and Re-Connect based on the tools…
The First Tool You Must Have & Do To Reset, Refresh, & Re-connect!
Tool #1-The Focused Calm Breath I have talked about and shared this very vital tool numerous times in my eNews. It is the first tool all my clients learn to use consciously, yet it still warrants the first place to begin this journey of resetting, refreshing, and re-connecting. The American Institute of Stress deems focused calm breathing as a Super stress buster. It is well known and documented how it triggers the Relaxation Response, which is a term coined by Herbert Benson, a professor, cardiologist, author, and founder of Harvard’s Mind/Body Medical Institute. When the…
Tips to Reset, Refresh and Re-Connect Right Now
My Personal note to you: September is the “unofficial” beginning of Fall and it’s also similar to the start of a new year, have you noticed, (name)? It’s the end of the summer festivities, the beginning of school years, and all new schedules. This year all these new beginnings have an extra element of concern with them as well, due to the pandemic that still dominates our lives in big and small ways. Yet, we can still press the reset, refresh and re-connect button to support us through this time. Over the next few emails,…
This Four Letter Word Is Powerful
Here’s a story for you about that 4 letter word: Ook and Mook, two cavemen, were out for a walk one day when a saber-toothed cat crossed their path. While Ook immediately turned tail and ran to safety, Mook thought the cat was cute and tried to scratch it under the chin. Needless to say, Ook wound up passing his common sense to his children, while Mook wound up passing through the cat. What does that mean for us? It means that fear is as closely tied to the survival of our species as eating.…
Taming Fear, the Little Word with a Big Voice
Fear talks to people. And when they listen, this is what can happen: Sheila loved to dance but she wouldn’t go out on the dance floor with her fiancé because she thought she’d look clumsy and ridiculous. Arnie knew he deserved a raise, but he was so nervous about approaching his boss, he never asked for one. Delia’s fear of bears was so great that she wouldn’t go on a camping trip with her friends. And their campsite wasn’t even in bear territory. Fear is that nattering voice inside our heads that says, you can’t,…