Okay, I must admit, last week got kinda depressing… Maybe that’s why I’ve been avoiding writing this post, still in the doom and gloom of the last one… Start of recap: Pervasive Self-Care Myth: You deserve the *$80 lotion*, *$600 dress*, *$1,200 coffee maker*…whatever your gazingus pins are. I’m going to use lotion here for this example… Continuation of Pervasive Self-Care Myth: “Yes, you could use the $10 drugstore lotion. But isn’t it so much better (And don’t you feel so better?) when you use the pricey $80 bottle that smells like gardens and money?” Because: THINGS are just that…
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(but this time it’s not about lotion) I get anxious about a lot of things. You would never know it to look at me. And honestly, you will likely never hear me say it when it happens. But I do get it. And I do have thoughts. And these thoughts definitely tie into this (though it’s not about the lotion.) It’s about how we all still think – this + that = this result – no matter the circumstances, timing, or the MYRIAD OF MILLIONS of other factors that influence a result. I am currently in a health program –…
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Last week I talked about the myth below and how it’s bogus. Pervasive Self-Care Myth: You deserve the *$80 lotion*, *$600 dress*, *$1,200 coffee maker*…whatever your gazingus pins are. I’m going to use lotion here for this example… Continuation of Pervasive Self-Care Myth: “Yes, you could use the $10 drugstore lotion. But isn’t it so much better (And don’t you feel so better?) when you use the pricey $80 bottle that smells like gardens and money?” Because: THINGS are just that (things!) and the MAGIC is us. AND… THINGS matter. “Wait, didn’t you just say that THINGS are just THINGS…”…
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Pervasive Self-Care Myth: You deserve the *$80 lotion*, *$600 dress*, *$1,200 coffee maker*…whatever your gazingus pins are. I’m going to use lotion here for this example… Continuation of Pervasive Self-Care Myth: “Yes, you could use the $10 drugstore lotion. But isn’t it so much better (And don’t you feel so better?) when you use the pricey $80 bottle that smells like gardens and money?” I won’t even go into how much garbage (chemicals and millions of things you shouldn’t put on your skin) is in the $80 lotion of gardens and money. (Or the $10 drugstore lotion but that’s a…
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Are you being questioned and pushed? Is there any point in it? Maybe I just tell myself this to make myself feel better. To keep me from screaming bloody murder on a regular basis. Or maybe I’m onto something. Odds are good you are a human being who disagrees with another human being. About something. Maybe vehemently disagree. Maybe you are baffled that this human could ever think “XYZ” when you think “ABC.” And those two things cannot be mutually exclusive – you can both agree on that at least! And maybe (I’d put some money on it) the person…
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As I’ve mentioned before, we can tell. Why are we out here doing this internet thing? And why do I keep repeating myself? Because it bears repeating. Intention matters. As I’ve been clarifying my own path and my own desires, I’ve been digging back to some of my inspirational people. Some still hold the title, some are in a different phase of their journey (and I’m grateful for the time I got to share), some have gone sideways and I’m not sure I even knew the person in the first place. It’s all good – everyone gets to have their…
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I have gotten myself off and on blogs, the social medias and the things so many times throughout my life. Off, On. Off, On. Off, On. Off, On. Even got myself blocked from Instagram since they think I’m a bot. I create stuff, set up websites, etc. Then take great delight in deleting it all and blowing it all away. (Usually in a fit of my “I want to be a hermit and not buy into all this!” rage.) As I (inevitably) start again I ask myself: – What am I doing? – Why am I doing this? – How…
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There are so many different ways and tools out there for what I call: “Still Small Voice Whispering.” Most of them are usually categorized under relax, flow, self-care, journaling and being kind. But there have been times in my life where no matter how much relaxation, meditation, silence and solitude I get, I don’t get anything from The Still Small Voice. This usually occurs after a time period of high stress and anxiety where I shut myself down for weeks or months on end, just to “get the job done.” I do this all the time even though I know…
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As I’ve mentioned in past posts, I’m not great at acting all the time with my Still Small Voice. I shared with a co-worker that if things in my life are messed up, it is not God’s fault (that’s the terminology that made sense for them). Or that it is not The Still Small Voice’s fault. The next step will be clear, simple and easy. The Still Small Voice says: “Step on the X in front of you.” I say: “Nope. I’m going to step to the right onto the Y instead. I want to see what happens.” It’s all…
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Listening to The Still Small Voice can get a bad rap. How many people have you heard of or talked to that made a seemingly insane, unhealthy or irresponsible choice that said “I just know I have to do this? I don’t have a good reason. I know I just have to.” (PS: I have been one of those insane people but stay with me.) You listen, trying to be patient but you really want to shake them and yell “What is wrong with you?! Have you thought this through at all?!” I am a default Billy Joel fan and…