Frustration often leads to anger. Anger often feels good in the short run but can produce a worse result than kindness. Moving from anger to understanding, to asking questions, to getting grounded - this may feel better and achieve more of what we want.
The path of changing a viewpoint is sometimes an uphill climb. Deeply seated beliefs from childhood can get lodged and become part of who we are, and part of our truth, without us recognizing that it was a choice. A choice made with different information. A choice made that may no longer serve us, and [...]
I spend a lot of time talking with people about death. Their deaths to be precise, and what will happen to their stuff when they die. It is an uncomfortable topic for many - and I meet with people who have signed up to at least have that conversation with me. Many, many people never [...]
Are we all working towards the same thing in different ways? Is it some version of happiness and contentment? I think we are. But I think the happiness and contentment has different time horizons to it. Some things I do for future Liz, some things I do for current Liz, and I attempt to balance [...]
I chuckle these days when people apologize for things not running smoothly. Poor communication with co-workers? Adjusting schedules last minute as parents become teachers on top of their work. Dogs and babies in the background with more people from home. Trouble with technology. I even recently had someone nearly cancel an appointment because they were [...]
We don't know what we don't experience. For example, if we eat certain way, as long as there are no major problems, we won't know that another way of eating could make us feel much better. If we experiment, we gather data and can then decide what to do with it. Yet, constant experimenting can [...]
My husband and I recently figured out that we could share a page in our notes App with eachother. This means that whenever either of us updates the document, the other can see it. We use this for our grocery list. That way, if one of us stops by the store, we can see what [...]
I bought a Theragun. Probably because I was swayed by an advertisement on a podcast. But I was hoping it would help with my plantar fasciitis. (I don't fully understand the science of plantar fasciitis but it results in sharp pain under one heel, particularly after I exercise, then sit, and when I stand again [...]
What is our reaction when someone is down? We often want to comfort, and yet we all have our off moments and moving through them is probably important. (I'm no therapist, but it's what I hear even though I usually just bury the negative rather than deal with it). Perhaps monitoring what we do around [...]
Our experience and view of the world can lead to different views of a completely different reality. And yet, two people could have the same objectives with entirely different views of how to achieve them. Starting with the common objective is a lovely way to start.
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