One of the things I struggle with is change. The need for it keeps sneaking up on me. Tenacity is one of my gifts. On the one hand, it is a gift to be able to stick with something until it is completed. On the other hand, it prevents me from seeing what might really […]
Changing your reaction from heated to humor as you take control of your thoughts. Have you ever noticed what happens when your buttons are pushed? It’s a common occurrence that can create a huge issue, or it can be something that kind of makes you smile and gives you a little information about what is going […]
By Lisa Brick The accumulation of pain, and the emotions of anger, fear, and self-doubt so often involved in the divorce process is totally understandable and appropriate to feel. Unless processed effectively, this emotional accumulation can be dangerous to your health and well-being as well as those around you and interfere with your ability to […]
What is this very simple word all about? So, thankful for Merriam-Webster being online, I learned that it’s as simple as how a subject or its parts are mentally viewed I had to ask myself that this weekend in the midst of a discussion about the difference between ‘partly cloudy’ and partly sunny’. I know […]
Two steps forward one step back… is a catchphrase that references an anecdote about a frog that is trying to climb out of a well. It means that as he climbs up two steps he then falls back one, and the whole process of climbing out of the well is long and arduous. When I […]
How often have you started to share something you’ve been thinking only to have the person you are speaking with begin to contradict you? It’s rare for any quality communication to take place after this happens. It’s more likely that you’ll end up arguing, or going silent and keeping your thoughts to yourself. Either way, […]
We choose when to wake up, what to eat, what to wear, and where to go and when. Each and every day, we make choices about these tangible things in our lives. And, more often than not, we make them consciously. We also make choices about what to think, but how conscious are those choices? […]
By Lisa Brick What if the divorce process could be a crash course in discovering outdated and limiting belief systems and thought patterns about life, love, relationships, family, and money and letting them go forever? Would your pain have less sting and more promise if you could discover what you needed to learn about yourself […]
By Lisa Brick How we think affects how we feel. How we feel affects how we act. Often our thinking is automatic. We don’t even question the thoughts that come to mind. Our thinking can be fueling the fire that is consuming our love and happiness! When we find ourselves acting in ways that […]
Guest post by Donna Bradshaw. It’s hard enough to cope with the life changing event of going through a divorce, but even more disconcerting when you have to find a job after having been away from the workplace for an extended period of time. It can be scary to suddenly have to support yourself […]
