By: Karen McMahon Recently single again, I have watched my reluctance to get back into the dating game. In examining my resistance, limited beliefs and fears as they came up, I realized how many of us go through similar struggles. I plan to share parts of my journey with you in the hopes of opening […]
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? […]
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 […]
Everyone going through divorce deals with upset and it manifests itself in different ways for each of us. You may be dealing with fear or intimidation, betrayal or insecurity, shame or disbelief, anxiety or confusion…the list is endless. What do you do when the fabric of your life feels like it is being torn to […]
Guest post by: Jason Deines Divorce, loss and fear can cause a person to fall into a rut and before you know it you have moved in, decorated and given your rut a “Home Sweet Home” sign. Divorce brings so much change that we want to keep everything else in our life the same but […]
By Karen McMahon The way we draw what we want to us is by developing clarity around our desires. When I was going through my divorce, I was worried about where I would live and how I would be able to make a living while caring for my two school age children. I was […]
How would you describe yourself? Are you generally a carefree positive person? Or do you typically live in a world of worry and regret? Would ‘easy going’ or ‘controlling’ describe the way you travel through your life? How we react to our most difficult life circumstances can be used as a gauge and a magnifying […]
If you could design your ideal life what would it look like? Most people actually don’t know. We are so programmed to think about what we don’t want, couldn’t afford, can’t have, what won’t work…that we rarely give ourselves the gift of dreaming about our true desires, all obstacles aside!
When I was getting divorced, I was encouraged to shift my attention, to create a broader perspective. Suddenly I could see angels placed in my path, gifts left on my proverbial doorstep; opportunities for growth and a new beginning. What would you see if you broadened your field of vision?
What is the value in forgiving someone? Do we forgive for their sake or for ours? What cost do we pay for unforgiveness? If we forgive does that mean we must accept their behavior or trust them again?
Perhaps the best way to approach forgiveness is to look at the affects of unforgiveness. If someone wrongs you and you do not forgive them, what happens? Who suffers?
