By David Steele My observation is that we want to be happy, but don’t know how. This problem has been exacerbated by the messages in movies, television, and other influential media, that promote a consumer-oriented, immediate gratification society. We seem to feel entitled to be able to buy and get what we want with little […]
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By Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Our feelings are an incredible instant feedback system regarding what is good for us and what is bad for us. For example, our physically painful feelings let us know that something needs attending to regarding our physical body. If you put your hand on a hot stove, the burning feeling immediately […]
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By Aiyana Ma’at This past weekend I had the awesome opportunity to join with women in the Washington, DC metro area and celebrated our Divine Feminine—Mind, Body, & Spirit. It was awesome! I spoke about how we as women can truly love and accept ourselves for all of who we are. I was blessed by […]
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By Darlene Lancer, MFT Shame is so painful to the psyche that most people will do anything to avoid it, even though it’s a natural emotion that everyone has. It’s a physiologic response of the autonomic nervous system. You might blush, have a rapid heartbeat, break into a sweat, freeze, hang your head, slump your […]
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Family we’re 4 days out from our son’s second hip surgery and this morning he made a comment which caught me totally off guard. I took some time to sit still and deal with some of my emotions surrounding his upcoming surgery. In the end I rest on the fact that I’m not in control….GOD […]
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By Linda Ann Stewart Many years ago, I participated in an exercise at a workshop to show us how at ease we were with allowing good into our lives. As I imagined a little extra good flowing in, I was fine. But when I visualized a lot more good, I started to get anxious, even […]
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By Lana Moline With each new opportunity, I think of ways to bring a fresh part of myself into it. I don’t just want to conquer the experience, I want to grow and awaken parts of me that may be lying dormant. Sometimes it is a new hairdo or adding new pieces to my wardrobe […]
By Lana Moline Maybe last week didn’t go as well as you expected or planned or now you are feeling the impact of a few bad decisions. Whatever it is, you have found yourself at a place in a slump looking for the bright side that everyone promises is there. Well it is there, you’ve […]
Sometimes your alcoholic parent was warm and loving, sometimes rejecting and hostile. Although your non-alcoholic parent told you that you were loved, he or she was so often absorbed with worry and so irritable that you rarely felt loved. There was no consistency. This is love as you understood it as a child, and are […]
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By Lana Moline It’s easy to start this by saying I’ve made some mistakes and then walk you through the lessons learned and wisdom gained. While that may be true, this is not one of those. This is one of the times during the year when my introspection is on full speed. I think about […]
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Ten ‘Dirty Secrets’ To Having Happiness
/in Living With Intention/byBy David Steele My observation is that we want to be happy, but don’t know how. This problem has been exacerbated by the messages in movies, television, and other influential media, that promote a consumer-oriented, immediate gratification society. We seem to feel entitled to be able to buy and get what we want with little […]
What Are Your Feelings Telling You?
/in Living With Intention/byBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Our feelings are an incredible instant feedback system regarding what is good for us and what is bad for us. For example, our physically painful feelings let us know that something needs attending to regarding our physical body. If you put your hand on a hot stove, the burning feeling immediately […]
Listen In As BLAM’s Aiyana Ma’at Talks About How To Finally Love & Accept Yourself
/in Black Women, Inspiration, Living With Intention/byBy Aiyana Ma’at This past weekend I had the awesome opportunity to join with women in the Washington, DC metro area and celebrated our Divine Feminine—Mind, Body, & Spirit. It was awesome! I spoke about how we as women can truly love and accept ourselves for all of who we are. I was blessed by […]
From Hiding To Healing Your Shame
/in Living With Intention, Love & Marriage/byBy Darlene Lancer, MFT Shame is so painful to the psyche that most people will do anything to avoid it, even though it’s a natural emotion that everyone has. It’s a physiologic response of the autonomic nervous system. You might blush, have a rapid heartbeat, break into a sweat, freeze, hang your head, slump your […]
You Are Not In Control
/in Ask The Maat's Real Questions...Real Answers, Living With Intention/byFamily we’re 4 days out from our son’s second hip surgery and this morning he made a comment which caught me totally off guard. I took some time to sit still and deal with some of my emotions surrounding his upcoming surgery. In the end I rest on the fact that I’m not in control….GOD […]
Are You Afraid Of Allowing More Good Into Your Life?
/in Living With Intention/byBy Linda Ann Stewart Many years ago, I participated in an exercise at a workshop to show us how at ease we were with allowing good into our lives. As I imagined a little extra good flowing in, I was fine. But when I visualized a lot more good, I started to get anxious, even […]
How To Re-Invent Yourself
/in Living With Intention/byBy Lana Moline With each new opportunity, I think of ways to bring a fresh part of myself into it. I don’t just want to conquer the experience, I want to grow and awaken parts of me that may be lying dormant. Sometimes it is a new hairdo or adding new pieces to my wardrobe […]
Don’t Stop Praying
/in Living With Intention/byBy Lana Moline Maybe last week didn’t go as well as you expected or planned or now you are feeling the impact of a few bad decisions. Whatever it is, you have found yourself at a place in a slump looking for the bright side that everyone promises is there. Well it is there, you’ve […]
“I Love You. Go Away.” What An Adult Child Of An Alcoholic’s Love Life Looks Like
/in Living With Intention, Love & Marriage/bySometimes your alcoholic parent was warm and loving, sometimes rejecting and hostile. Although your non-alcoholic parent told you that you were loved, he or she was so often absorbed with worry and so irritable that you rarely felt loved. There was no consistency. This is love as you understood it as a child, and are […]
Take Time To Get To Know And Enjoy Yourself And Your Life
/in Inspiration, Living With Intention/byBy Lana Moline It’s easy to start this by saying I’ve made some mistakes and then walk you through the lessons learned and wisdom gained. While that may be true, this is not one of those. This is one of the times during the year when my introspection is on full speed. I think about […]