Some days are a struggle to wake up and even get out of bed. It would be so easy to give in and sleep all day or mindlessly wander through a sea of distractions until bedtime. When I wake up this way, every action feels ten times harder. It’s like I can feel the weight... Continue Reading →
How to Make Friends with Your Inner Voice
In my recent attempts to understand myself and the patterns of my thoughts and emotions, I stumbled upon a book by Michael Singer called The Untethered Soul. There is a chapter that talks about the person inside your head. You know, the voice inside your head; the endless chatter that goes on in the mind... Continue Reading →
Remembering Patience in Times of Challenge
Like many of us, I have struggled with anxiety in one way or another for most of my adult life now. Anxiety can be a killer of the mind as well as the body. It can suck the joy right out of any situation and leave you feeling trapped and drained. Anxiety is multifaceted. Anxiety... Continue Reading →
Healing Anxiety by Engaging with Nature
Like many of us, I was feeling pretty suffocated with stress and anxiety by the end of this week. The anxiety from work and other obligations was mounting and I felt that I needed to get out of my own head. I felt like I needed to remove myself from certain stressful triggers that come... Continue Reading →
The World as a Reflection of the Mind: How We Hurt Ourselves
Yesterday was a humbling lesson in how much I have to learn in getting a grasp on my mind when challenged or tested. So, an incident happened at work where I had forgotten an essential instrument set for a surgical case. It was one of those situations where you can really piss off a... Continue Reading →
Just Breath: Generating Gratitude
Each day I try to think about things I am grateful for in an effort to bring light, meaning, and purpose into my life. In my search for wisdom, I continually come across multiple sources that state that generating feelings of gratitude can elevate your mood, your vibration, and your whole mindset and approach to... Continue Reading →
Dealing with Trauma: Exchange of Energy
I was married for a year before getting divorced in 2015. The subsequent years that followed were a dark time in my life. I didn’t realize it at the time but I had completely shut myself off emotionally from other people. I even shut myself off from myself, I didn’t communicate with myself, I... Continue Reading →
Correcting Negative Thoughts
I have been living on my own in Colorado for a little over two weeks now. I talk to family and friends regularly back in Tennessee. As I mention the places I have been going and the things I have done, a couple of my family members have asked about me making friends and... Continue Reading →
On Anxiety, the Self-Growth Process, and Patience
I have struggled with anxiety in one way or another for most of my adult life now. Anxiety can be a killer of the mind as well as the body. It can suck the joy right out of any situation and leave you feeling trapped and drained. Anxiety is multifaceted. Anxiety can be overt... Continue Reading →
