SELF-REFLECTION

How often have you stopped in this life and reflected on how much you accomplished and how much you have grown? I had one of these moments this week. I was a shy, withdrawn, quiet, a follower, someone who was easily ignored and forgotten about easily. I had no real direction in my life until I reached my 40s. This is when my spirituality really came into view and my life started changing.

I have had more valleys than peaks in this lifetime but looking back at them all, they made me who I am today. Trust me, I would not want to repeat any of this life due to the difficulty it was to live it but I am a much stronger woman than I was.

My self-reflection moment was I have become a leader, I am an empathic healer, a life coach to help others on their healing journey, I have have run two successful businesses that I created and so much more and all of this has brought such an inner peace for me. I discovered what I was capable of doing great things that I never imagined I could when I was in my 20s and 30s.

Take a moment and look at your accomplishments and in that moment be proud of yourself. We all need to acknowledge our inner strength, our courage and fortitude to keep moving forward with who we are today. All our valleys have been learning life experiences which has helped our soul grow and to remind us that there is still so much more for us to learn and expand upon.

Many blessings,

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THERAPY

Sometimes, as we know, life gets difficult and it doesn't prepare us for some of the hardship that we encounter. It is not easy being here and deal with what life can throw at us. These hardships can either make us emotionally stronger or feel like it can break us and then we have to find a way to put our life back together.

When we go through tough times we want to reach out to love ones or friends and most times they will sit and listen to us and offer advice. The sad thing is that we all live busy lives and it is hard to give someone the extra attention they are needing.

This is where I can step in and help. I do not have a degree but I have lived through some terrible things and experienced the most incredible hardships. I have been emotionally and physically abused; raped; elementary school was rough as I was picked on; lived with depression; failed marriage; raised two children on my own and through all of these life experiences, I found a way to pick myself up, brush my knees off and keep going. I had no one to reach out to as my mother was an alcoholic and my father was someone I could not talk to.

So I am reaching out to you. If you need emotional support, I will listen and be able to guide you with the wisdom and knowledge that I have gained.

You are not alone.

FEELING OVERWHELMED

Do you ever have days that you feel stressed, overwhelmed or tired? What do you do to help yourself? I have felt overwhelmed numerous times in the past when I was raising two boys on my own, running my own businesses, running a house, fighting depression some days, too much to do in a short period of time and so on. I think everyone has these moments but it is what we do and say to ourself that helps us gets though these days.

I am not a negative person so I never allowed my thoughts to be. Always, always watch your thoughts!!

I always found a way to find calmness such as going for long walks, learning to breathe (such as inhaling for a count of 4, holding your breath for 4 and exhaling slowly for a count of 4), this calms the racing heart and thoughts; try yoga, watch a funny show or movie so you can laugh, which is great medicine and some times I would even pour myself a glass of wine! The key is finding what works for you and not allowing your feelings to get the best of you. You need to recognize the symptoms before life takes ahold of you.

Life has sped up and we are all much busier than we used to be. Learn to relax, slow down and stop and breathe. What you cannot accomplish in one day, remember there is always the next day.