You felt that moment. Yup, you wanted to go back to the pain cycles that you know. It can be so easy to return to your known patterns. But you didn’t. YOU DID NOT. Nope. You finally held your space and you made it. Fuck yeah you! You finally held …
When pain and suffering have become a big part of our lives we can start to believe that pain is the only reality available to us. Don’t get comfortable with your pain. Don’t get comfortable with the idea that you’re a victim. Don’t believe that you have to suffer. Don’t …
For everyone who has done the work. For everyone who took the risk. For everyone who took the chance to make a difference in their lives. To all of you who accepted 2021 as the hardest most profound challenge of your life. AND did something about it, I salute you. …
I’ll be fine, I will. Just one more and I’ll quit. I promise. Just one more… Drink Smoke Line Tab Hit Pill Dose Huff Bite Fuck Fight Night Mile Set Rep Hour Scratcher Roll of the dice Hand Pull of the lever Video Comment Selfie Post Cut Purchase Surgery Just …
Life was at a very low point for me. I was struggling with the many complications of Crohn’s Disease. I was sick, exhausted, and living in incredible pain and discomfort. One day, a stranger walking by me looked me in the eyes and smiled at me. I scowled back, indignantly. …
Fear weakens our immune system. The intensity of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline can cause a lot of damage in your body such as: Cardiovascular issues, High blood pressure, Gastrointestinal distress including ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome, Autoimmune disorders, Decreased fertility, and Premature ageing. *** If you let …
My life will get better when… Things will slow down when… I’ll start exercising after… I’ll go on a diet after… I’ll wait to break up until after… Things will change when… I’ll start taking better care of myself when… I’m just going to wait until… I’ll start looking for …
I let myself do it. I was made to feel responsible for someone else’s life. They abused me until I became angry. That anger became rage. And I hid it deep within me. I wanted to keep the peace and be supportive. Then I became ill. Repressing my emotions and …
Summer of 1997, I lived in Waikiki Beach working as an environmental contractor for the US Air Force. The flight path to Honolulu’s airport ran above the beach. I would sit and contemplate those incredible winged metal tubes cruising through the sky. People going home. People leaving home. Some had …
You have them. I have them. We all have them. <<Coping Mechanisms>> Which ones are you still holding on to after the pain or trauma has gone? Which ones are no longer serving you? Which ones keep you in the habit of maintaining destructive thoughts or behaviors? What do you …
