Where wisdom fuels change
Posted in Impact the World on Jun 17th, 2008
My last post explained how we can use boundary setting skills to keep our giving and generous nature from draining us of energy. Here is another take on the subject of giving. It’s a simple and short story I wrote in 1994 to explain how giving changes the world. Tiller of the Soil A little […]
Posted in Protecting our Power on Jun 17th, 2008
Healthy boundary setting empowers us and sets us free from relationship entanglements that don’t work. They give us self-control and an empowering sense of personal responsibility. Unfortunately, emotional baggage can keep us from setting boundaries, especially when it comes to giving. This is another in a series of posts on boundary setting. In their book […]
Posted in Protecting our Power on Jun 15th, 2008
By taking ownership and responsibility for our lives and allowing others to do the same, we set healthy boundaries around our minds, our time, our finances, our energy, our emotions, etc. It seems simple, but there is a misunderstanding that often gets in the way of setting boundaries, so we end up trying to control […]
Posted in Internal wisdom on Jun 13th, 2008
A wonderful peace and serenity falls softly when we finally release our needinesses to control. Our breathing deepens, our heart stops racing, and our shoulder and neck muscles relax. In that moment of being here now and of being aware and present, we can dial down the gottas and oughtas, we can hear the inner […]
Posted in Protecting our Power on Jun 13th, 2008
So many times we wish we had said things differently, we regret volunteering so much time, or we find ourselves doing things we know won’t work out. Other times, we wish people would treat us differently, we hope someone will stop using us, or we think that our relationships could be better. So much wishing, […]