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At times the Holidays are a tuff time for low self-kindness. There are more demands on our time and being hard on ourselves can come up (the house isn't clean enough, wanting to do more . . .). This Holiday season when you catch your inner voice going down "the Holiday not enough" verbal path, refocus on all you're doing and say something kind about amazing you. 
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 One day life was going great and I couldn’t figure out why I was feeling overwhelmed. On my drive home I realized there was an overflowing basket of feelings that needed to be untangled. It felt good to release it and understand why I felt overwhelmed. Here's the simple process:
This helps to release overwhelm. Having less overwhelm leads to more peaceful, joyful days.  Recently I wanted to do something and I had apprehensions about it. With some thought I created a plan to reduce it. Here’s the simple three-step plan:
Planning ahead is a great way to address apprehensions and do the things you want to do in your life.  Photo by Jess Bailey on Unsplash There are often many choices in life. The choice of a direction in life you want to go for and what to focus on while doing it. When a day trip was coming, I had some concerns about the timing and such. In the end I chose to embrace the fun of a road trip and I was glad I did. When choosing something embrace the joy, adventure and fun of it.  Photo by Vladislav Babienko on Unsplash Learn more about Boundaries eBook by Katrina Davis What makes you happy?
 Photo by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash Have you noticed your focus going towards unpleasant or unwanted thoughts or outcomes? When noticed, this is a great time to refocus on the choices and ideal life you’re wanting. When the focus is on your ideal wants and choices it plants seeds for creating the life you want. This opens the door for actionable steps to come to mind and do.  Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Ideas to wake up your wonder meter . . . Focus on the choices you want in life and see them bloom.  Watch the video to walk through the steps to ease trapped feelings and move forward in a specific area in life. Fill in the blank: ___________ always makes me smile. Do more of what makes you smile.  Journal about this or take some time to think about it: What would your life look like if you were living the life you love? This is a great way to check in with yourself to see where you're at in your life and if there's any change you'd like to do.  Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash Lets tap into resources when needed and be open to incorporating something new in life!  Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash Recently I was feeling trapped and I didn’t want to stay there. Here’s what I did:
This eased the trapped feeling and let move forward, feeling more empowered.  Why tapping is helpful is there are many issues, feelings and events tapping reduces or releases the charge, as I like to call it, or emotional hurt or discomfort connected to feelings, issues and events. Listed below are some: Life changes (divorce, work, move and relationship matters to name a few) Stress Grief Moving forward in life and goals Feeling; sad, angry, frustrated, upset, low on joy There are many more. Tapping has been life changing for myself and others. Learn more about it: Gary Craig Tapping & Easy Daily Tapping  Do you ever wonder when the clutter spot morphed into a pile. Reduce it by:
Do this as much as needed (daily, weekly or 3 times a week) and soon the clutter spot will be minimal or even gone. When it gets down than maintain it with this simple system.  Photo by Samantha Gades on Unsplash Maintaining personal boundaries is our own responsibility. Sometimes it can feel draining to maintain them but when maintained, it helps to feel more comfortable in our own skin. This builds stronger friendships, relationships and creates more:
If you struggle with saying no look for resources to assist with this. There's a Boundaries eBook about it on Empower Grow Transform store.  What do you want to accomplish this week?
Enjoy your accomplishments.  Photo by Edu Lauton on Unsplash When life starts to feel hard, I look for ways to make it easier. Here are 3 things that make my life easier (at this time) and could possibly make yours easier too:
These make life easier for me and gives more joyful energy for life and possibilities for others too.  |