Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, Nontoxic Positivity, and More
Short answer: No. Long answer: Read on! I’ve spent most of my life caring most about what other people think of me. What kind of impression do I make? Do they think ill or good of me? Am I a good person worth your time and attention, or a bad person to be shunned? Do I deserve love, attention, and affection, or should I be scorned, ignored, and distanced? This has driven my life since childhood. The incessant need to
Resentment is a mix of multiple feelings that are not easy to release. I’m going to do some oversharing here. For a long time, I have consciously worked not to hold grudges or resentment. I’ve seen what grudges and resentment do to people. In short, no good comes of it. Then it came to my attention that I have a lot of resentment I’m holding. Wait, how’s that? I’ve been consciously working not to be resentful and hold grudges. So
Who knew the subconscious held on to so much? Over the years, I’ve been in and out of therapy. I have been fortunate enough to have had some truly amazing therapists. Each has been unique, bringing a variety of ideas and approaches to help me work with the issues that impact my mental, emotional, and spiritual health. It’s too easy to look to physical health, wellness, and wellbeing. Hell, our society is veritably obsessed with the physical – looks, body
Enough with the self-persecution already! The single most obnoxious skeptic in my life is me. The problem is, even with proof that this is an abundant universe and that I’ve manifested things into my life, I still fight heavy doubt. No, conscious reality creation does not work in a void. The Law of Attraction isn’t just hooky-spooky bullshit; it works – but not in a vacuum. There must be action taken. What it looks like will vary, of course, but
A new challenge on my path to be here now, more. I love learning. One of the driving forces in my life is my desire to gain more knowledge, to learn new things, to evolve my understanding. Much of what I know is largely useless. Trivia? Oh, do I have a head full of useless trivia. Also quotes from movies and TV shows, song lyrics, and the like. I love when I’m writing, and I come up to a question
You’re not alone in having inexplicable feelings impact you. I have no words to describe what I’m feeling at this moment. I think the issue is that there’s no single what or how to the feelings I’m currently experiencing. The trouble is, because I can’t express this, neither can I release it. A little backstory. Today, there was a gathering of specific individuals in my life that always comes with complexities, challenges, and stress. What’s more, it’s mostly subtle, a
Sometimes it takes very little to do a lot. Change is the one and only constant in the universe. No matter who, what, where, how, or why you are, change will happen. For the most part, change is impartial, neutral, and simply occurs. It takes many forms and happens both insanely fast and ludicrously slow. When it comes to the big picture matters and the collective consciousness, you and I have little to no control over anything. As I frequently
That’s because nothing is only positive. The word “positivity” has become fraught because it’s often applied toxically. The “power of positive thinking” is bandied about like the ultimate cure to what ails you, but it’s often shared incompletely. What that means is this: The idea that staying positive, focusing only on positivity, and denying, disregarding, and/or ignoring bad, negative things is the only way. Put on your rose-colored glasses, make sure the blinders are in place, and tiptoe through the
Everything changes and evolves, after all. Life is seldom stagnant for long. Sure, you might get several years where nothing much changes, but small things can, will, and do. Change is inevitable because it’s the one and only constant in the universe. Everything, be it person, place, or thing, changes. The majority of that simply is, and is neither good nor bad. A lot of people find this hard to swallow. Some cling to what they know, the familiar, the
Negativity is part of the human experience. Many messages in today’s world stress the importance of positivity. Many of them are highly toxic because they imply, if not outright state, that positivity is everything and you’re nothing without it. I’ve been writing about nontoxic positivity for over 12 years now. It’s important to recognize how nontoxic positivity, and its recognition of negativity and everything in between, differ from toxic positivity and its blinders. However, I think I sometimes make it
