Gardeners are perennial optimists. In the cold of winter they pour over seed catalogs making plans for a new beginning in spring. Come spring they plant their seeds — seeds that are symbols of potential, each one carefully sown by a hopeful gardener who intends to care for them throughout their life cycle. When planted in the correct soil, at the correct depth, at the correct time, and watered the seeds become sprouts that break through the sun-warmed earth and reach for the sky. Continue reading
Category Archives: Self improvement
A New Attitude: Can Do!
Resisting change is innate in the human psyche rooted deeply in our fear and desire to control. Grumpiness is the negative attitude that arises when we are faced with the truth and choose to resist reality – we can’t control anything other than what we are doing in the moment. Continue reading
Exploring Spaciousness: Experiencing Peace
In Are You Afraid of Stillness and Space? Part 1, Sandra Pawula suggests nourishing yourself with space. She explains how space is a vital element that brings balance into our lives, helping to keep stress, distress, and illness at bay.
In Are You Afraid of Stillness and Space? Part 2 Sandra’s advice is to slowly break free of our driving need to do and to accomplish and begin nurturing ourselves with small, less threatening doses of space. Continue reading
Personal Affirmations are Powerful
Affirmations are positive statements you make to yourself to encourage and support yourself on your personal voyage through this life, and you can never get enough of that kind of encouragement. This practice can be found the world over in many cultures and spiritual circles dating back to ancient times, so to think reciting affirmations is a new-age fad would be to ignore their long history in helping people to achieve their goals. Continue reading
