A Big Journey To A New Lifestyle: No More Self Hate

The day before Thanksgiving, for the first time in almost 20 years, I weighed under 350 lbs. This is usually where I would crack a joke about how big I am but I won’t. Over what I have deemed “the worst summer ever” (more about that some other time, maybe) I watched a Netflix stand up…

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The Setback

Just imagine: you’ve been smart about it all. You’ve planned, you’ve budgeted, you’ve saved… you’ve dotted every i and crossed every t. You’ve said all the right things, met all the right people, and followed the proper trajectory on your path to ultimate success… …and suddenly you’re behind 8 ball. Beyond things coming to a…

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Help.

These days, you can throw a pebble in any direction and hit a Life Coach. They come in all shapes and sizes, and flood your social media platforms with anecdotes and buzzwords meant to lure you into trading currency (energetic or physical) to learn more. With the help of inspirational quotes, good lighting and great…

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Walking Away

“It takes empathy to meet people where they are. It takes empathy, wisdom and a considerable amount of courage to leave people where they are.” Part of Protecting Your Spirit and taking stock of The Energy Bank involves the sometimes difficult task of walking away. When do you know when it’s time to go? How…

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The Energy Bank

Energy, like time and money, is currency. We give it, we share it, we receive it. Since we cannot create or destroy energy, we have no choice but to view it in terms of quality and quantity. Whether we respect it or not, we all have a proverbial energy bank. Typically we come to respect…

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Self… Time… Expectations…

Manage. Management is part of identifying the how of things. Management is not consecutive or linear, and often requires that we be open to the actual fluid nature of existence. The more we are open to the idea of management, the better we are able to manage. Once you’ve identified the ‘what’ (that you want),…

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The Currency of Time

One of the most precious commodities afforded to us is time. It is also one of the most wasted. When we’re young, time tends to drags and seems an endless chasm with which to fill with everything we can possibly imagine. As we get older, our perspective tends to shift in the opposite direction… with…

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Ego & Empathy

How much do you need Ego? How much do you need Empathy? The enlightened zygote would have you believe that you need less of the former and more of the latter. But like everything else in life, striking a balance between the two might be the most realistic form of existence. You actually need Ego,…

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Protecting your Spirit

“It is up to the GIVER to set limits, for the RECEIVER never will.” If you’ve ever ended a personal phone call and just wanted to take a nap, you know the feeling of depleting yourself physically or energetically at the behest of another. Daily demands often require that we be present for any number…

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Reclaiming your Time

“Here you sit, among the ashes of your own doing: of words never meant to be said… of actions never meant to be carried out… to exist within the scorched earth of your existence. To stay or to rise is to power all thine own.” What now? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with emotion once…

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