by Carla | Aug 7, 2022 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
IF WE APPLY FOR SOMETHING AND AREN’T CHOSEN, whether it’s a program, a job, a competition of some kind – it can be disappointing and spark feelings of discouragement. Even if we get feedback about why we weren’t selected, no matter how constructive or kind, we...
by Carla | Jul 20, 2022 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences
WHAT STORY ARE YOU WEAVING in your own mind that is making a situation more complex? I bet you’ve done it. We’ve all done it. Maybe you’re doing it right now! Maybe it’s making you feel upset, angry, or frustrated. First of all, it’s OK – you’re human: you...
by Carla | Jul 20, 2022 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS LONG AGO! I WISH I’D KNOWN IT SOONER! WHY DIDN’T I REALIZE THIS!? These statements can start you down Should Road – a bumpy uneven road of thoughts and emotions that feels uncomfortable all the way along. What if… … what you didn’t know...
by Carla | Jul 2, 2022 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
There’s a lovely quote about how a bird sitting on a tree branch is not afraid of the branch breaking because of its faith in its own wings. (Paraphrased here, but proper quote attributed to Charlie Wardle.) Looking at this from a slightly different angle: If we think...
by Carla | Apr 8, 2022 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences
IMPATIENCE FOR WHAT WE WANT. Sometimes our ‘wants’ are not what is meant to be – at least, they might not be meant to be in our life or a part of our experience at this particular moment. But we are impatient (which, I believe that might actually be...
by Carla | Aug 23, 2021 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences
Discouragement: it’s the icing on the cake of disappointment, isn’t it? Like disappointment, discouragement can also be found when something hasn’t worked out (or doesn’t seem to be working out) the way we had hoped or expected, and yet it has that extra layer...
