by Carla | Mar 23, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Comparison to Others, Inspiration
IT’S OK. ~ Unusual is OK. ~ Unique is OK. ~ Making different choices is OK. ~ Saying no is OK. ~ Saying yes is OK. ~ Not feeling ready is OK. ~ Not having changed yet is OK. ~ Changing is OK. ~ Taking a long time to process something is OK. We’re all...
by Carla | Mar 16, 2023 | Inspiration, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
YOU ARE VALUABLE to those around you and beyond. Keep that in your focus – ahead of any self-critical thoughts and ideas of ‘not enough’ or ‘I keep messing up’ or [insert self-critical thought here]. If played too frequently such thoughts erode your self-confidence....
by Carla | Mar 9, 2023 | Comparison to Others, Inspiration, Shifting Perspective
WHEN WE FIND SOMETHING WE ENVY ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON – perhaps we’re comparing ourselves to them and saying to ourselves how much we wish we could be more like them, maybe even feeling down on ourselves for not being ‘as good at [x]’ as we find them to be in some...
by Carla | Mar 1, 2023 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Inspiration
BEING VULNERABLE ABOUT BEING ANNOYED. There was a day recently that I was annoyed. There was no reason ‘on paper’ to be annoyed at this thing. [Interesting side-note I’ve since learned in conversation with a friend since then – that the term ‘on paper’ can...
by Carla | Mar 1, 2023 | Inspiration, Shifting Perspective
FOLLOW YOUR EXCITEMENT. I have often written about how it’s important to explore and follow the thing that lights you up – even a little. But by following it, you might not end up there – where ‘there’ is the thing that initially sparked your interest. Indeed there...
by Carla | Mar 1, 2023 | Inspiration, Shifting Perspective
IF AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOME ENTHUSIASM, you feel happier, more energetic, a glimmer of excitement, a shift – follow that – follow your energy. Curb the temptation to focus on why you haven’t felt that way until now, for such a long time, or even why it...
