by Carla | Sep 19, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Interactions & Communication, Shifting Perspective
HOW OFTEN DO WE SAY SOMETHING AND IMMEDIATELY REALIZE our words might have been miscalculated, ill-timed, poorly chosen, or simply said thoughtlessly or a little too unfiltered? Perhaps emotion played into it and we said something out of frustration – or...
by Carla | Sep 19, 2023 | Habits & Practices, Inspiration, Interactions & Communication
This message came up in a session the other day, and I thought it would be of value for you, as well. I’d pulled a card that said: WISE LEADER – YOU ARE A BEACON FOR OTHERS (Sacred Traveler deck, Denise Linn). The message that came into my awareness along with the...
by Carla | Aug 3, 2023 | Food for Thought, Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Interactions & Communication
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON’T ARTICULATE WHAT THEY WANT, NEED, OR FEEL – not necessarily because they don’t want to share it with us or want to shut us out – but because they don’t actually know what it is that they want, need, or feel yet. ~ They might still be...
by Carla | Jun 9, 2023 | Interactions & Communication, Shifting Perspective
EVERYTHING SHIFTS when we realize that other people’s actions, reactions, and the words they say are all about them. Really. Just that. Whether it’s sparked by something we’ve said or done, it’s also about… ~ where they’re at emotionally, how...
by Carla | May 19, 2023 | Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Habits & Practices, Interactions & Communication
MAKING CHANGES TO HOW WE RESPOND OR REACT in situations is often not as easy in practice or in the moment as it is in theory or as it is when we contemplate our reactions before or after the situation happens. I just want to acknowledge this, and remind each of us to...
by Carla | May 4, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Getting Through Difficult Experiences, Interactions & Communication
The rough parts of life make you appreciate the people you have in your life to go through them with. ~Paraphrased from an early episode of How I Met Your Mother. I loved that sentiment, so I noted it down. If it resonates for you and sparks you to reflect on those...