Learning To Recognize When You Give Your Power Away
Maybe you've wondered what the phrase "you're giving your power away" means. I usually hear it when I'm dealing with difficult people or situations, and blaming them for the crumminess of it all. The kind of situation where I'm not in the mood to hear that I'm giving my power away!
If you've ever thought, 'but they gave me no choice, I had to...', you may want to read this article by Rebecca Hamm, MA, LPC, therapist and Master Sufi Teacher. It's truly a concept that, when grasped and applied, can make a huge difference in the quality of your relationships and your life.
What do a bra and life in general have in common? Well may you ask.
Ever had a bra that didn't fit properly? Drove you crazy, didn't it?
Dr. Ann Daly PhD , a life coach, speaker and writer makes that connection for us and provides some questions to ask yourself when you can't quite get a handle on why life just isn't 'fitting' properly.
Middle aged women often are ready to make changes in their lives. Anyone who has tried to do it knows it can be a struggle. Old habits die hard. A technique that can be quite effective at re-programming our mind's old tapes is imagining ourselves in the third person, almost as a character in a script or story. It may sound silly at first, but done correctly, it can actually be quite helpful. We can imagine for someone else more easily than we can for ourselves.
Christina Merkley has written an article that guides you through this exercise. Use it as a tool to visualize and manifest changes in your life.