Posts by WhiteLightC8

In order to initiate change of any kind one must first become aware of what currently is. Before a problem can be resolved there must first be awareness that said problem exists at all.  Awareness provides the foundation from which conscious choices can be made.  Choices about what works and doesn’t work. About what serves us…

Sometimes it feels like too much. The forest is just TOO big. Too massive to take in all at once.  These are the times to remember that even the largest forest is made up of individual trees. To refocus and take in just one tree at a time as you move through the expanse.  One day, one hour,…

“All the world’s a stage,  And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts” – William Shakespeare In our lives we are all merely players and each of us will play many parts.  Ask any seasoned actor when taking on a new role, the…

Learning to trust myself, my intuition, my innate knowingness… this has been and continues to be a life long journey for me.  I have clear beautiful moments of “YES! That is it!”. And as quickly as that moment comes the questioning follows in behind.  Better check every single amazon review. Google search here I come. Best…

Theodore Roosevelt once said “comparison is the thief of joy.”  Talk about speaking deep truth.  Nothing shrinks my bubble and sends me spiralling into shame faster than comparison.  And the most direct path I’ve found out of shame and back to joy is gratitude.  The practice of speaking my shame out loud to another and consciously…

We have been taught to believe that to know and embody our innate self worth and value is to be conceited, selfish or boastful. We have learned that our value is not something we find within ourselves but that which is provided by and reinforced for us by others.  In grades, performance scores, “likes” on…

Culturally, the concept of complete self-sufficiency and reliability in all manner of being has become the paramount indicator of success. We have come to falsely idolize “the lone wolf” mentality, made to believe that to ask for help or need the support of others is the ultimate sign of weakness and that our ability to “go…

One of my daughters’ all time favorite phrases, “You can’t control me mom!”  To which my brain defaults, “Like hell I can’t, you just watch me!”  But then I take a deep breath and swallow the brutal truth… She’s right. Nativaging the realm of what we can and cannot control is challenging, blurry and often…