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ARTArticleNow That You Know About the Marker Stones, What’s Helping You Heal Today?“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
The journey of your healing from loss, grief and bereavement will continue for you through a lifetime of learning – and from my own experience of having gone through it I’ve come to understand that as a good thing – not something negative to drive me to further despair.ARTArticleOprah, Women, Food, and God and Skinny ThinkingI just watched Oprah interview Geneen Roth about her new book, Women, Food, and God (written for men as well as women). Oprah experienced many breakthroughs reading the book and is recommending it to anyone who has ever struggled with weight. It seems that however Oprah goes, so goes the country! Now that the spotlight is healing eating issues and Geneen Roth’s philosophy, I would like to take this opportunity to share with you and to compare and contrast Skinny Thinking with the principles in Women, Food, and God.ARTArticleOverwhelmed By Your Life? Perhaps It Is Time to Simplify.If you had millions of dollars, what would you do? Buy an expensive house and car? How about a used van and park it by the ocean? That is exactly what Major League pitcher Daniel Norris did. Instead of spending his multimillion dollar contract to live up to the appearance of a celebrity ball player, this 21-year-old pitcher chose a simpler life. In a segment on the Today Show Daniel Norris said, “When I can simplify outside of the fair and foul lines, that’s so much less to think about off the field and all my focus is put onto the baseball field.”rARTArticlePets: How They Enrich Our Lives & Improve Our HealthHe is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. ~unknown
Anyone who loves and owns a pet knows the joy of companionship and love they provide. Pets are our devoted friends. Following are just some of the many benefits that having a pet can bring:
Love & Affection
Pets offer humanity one thing that we all need and seek, that is, the miracle-working power of unconditional love.ARTArticlePreventing Work Burnout and StressDo you know the symptoms of work burnout? If you are having new aches and pains or sleep disturbances, have you considered that your job may be the cause of this stress?
You may have your own business, or work for a company, corporation or non-profit, or even do volunteer work. It doesn't matter. If you are the type of person who is not satisfied until the job is done properly to YOUR high standards in your time frame, you may be putting yourself in jeopardy of burnout.ARTArticleRole of self-belief in academic success: Max’s triumphMax had dreamed of going to college ever since his father told him, “Everyone in our family goes to college.” Max related well to people. They trusted him. He had a head for business. His manner inspired confidence. Max wanted to major in business. But, in order to be admitted to business college, he needed to pass a statistics class.
Max began to have problems in math in first grade. His parents sat up with him night after night as he struggled with his homework.ARTArticleSafety ChecklistRecently a client admitted to falling back into an old undesirable habit. Ashley had once again become a tyrant at home. She was obsessed with the cleanliness of her house. She worried about getting things done on time. She stopped interacting with her family. The only time she spoke to them was when she was barking out an order or reprimanding when something was not done correctly or on time. Ashley was obsessed with her to-do list. She was frantic to complete each item. She was becoming very stressed by all she wanted to complete.ARTArticleSigns and Dreams from our ChildrenSigns and Dreams from our Children
Dreams and signs of our children. Do they really exist? Are dreams and signs a technique our deceased children use to contact us to let us know they are fine and indeed do live on? I believe with my whole heart they do. I am very fortunate and blessed, because of my Grief Support website, I am privileged to hear about numerous dreams and signs decreased children have shown their parents and grandparents.ARTArticleStories of the Grieving Process After a Child Dies - “A Mother’s Gratitude”“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
‘A Mother’s Gratitude’ tells you a brief story of the grieving process from a mother’s perspective – and serves as an example of acceptance and hope for all of you readers looking for the affirmation that there are others out there like you who are also grieving the pain of separation from their child.ARTArticleStories of the Grieving Process After a Child Dies - “Anniversary Day Tremors of Change”“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
One thing that seems certain about healing from grief as time passes is that it’s a process of change for those of us living in it. How the earthquakes of pain we feel in the early anniversary days of our grief evolve over time is a perfect example of that process of change.ARTArticleStories of the Grieving Process After a Child Dies - “Finding a Grief Buddy” (and the Tail Rotor of a Bell 206 Helicopter)“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
I’ll understand if you’re wondering what a grief buddy* could possibly have to do with the tail rotor of a Bell 206 helicopter…or what lesson of healing value could be found in either one of those subjects.
Bear with me here and see for yourself the values of healing from loss, grief and bereavement to be found in both.ARTArticleStories of the Grieving Process After a Child Dies - “Go Rest High on that Mountain”“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
When I walked into the funeral parlor prior to my daughter’s funeral for a private family viewing time, the powerful music and words of Vince Gill’s song “Go Rest High on that Mountain” was playing on the speakers. The poignant words and haunting beauty of this song drove me into a pew at the time, curled up and covered in pain and tears with the harsh reality of her death before me.ARTArticleStories of the Grieving Process After a Child Dies - “How Memorial Symbols Can Help You Heal from Grief”“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
In the early days of grief amid the numbness and shock of loss the thought of memorial symbols is not yet a part of your grieving or healing process. But there comes a point in the days following where suddenly it seems that’s all you can think about, and a drive to remember the one you’ve lost compels you to do something of lasting value to honor them and maintain your heart link to them.ARTArticleStories of the Grieving Process After a Child Dies - “Keeping the Vision Alive in your Heart and Mind”“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
What are you doing to keep the vision alive in your own heart and mind of the loved one you lost? Finding a way to do so is a vitally important part of dealing with your loss, grief and bereavement because it helps lead you deeper into your healing.
Whatever way you choose to help you do this, know that its constant presence around you will serve to keep that connection vital and glowing in your heart and offer a healing reassurance to your wounded soul.ARTArticleStories of the Grieving Process After a Child Dies - “Out of the Mouths of Babes”“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
My granddaughter turned ten years old the other day, and it was as I was calling her to wish her happy birthday that I realized she was already twice as old as the day her mother died. On my granddaughter’s scale of years she has lived another whole lifetime over the past five years.ARTArticleStories of the Grieving Process After a Child Dies - “Road Construction Next ___ Kilometers”“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storytellerr
You’ve probably seen this sort of example a thousand times before in your life and never had cause to think twice about it on any of those occasions.ARTArticleSummer LoveWe simply cannot get enough love, especially summer love. Maybe it's because summer love feels friendlier when we are walking to the beach carrying a chair, a favorite book and an iPod to keep our own delicious thoughts company. Seriously, don't your olfactory sensibilities become completely engaged with fresh suntan lotion? The smell of Coppertone and I'm 13 all over again.ARTArticleSymptoms of a Codependent: Here Are the TraitsI thought if I played by the rules and did everything the way THEY said I should like a good little Catholic girl, I’d feel safe. I’d grow up, get married and have lots of kids like my Mom and live happily ever after.
Why would I even think that since Mom wasn’t living happily ever after?
I swore I would never marry a guy like Daddy – a raging alcoholic. But I did.ARTArticleTaken Too SoonTaken Too Soonr
Kristen L. Baker, M.L.C.,M.S.L.C.,Wellness Coach
Monday morning, the sun is glistening and the smell in the air is one that you would bottle up. The crisp brief smell of spring just seems to make everything better. As we drive to Boston Children’s Hospital for yet another day filled with fear and passing the children that are missing their hair due to cancer, we find how grateful we are that our kids are not one of them.ARTArticleTen Top Ways To Be HappyTEN TOP WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
1. Notice what pleases you. Most of the what makes us happy day to day is the little things--the cup of tea/coffee in the morning, a friend/child's smile, a breeze on our skin. Don't miss these moments. So often we glide right by them. Don't. Stop and notice these small 'pleasures'
2. When you have a happy moment, let all of your senses swarm around it. Taste it, touch it, smell it, hear it, really see the colors of it. Then make it more vivid. That means when your roving mind starts pulling away, bring it back for a moment.ARTArticleTen Top Ways to Have More Positive EnergyWith our environment consciousness these days, we are all being careful to ensure we use energy wisely. But what about our personal energy? Just as we want to make sure the heat doesn't leak out the windows and doors of our houses, we need to have the same awareness of the energy leaks in ourselves.
Here are some tips to make you a better ecologist of you own energy:
1) Write down your energy expenditures.ARTArticleThe Audacity of Humility: Leading by “All Too Human” ExampleJust before the start of a “Stress, Change and Creative Teaming” workshop, I was testing out my microphone. The program was for managers of a global engineering company. Most of the 50 + particpants were ex-military, now contractors working with commands and brigades based at Ft. Hood, TX or presently stationed overseas. As I called out, “Can people in the back hear me?” a former Sergeant Major who knew me from my work at Ft.ARTArticleThe Benefits of Life Coaching: Your Accelerated GrowthPerhaps the most important commonality clients of trained personal coaches have in common is that they achieve their clearly defined life goals sooner by moving through challenges more quickly.
Many coaching clients enjoy new levels of happiness, improved communication skills, renewed mental and physical vitality, enhanced creativity, more effective time management and personal productivity, heightened emotional stability, improved income, and deeper intimacy in relationships.ARTArticleThe Big LieIt's incredibly hard to find a way of being at peace with food. More than anything, the women and teens I talk with want to find a sense of peace, away from the relentless obsessions with food and weight.ARTArticleTHE HAPPINESS-SERENITY CONNECTIONI love the Beatles as much as the next guy; maybe even more. But current research clearly demonstrates that there is quite a bit more to Happiness than a ‘warm gun.’
(For those of you who may not be up on your Beatle trivia, I’m referring to a song, written by John Lennon, off their eponymous double-disc album “The Beatles,” also known as “The White Album.”)ARTArticleThe Marker Stones of Grief – How Long Should it Last?“HeartSpun Talk from the Crucible of Experience”©
From the life of Ken Matthies - Author, Poet, Real Life Storyteller
Every single person experiencing the pain of grief would like to know that there’s a hard and fast rule that can tell you when you can expect the pain to go away so your life can get back to “normal”.
In the first place, who’s to say what “normal” really is after experiencing a death that’s taken away everything you ever considered to be normal before it happened?ARTArticleThe Secret Formula of LifeI learned from a sweet little movie called About Time a very powerful message about to find happiness in our lives. The story is about a family with the ability to travel back in time. On the son’s 21st birthday, he is told about the power and how to use it. For the first half of the movie, this young man uses his ability to have do-overs. Can you remember your teens and early twenties? Are there words you wish you hadn’t said? Are there sentiments you wish you had? Did you have an awkward moment you wish to erase? Were their opportunities you would have seized?ARTArticleThe Skinny on Weight LossARTArticleThe Victim Tyrant CycleThe Victim Tyrant Cycler
By Julie Roberts, Ph.D.
This paper is about adults and not children. Children don’t have a choice when they are victims (they can’t leave their situation and if they do speak, often they aren’t heard). Adults have choice when they can see beyond the pattern that keeps them in a victim place.ARTArticleThree reasons Why Preserving Your Psychological Capital Is Key To Trading ProfitsAnybody who has invested in trading course knows the dogma: Discipline, discipline, discipline.
Discipline is hailed as the very thing that ensures your success as a trader and investor.
Not only do I beg to differ but I would go as far as to say that this premise is incorrect since it is based on outdated information of how our brains operate. The assumption that we can make decisions with our logical mind alone while ignoring our other senses is flawed given scientific research of the last few decades.