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Have you ever noticed that you are repeating the same patterns over and over? Maybe it’s happening in the area of relationships, work, money, or any other part of your life. How do patterns begin and how can we change them so that we can create what we truly want in our lives? The first step of changing any pattern is our awareness that this is a pattern. Many times we don’t realize this because the behavior and situations are comfortable and familiar. Take a close look a

April 25, 2011

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What does it mean to forgive? What’s the purpose? Why should we forgive? Since practicing Reiki for the last 11 years, I have seen many people forgive themselves and others. Reiki can assist in clearing the energies of anger and resentment, and help people to forgive in a gentle and loving way. Forgiveness is never about the other person. It is always about us. It is about letting go of the feelings that have been holding us back, weighing us down, and keeping us stuck. It

April 25, 2011

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Many years ago, when I had my very first spiritual healing session, I was told that I had several spirit attachments and, during the session, they were released to the light. At the time, I had no idea what a spirit attachment was, but I knew that for the first time in my life I felt significantly better. For years I had suffered from a deep depression and had tried everything I could to relieve the pain, but nothing had worked. That was the beginning of healing my depression

April 25, 2011

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We all have heard the term “inner child”. Who is our inner child and why is he/she important? We’re all adults now. Why do we need to bother with our inner children? Our Inner Child contains all of our feelings, memories and experiences from childhood. In order to be whole and integrated, we need to connect and work together with our inner children. Many of our inner children have been wounded and feel alone and empty. Many of them have separated from us because of thei

April 25, 2011

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The word empowerment is often misconstrued and misunderstood. Many people believe that having power is bad, frightening, or being empowered will keep them separated from others. Many of us give our power away to other people. It happens all the time. It may be your husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, boss, co-worker, parents or your children. Maybe we think that they know more than we do or that they know what’s best for us. Maybe we don’t want to be in conflict, so we

April 25, 2011