Archive for Overcoming compulsions

Take the 7 Day TV/Reading Deprivation Challenge!

For those of you that follow me on Facebook, you know that Sunday I began a 7 day reading and TV detox.  That’s right, no reading or TV for one week.  The reading detox is part of  The Artist’s Way curriculum.  “Each of us is a unique, creative individual.  But we often blur that uniqueness with sugar, [...]

VIDEO – CAN YOU LET YOURSELF BE FULLY SEEN?

Give yourself a 20 minute gift sometime this week and watch this amazing video from Brene Brown.  She shares her insights in a witty and wonderful way on embracing vulnerability as a key to overcoming shame, fear and our struggles to believe we are enough.   I LOVE this video.  After viewing, I would love to here [...]

TV DETOX-WK 3-CONFRONTING LONLINESS; WHY AM I DOING THIS?!

How’s it going? First, a quick recap.  Week one was “interesting”.  I faced the truth about how much TV I actually watched, observed those times I wanted to give in and turn the TV on, and was able to make better choices for myself in the moment.  Week two was a little more challenging.  Felt more [...]

TV Detox Check-in: I am a LIAR! There is much more to life than TV!

NOTE: We are re-publishing this popular post.  Due to an upgrade in our system we are sorry to say we lost our original comments.  We would love for you to comment again if you would like.    So, how was my first week without TV? Do you want the good news first or the bad? Ok, since [...]

THE TV CHALLENGE – SURRENDER TV FOR 30 DAYS!

So, as most of you know, as a “student” of the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and Pema Chodron, I am on a personal quest to build my level of presence in my life.  I have closed a lot of the obvious “run” spots which for me included excess food, alcohol, and caffeine (which keeps me unconscious by [...]

GIVE UP CAFFEINE – WAKE UP EARLIER!

Every time I take the bold step to give up caffeine I wake up earlier and more effortlessly.  Can’t be so you say.  Yes folks..I can no longer deny it – when I stop drinking caffeine, I get up earlier!  I believe it’s because caffeine interferes with my body’s natural biorhythms and without caffeine my body’s natural [...]

Evolve or Die!

I was listening to a clip from one of my favorite authors Eckhart Tolle today and his words “Evolve or Die” hit me between the eyes.  In my experience this statement is so true.  It may not be the literal death of an entire species as Eckhart was referring to in his talk but I have [...]

“You’re crying for the jail cell when you’ve been let out of jail”

Why is it that it is so difficult to let go of things we KNOW are destructive to ourselves and our spirits? Why when I get the nudge from the universe to exercise after complaining for weeks on end about my lack of energy do I pray equally hard for another answer – “no not [...]

Get Empowered NOW!

To live the life of an Empowered Women, I have found a few concepts that I needed to commit to, for me to embark on this journey of self discovery. Each one has been vitally important to my overall wellbeing and an important part of my daily routine. Without any one of these, I would [...]