Archive for September 2019

E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge “I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to enjoy it.”~Groucho Marx aka The Glamorous Wife

photo credit: noahsdad.com At times, you will need to give your internal critic a second job—body guard. When trying something new, whether it be a new career, a new relationship, a new sport, a new way of thinking, new boundaries, new way of eating, dressing, even a new hairdo, ask your critic to be compassionate…

Honor your internal critic—she’s valuable. She can urge you through challenging experiences and elevate you to accomplish things you otherwise might not have the strength and fortitude to overcome. If left unchecked, though, internal critics can get power hungry, out of balance and instead of encouraging you when you think you can’t go on, they…

Understand that some personality traits that are considered character defects, are just character strengths that have gone too far. Reel them in, set boundaries, so when you’re triggered, you will be aware and be able to stop incredible resources from running amuck. E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge “Sometimes the…