“While transformation results in changes in thoughts, feelings and behaviors, the actual process of transformation does not involve changing these things directly but instead requires a change in perspective—altering ones core assumptions about the nature of things.”~Marilyn Schlitz-Mandala, PHD E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge Allow yourself to shift beliefs…

You are impatient. This might come to a surprise to you since you assure yourself that your hurriedness is just your way of getting things done. And you do, get a lot done, and do things well. Being from an immigrant background, you learned to work hard and strive. Great traits, although ones that come…

  No one can steal your joy. When offensives come, you can choose to be offended. Or you can choose to use the offense to improve your story, your journey, your life’s adventure. So what’s it going to be? Are you going to be hurt, or take advantage of the opportunity? Get comfortable with the…

  Attributes of Strength:  the quality or state of being physically or mentally strong capacity for exertion or endurance power to resist force solidity, toughness. power of resisting attack : impregnability.  mental power, force, or vigor moral power, firmness, or courage.  power by reason of influence, an asset of special worth or utility the amount…

Attributes of Arrogance: “Bigging yourself up publicly or in your own mind.” When asked if you can do it, you always say yes.  Interrupt others a lot. Go out of your way—even to extremes—to be right. Believe you are better than others in looks, intelligence, status.  You feel like you deserve special treatment or being…

Take your days as they come. One at a time. (One hour or one minute at a time some days.) Resist the urge to worry about what has been or what will be. If a struggle comes up during the day, deal with it. If there’s no struggle, don’t let your mind create one. Stop…

T-6 oil tank: yellow, suitcase-looking part. When emotions get heated, you’ll be tempted to dwell on the trigger, repeating the offense over and over again in your mind. How dare they say that to me? That was so unfair. I didn’t deserve that. I should have said…Why do they think it’s okay to treat me…?…

  Understand that your path is tailor-made for you. So comparing yourself to anyone else, anything else, is not only a waste of energy, it leads to feeling either prideful or inferior. Emotions that inevitably lead to the icky business of judgement.  E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge Your strength…