by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Family, Forgiveness, Happiness, Inspiration, Relationships, Renewal, Self-Care, Success, Workshops
Are you feeling courageous today? Is it written on your schedule: “Take on the world today – and win!” No? (And if not, are you feeling a little regretful now, because you don’t feel courageous?) Well, just in case you aren’t naturally buoyant with your own...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Fears, Forgiveness, Self-Care
Sometimes guilt or regret over something in the past can be hard to banish from our thoughts and feelings, even with great “experience re-framing” tools such as I shared with you in Dr. Simington’s article last week. When you don’t release your sense of regret and...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anger, Blog, Fears, Forgiveness, Hopefulness, Stress
While taking various actions this month to fulfill my intention to create a “Local Day of Forgiveness” on Saturday, September 27th here in New Jersey, I discovered a gem of an article that I just have to share with you. I found it on author, educator and therapist Dr....
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anger, Blog, Events, Fears, Hopefulness, Self-Care, Stress
I want to talk to you about the importance of asking for help, especially when things seem overwhelming and beyond our ability to comprehend and accept. It is important to focus on how we handle feelings of grief, sadness, anger and regret. In doing so, the value of...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Fun, Happiness, Hopefulness, Inspiration, Renewal, Self-Care
Are you starting to recognize that you may be indulging in the “fun avoidance” I described in last week’s post? Does it seem like too much work to deliberately create some fun when being glum is so much easier? If so, consider that almost nobody gets enough fun,...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Fears, Fun, Happiness, Hopefulness, Self-Care
It may sound crazy, but all too often people are literally afraid of feeling happy. These individuals certainly didn’t start out that way – in fact, some of them were the happiest children of all. Think about how children approach life: constantly in search of more...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Hopefulness, Self-Care, Stress
In a world full of hard work and serious challenges, and even sometimes terribly upsetting events over which we have no control, it is absolutely imperative that you be sure to take time out for FUN! That’s why this month my focus is on “Relaxation and Enjoyment” –...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Self-Care, Stress
You know what it’s impossible to do when you’re laughing? Feel stressed, worried, angry or unhappy. There’s a reason someone invented the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Whoever that was realized that laughter is literally an antidote to stress, misery,...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Boundaries, Forgiveness, Self-Care, Stress
You know the feeling – something upsetting happens and suddenly it’s all you can think about. . As your anger, anxiety, fear or distress rises, you temporarily lose your ability to think calmly and rationally. . In the worst cases, you take action while in that state...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Hopefulness, Self-Care
“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson If you find that you keep “forgetting” to recognize your accomplishments and congratulate yourself for them, here’s an easy-to-remember technique you can use. Just as...
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