Week 14′s Challenge: Learn Something New
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The research is clear: the adult brain is still generating thousands of new neurons each day, and unless they are challenged by learning new things, they will die off. Research on Alzheimer’s and dementia also seem to point to the importance of continual learning in order to [...]
Change isn’t easy. Yet, baby steps will get you there.
I’d like to summarize what change is, and what change isn’t, wrapping up my Change Series.
Change is…
a mindset shift. It’s knowing there are behaviors about yourself you don’t like, and deciding it’s time to change those behaviors.
a choice. Knowing that you have total control over what [...]
Week 13′s Change Challenge: Be More Present
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I read a blog entry recently about the message we send our kids when we are constantly on our smart phones. The message rings loud and clear in our children’s subconscious minds, as we constantly check Facebook or e-mail, that they don’t matter as much [...]
I may have [purposely] created a pretty bleak picture in my last post, Momma Trauma:
“We all face issues from childhood that ‘mess us up.’”
“When a child enters into adulthood without the foundation of this secure base (otherwise known as a “secure attachment”) there are many, many problems that surface in their relationships.”
“How you manage friendships, [...]
Week 12′s Challenge: Have some TEA
photo from The Times of India
This month we will turn it to I Choose Change’s director and founder, Jennifer M. Ryan, M.Ed, LPC-S. She has written a great, wonderful, amazing series titled “How People Change” on I Choose Change’s blog. The theme for the month of May is “Growth”, and [...]
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