thrive and awakenFear vs Trust
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Yay for fear! What an amazing emotion! It protects us from all sorts of danger. Our fear makes us vigilant and stops us from stepping
Thriving Moments
These brief comments on thriving are contributed by Doug. Click on the title then either read or listen in a contemplative way so you are experiencing the messages.
Trust
Meditation
Meditation is NOT optional
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To Thrive, meditation is not optional. We typically reside in survival mode which has automatic thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that are a result of our
More Than Our Stories
We are more than our stories
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During childhood, our sense of self is based on real life stories around our name, skin color, religion, the country we are from, and gender.
Connections
Already connected
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Your neighbor loves football games, high school reunions, and family gatherings. What do they have in common? A desire to be connected with others. We
Acceptance
Saying YES or NO to life
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There are many ways we say NO to life. Can you remember a time you received a gift and said, “Oh you shouldn’t have”. Perhaps
Resistance vs Acceptance
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It’s natural to resist something threatening or limiting. If you’re told you can’t have something you really want, your initial reaction is to resist. In resistance
Complete Acceptance activates Thriving Mode
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“What’s wrong with me” and “I’m not good enough” are two beliefs common to most of us. They kick in frequently for big events like
Loving Support
Avoidance of discomfort vs Loving Support
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Can you remember a time when you or another child tripped, skinned their knee and went screaming to Mommy or Daddy? The parent immediately scoops
I Am
The illusion of not being enough
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Did you ever see a dog run after a squirrel, miss it, and run back to you wagging its tail? The dog is enthralled with
Converting not enough thinking
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Do any of these sounds familiar? “I’m not good enough” “What’s wrong with me” “I’m inadequate” “I can’t” In Survival Mode we are focused on
Self-Compassion
Self-Criticism vs Self-Compassion
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Self-compassion is one of the more difficult Thriving Tools to develop. We are wired to be hard on ourselves. We push our self to achieve
Value and worth are inherent, just because
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Imagine newborn babies and how innocent they are. We love and value babies inherently. They don’t have to speak a word or do a
Challenges are for Me
Great Emperor Moth
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The Great Emperor Moth Story is about Alfred Russel Wallace, a scientist who studied evolution and had a 30 yr friendship with Darwin. Wallace came across the cocoon of a great emperor moth in his travels through the forest. Not wanting to miss the inevitable emergence of the moth,
Life challenges are not happening TO me, but FOR me
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In Survival Mode we see ourselves as victims of life. If we have a flat tire on the way to an important appointment, we get angry because of what is happening to us. We are wired to see life as happening TO us, and it prompts us to take