Joyce Shafer's Blog – June 2010 Archive (3)

You're going along in your day-to-day, applying your self-empowerment tools and knowledge—then WHAM! You find yourself in the thick of a situation and it's as though part of you says, "What tools?"



If you've ever experienced what's described in the opening paragraph, you're likely familiar with the snowball effect it can have . . .



Something happens, and you feel pulled off course.



That full range of emotions you have, and feel pretty satisfied about how you… Continue

Dr. Judith Orloff said the word No is a complete sentence. Do you feel you have to explain or justify a No response? If you do this, it's a habit you can shift, even if it takes time to get comfortable doing it naturally.



A description from the "Medicine Cards" book and card set by Sams and Carson states you have the right to say, "That's not appropriate for me at this time." It also states there is no obligation to say more than that. If your tendency is to explain your… Continue

Whatever you believe about how to achieve desired results, your outcomes ARE affected by how much self-appreciation you feel. It's the same for how you engage your experiences.



Let's imagine you agree that . . .

How your attention (emotionally-charged thoughts) is focused (exercised or applied) directly relates to what you give, receive, and experience more of; and that

How you experience others and events in your life, at the inner level, is a direct result of—how your… Continue