FROM PAIN TO POWER

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The Gifts & Messages In Your Emotions

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Imagine yourself as a musical instrument.

Pretend for a moment that you’re a piano, or a guitar, or a drum.

Imagine the edges of your body being the walls of the instrument, and imagine feeling the hollowness inside. Your body as a resonance chamber for the sound the instrument will emit.

Imagine now the music being played, and imagine the waves of sound moving through the instrument. Invisible vibrations that are nonetheless absolutely real. The walls of the instrument feel the sound and move at the frequency of the vibrations from the keys being struck, the strings being pulled, or the hyde of the drum being tapped.

That is exactly what happens with your emotions.

Thoughts on Worthiness

Lately I've been chewing on the idea that everything in our lives flows from our deepest self-worth. But what exactly is self-worth? Where do we get our self-worth from? And what undermines our worthiness?

I bring this today because it might be an invaluable exercise for you to look at what areas of your life are presenting challenges, and get curious about whether deep down there might be some unworthiness at the heart of the problem.

When You Have Every Reason To Be Happy... But You're Not...

This is a reality for a growing number of people: I "should" be happy, but I'm not.

I have a client who came to me for this reason, and last week another person in my circle emailed me saying, "It feels like even though I have everything I want (happy marriage, great kids, good job, fairly healthy, great family) , things just feel too 'hard'. Having a positive attitude requires work instead of coming more naturally..."

Your Emotions Are Never Wrong

I was talking to a client last week and something she said stood out for me because so people often say or think something similar.

My client was telling me about the frustration she's been feeling quite regularly. When I asked her to give me an example of a recent time she felt frustrated....  

Then she said the critical thing: