What do you want to FEEL? Perhaps no one has ever asked you that. They may have asked you, "How are you feeling?" but "What do you want to feel?" is an entirely different question. Because the truth is that it will ALWAYS be our THOUGHTS that create our FEELINGS. It may not seem that [...]
Tag: emotions
How God Can Use Your Deepest Wound
Have you been wounded? Have you experienced a heartbreak, a betrayal, a loss? Have things not turned out the way you hoped they would? Are you wondering what went wrong or how you ended up here? I want you to know that I hear you. I’ve been in a similar place (it couldn’t be your [...]
Let’s Get to Know Each Other
Hello, there! I'm Jenny! Nice to meet you 🙂 A little about me for those of you who may be new here: I am the blessed wife to Chad, for almost 30 years, and mama to two amazing adult children, Landon, and Cosette. I love my life in western/upstate NY where my husband was born [...]
On the 10th Day of Christmas!
Notice that I said "overeat" because there's nothing wrong with having a treat now and then. After all, that's the definition of a treat. It's not an everyday staple. We don’t overeat and binge on sugar or snacks because we have a sugar or salt addiction, we often do it because we haven’t learned to PROCESS [...]
On the 9th Day of Christmas!
Did you know that you are NOT your emotions? Whenever we hear ourselves saying things like "I am sad," "I'm so frustrated," or "I'm so anxious," it's the perfect cue from our brains to PAUSE and think about what we are really saying. And ask ourselves, "Is that true?" And then we can change those [...]
Teaching Emotions to Children
Did you know that for the first many months of an infant's life, they do not realize that they are a separate person than their mother? Even though they are no longer in the womb, it takes quite some time for them to understand that they will eventually function in a separate capacity. Their survival [...]
Long Term VS Short Term Pleasure
My addiction to sugar began very early with one of my first sentences as a toddler being, "Candy Mum, PLEASE!" As my father grew up with parents who worked at a bakery, dessert at the end of each meal became a tradition that he carried into our family as well. By the time I was [...]
Are You Celebrating Your Progress?
Have you noticed how much you've changed? Have you noticed that you are handling your situation better than you would have in the past? Just the increase in awareness of your current emotional state and the thoughts that have caused it is something to be celebrated. You are no longer a victim of your feelings. [...]
Are You Disconnected From Yourself?
When we are feeling upset, sad, or lonely, it's so easy to try to find things that will take our mind off of it. We get on social media and begin to scroll and before we know it hours have flown by. Or we try to ignore the loneliness by binging something on TV until [...]
How Can HURT & HOPE Go Together?
What if this were true? What if in your BIG, BEAUTIFUL heart, you could allow the space for both? Because we, especially as women, find it more difficult to compartmentalize things. The chores, the to-do lists, the conversations, and even the things we are going through. We may busy ourselves with things, good things, things [...]
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