We are always BECOMING. The choice of WHO we are becoming depends on US. We often think we are where we are and who we are because of OTHER PEOPLE'S behavior or because of our CIRCUMSTANCES, but neither of those are true. Emotional Adulthood means WE must accept FULL RESPONSIBILITY for OUR emotional lives and [...]
Tag: mental health
Asking Lets Them Know You Care
Have you ever gone through a really tough season? Sometimes maybe it's more than one season, but more like many seasons strung together. It seems like it's taking a while to walk in the victory or see the manifestation of what you are believing for to come to pass. Maybe it's a health crisis. Or [...]
Are You Giving Your Best Self to Everyone Else?
Do you ever feel like you're giving your best to everyone else? You seem to have so much patience for your co-workers, or your boss, or your employees, or even the cashier at the store, but you get home after a long day and your child's behavior seems to push all your buttons. I get [...]
Why Are My Kids So Hyper?
What if instead of the thought, "My children are so hyper" you had the thought, "My children are so VIBRANT!" "They are so FULL of ENERGY and LIFE!" Did you know that your EMOTIONS are CREATED by your THOUGHTS? Yes, every single one of them. So, if you want to FEEL DIFFERENTLY about your children, [...]
What I Learned When I Stopped and Asked Myself, “I Wonder Why?”
What I Learned When I Stopped and Asked Myself, "I Wonder Why?" I am going to share a little secret with you. Are you ready? Lean in for it! When I learned to start asking myself, "I wonder why..." instead of JUDGING MYSELF or OTHERS, EVERYTHING changed for me! When someone said something hurtful, I [...]
Every Time I Judge Someone Else, I Reveal an Unhealed Part of Myself
Does this resonate with you? I don't know about you but I used to have so much trouble with judging others. I thought it was because I loved them and wanted the best for them. I could see how they could've done something differently. Somehow better. Or in a way that could be more beneficial [...]
What Do You Want to Feel?
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
~JENNY RIEFLIN MINISTRIES~ 