"The scariest thought in the world is that someday I'll wake up and realize I've been sleepwalking through my life: underappreciating the people I love, making the same hurtful mistakes over and over, a slave to neuroses, fear, and the habitual." - George Saunders Every day we wake up is a new day. We can choose how we want to spend our day and how we want to feel about the events that occur. Why [...]
"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety." - Aesop The Battle Anxiety is a worthy opponent. You try to punch him down and every time you think you have him knocked out he gets right back up. Do you get into the ring battling it out in a constant fight for your serenity every day and every night? Do you wish you could stop your racing thoughts and just [...]
https://youtu.be/9SuH5LlrAm8 I love this meditation by Jason Stephenson for releasing tension and stress. Begin by focusing on yourself. Ask the Magic Book a question and you will receive your answer. Remember that every answer you need exists within you. Be open to the universe and the universe will respond in kind.
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." - Steve Jobs For more than forty years I kept quiet. I allowed every man in my life feel okay with [...]
"I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive." - Elizabeth Taylor Facts I am 5'4 1/2". My name is Carrie. My father was a truck driver. My mother was a stay-at-home mom/insurance broker. I am a 5th generation (or so) American. I am of European descent. These are facts about me. I am also a sexual abuse survivor. This is also a fact. Although I would like it [...]
“You can’t imagine just how much believing in negative thoughts is affecting your life…until you stop.” - Charles Glassman Can you barely get out of bed in the morning? Do you dread the idea of going anywhere? Are your days spent crying spontaneously? Do you lie on the couch and zone out to reruns of Law & Order? I hate to admit it, but I think I did this for years. Yes, years. Or, perhaps [...]
https://youtu.be/Ca8tAjaKhLM A Guided Meditation on Forgiveness by Jason Stephenson. Forgiveness is a gift you give not only to others, but to yourself. Feel the weight being lifted off your soul once you are finished.
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Have you seen those commercials for the Addiction Recovery Network or whatever it’s called? The guy proclaims, “I was once an addict, but I’m not one now”. I’m not sure if I believe you can become “un-addicted” to drugs and alcohol, but I do know that you [...]
https://youtu.be/oR5dpLyXoE8 I have always loved butterflies because they are so beautiful and diverse. Butterflies represent freedom and individuality. This meditation performed by Jason Stephenson is a great to listen to before bed. Sit or lie down and relax and enter a world of peacefulness.
https://youtu.be/IvLViZeC60c This is another great morning meditation to start your day!
