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Famous Quotes To Help With Focus, Anxiety, & Stress

Posted on September 1, 2015 Written by Allison Spitzer Leave a Comment

Your focus, stress, and anxiety, deserve a gift. Use these quotes to breathe mindfully and more joyously.

We rarely hear the inward music, but we’re dancing to it nevertheless…Let go of your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen… Rumi

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler…Henry David Thoreau

Each morning we are born again what we do today is what matters most…. Buddha

No problem is ever solved in the same consciousness that was used to create it… Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none… Albert Einstein

Be happy in the moment; that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more…Mother Teresa

There is a vitality, a life force and energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time this expression is unique… Martha Graham

In today’s rush we all think too much-seek too much-want too much-and forget about the joy of just being. When you make friends with the present moment, you feel at home no matter where you are… Eckhart Tolle

Smile, breathe, and go slowly… Life is available only in the present moment. If you abandon the present moment, you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply… Thich Nhat Hanh

In the doing of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed…Kahlil Gibran

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens… Carl Jung

Paradise is not a place; it is a state of consciousness… Sri Chinmoy

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit…Aristotle

If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to men as it is, infinite…William Blake

Go into yourself and see how deep the place is from which your life flows…The only journey os the journey within…Rainer Maria Rilke

It’s only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth – and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up – that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had… Elizabeth Kubler- Ross

Every moment is a utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy. Concentrate your attention on what you are experiencing now…We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us… Joseph Campbell

Develop an interest in life as you see it: the people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself… Henry Miller

Silence is the great teacher. You must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge and stability to come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence…Deepak Chopra>

He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions… Confucius

The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now…Robert Ingersoll

There is something in every one of you that waits and listens to the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you ever have… Howard Thurman

Mindfulness is about love and loving life .When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that. Each time is for the first time. Each moment the only moment..Jon Kabat – Zinn

Quotes taken from Art For Mindfulness Geometrics, by Andy Paciorek

Marital Therapy. Reinventing Shared Meaning & Purpose

Posted on August 24, 2015 Written by Allison Spitzer Leave a Comment

Couples get in trouble when there are communication breakdowns and when their expectations of one another are blocked by frustrations, unrealistic dreams and the disappointing curveballs of reality. Does traditional couples counseling make things better? Not always.

Instead of delving into and retelling the hurts and heartbreak, try the alternative of Solution Focused Brief Therapy––(Therapeutic Coaching) looking towards mutual purposes, new, common goals and shared, meaningful projects to rebuild broken or stale relationships. Whether your new, shared decision is to explore the world, or raise a family, move, or live in tune with nature doesn’t matter. Whatever, at the deepest level, both you and your partner are drawn to.

Taking that concrete, first step, a new activity, may not change how you feel overnight; but it may change how you behave together. That’s the beginning. Rather than past miseries, you begin to focus on something you both truly want, regardless of where the relationship lands.

Some couples never plan ahead, and still successfully live parallel lives, like toddlers each making their own castle in the sandbox. Vibrant but separate. Most do not and cannot. This is disappointing, unfulfilling, and not the childhood fantasies of what marriage should or might be.

Ascertaining and developing a common purpose and trajectory to pursue, with clear action steps, is equally and fundamentally as important to relationship problems as improved communication, kindness, forgiveness, honesty and tolerance.

Younger adults often think they simply made a bad decision, have chosen the wrong person. Older couples who have endured a listless life find that when the kids have gone, marriage has lost its purpose. When and if there is good health and financial freedom at that point, many consider divorce.

But, think again. The type of alternative Marital Therapy, offered here, approaches transformation from a different vantage point. Marriage therapy can heal relationships. especially when you both want to stay within the institution of marriage, and place significant value on your uniquely shared experiences and insights. Be willing to talk about new shared opportunities and behaviors. Find the courage to try.

There’s everything to be gained.

A Great Read–Wellness Comes from Going Backwards!

Posted on July 29, 2015 Written by Allison Spitzer 1 Comment

Go Wild, by John Ratey, Md. begs us to return to where we started–to sleep longer, to eat naturally, to clear our minds of the electronic clutter and distractions and meditate.

Also the author of the “go-to” book on ADHD, Driven To Distraction, Dr. Ratey’s Go Wild views on mindfulness, mental health, and physical well being come together in such a convincing way here, I might have to start taking naps! If you’ve read it, let me know what you think!

Affirmations, Acceptance & Mental Health: Welcoming OurSELVES

Posted on July 19, 2015 Written by Allison Spitzer Leave a Comment

Sometimes we “look okay” and “feel pretty good.” Two days later we look “lousy” or “feel crummy.” Five days later, life turns out to be pretty “good.” We even surprise ourselves when, fleetingly we truly view ourselves as absolutely stellar.

We love, we hate, and sometimes, with our dearest ones, we do both at once. Socially, we make friends, lose them, sometimes leave them behind. Our lives–work, family, or health ebb and flow–sometimes chaotic and wrapping us in anxiety or smothering us in depression. A surprise visit, unexpected “good luck,” or a good workout seem to help us soar. Peaks and valleys.

Life is unpredictable; we behave badly, or oddly, or erratically–even from out own perspective. We do things out of obligation. We put our own soothing or pleasure last. We don’t meet our own expectations. How could we ever live up to those?

What a great moment THIS is–in the midst of THIS day, to welcome our-SELVES, our ability to change, and make GREAT things happen. Do the affirmations below work for you?