Isn´t it great to know that we´re someone who´s willing to help others, that people in dire straits can count on us in times of need, or even if they´re not in dire straits and look like they need help, we can still help them out. In fact, we pride ourselves on it. We revel in it, we get great satisfaction from helping someone who needs our help, but at what cost to them? We … [Read more...] about Start by Stopping.
About Charmaine Barber
Understanding The Grief Cycle.
In times of grief which are normally when we lose someone close to us, we go through a cycle. Just like any cycle in life, there are particular phases that we need to go through in order to complete that cycle and move on. At the present time, what with the Covid-19 Virus, we are going through a very real cycle of grief, not because we have lost someone, although that may have … [Read more...] about Understanding The Grief Cycle.
How We Can Use Perspectives To Understand Other People.
Perspectives are simply positions from where we view things, people, conversations, situations. We can have a “Me View,” which is what most of us have pretty much all the time because this is our world which we inhabit and no-one elses. A great perspective to have for being in touch with ourselves and our feelings, as well as standing up and supporting our own interests. The … [Read more...] about How We Can Use Perspectives To Understand Other People.
How Do We Communicate?
Communication is something we all do and have to do in order to physically survive; food, shelter and clothing being the most basic of our needs whereby we have to use communication in some shape or form in order to earn, be given, buy, steal or whatever we do which we feel is necessary for us to in order to attain it. We have emotional needs which we strive to fulfil in our … [Read more...] about How Do We Communicate?
What Is Confidence & Can You Learn To Be Confident?
We all go through life either being over-confident, confident, lacking somewhat in confidence or completely lacking in confidence. So, what is confidence, and can we learn to be confident? Confidence for me is, having total faith in ourselves, it is an acceptance of ourselves and who we are, a belief and trust in our abilities, our skills and our talents, that we are … [Read more...] about What Is Confidence & Can You Learn To Be Confident?
All LIMITATIONS are SELF IMPOSED.
DON’T SETTLE FOR LESS THAN YOU ARE! Let´s ENVISION ourselves overcoming any obstacles that stand in front of us in our lives. Let´s overcome our biggest challenges and become true to our self. Happiness has very little to do with just one more drink because it helps us to stop feeling awkward in social situations, it might make us feel more courageous, daring, flirty, … [Read more...] about All LIMITATIONS are SELF IMPOSED.
Self-Sabotage Is NOT the Answer!
Do you lead a “normal” or decadent lifestyle, one where you are self-sabotaging? Part of living the right sort of life is having the right mindset and beliefs and believing in ourselves. It’s also about keeping our body fit physically by exercising and feeding it the right nutritional requirements as well as giving ourselves the right environment in which to thrive and … [Read more...] about Self-Sabotage Is NOT the Answer!
Can Mindset Be Learnt?
Most of us are held back not by our lack of abilities, skills or talents, rather, by our mindset. Are you shocked by that comment? I would have been many years ago but no, not anymore. Many of us grew up in an environment of lack and scarcity rather than one of abundance and plentifulness. We grew up with others feeding us their opinions and their beliefs surrounding food, … [Read more...] about Can Mindset Be Learnt?
Healing your Inner Children through Your Journaling Journey.
Your Diary is Your Friend when no-one Else will be. Did you ever have a diary when you were younger and wrote down all your adolescent frustrations and problems, anger at your best friend because she stole your boyfriend? Or maybe what you thought at the time, was your unfair treatment by your parents when they forbade you to go to a party or out downtown with your friends to … [Read more...] about Healing your Inner Children through Your Journaling Journey.
