by Julia Carpenter | Mar 3, 2022 | Compassion, Fighting Depression, Hope, Inner Strength, Kindness, Resilience, Stress Relief
I need to acknowledge that a lot is happening in the world right now. The invasion of Ukraine, Famine (and more) in Afghanistan, the changing status of the world Pandemic, all that plus whatever you are dealing with directly in your daily life. Any one of these...
by Julia Carpenter | Feb 24, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Gratitude, Happiness, Resilience
Do you tend to think about what’s wrong? What’s wrong with yourself? What’s wrong with another person? What’s wrong with a relationship? What’s wrong with a situation? What’s wrong with an object? What’s wrong with a place? The list can go on… It’s easy to go...
by Julia Carpenter | Feb 17, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Happiness, Hope, Inner Strength, Resilience, Self-care, Stress Relief
What is that little voice in your head telling you today? Is it helpful or is it bringing you down? Do you have an inner critic that won’t let up? We all have these moments where we get caught in negative thoughts. It can be easy to get into a defeatist...
by Julia Carpenter | Dec 23, 2021 | Change & Transition, Fighting Depression, Resilience, Self-care
I’m coming to you two days after the winter solstice. We have just emerged from the shortest days and longest nights. Now, the days will be longer again. It is ever shifting as the earth moves a little bit each day. I am reminded that the balance...
by Julia Carpenter | Nov 4, 2021 | Fighting Depression, Happiness, Hope, Inner Strength, Resilience, Stress Relief
Today I woke up in a cloud of fog. Literally. I looked out my window, and there was a beautiful mist surrounding my home, the trees, the landscape. I went outside. I could barely see through the fog, it was so thick. It made me feel like the morning was mystical,...
by Julia Carpenter | Oct 21, 2021 | Fighting Depression, Inner Strength, Resilience, Stress Relief
Awareness: Knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists.- Merriam Webster Dictionary It is easy to drop into having tunnel vision, getting sucked into one thing or one thought pattern. It is also easy to be completely distracted by all that is...