Enough, 5

You have re-arranged your life into resentment. - Resentment is your internal SOS flare signal that you have arrived at the cliff of enough. - You have adjusted enough, changed enough, contorted enough. Might you be willing to consider the acceptance waiting for you at the end of enough? - Journal Prompts: I have adjusted to the point of resentment when... My SOS flare went off...

Enough, 4

You have harassed your body enough. - Journal Prompts: I am not willing to let go of... My body has been...

Enough, 3

You have tortured yourself enough about your failings. Your life is asking you to move on and forward. Journal Prompts: I could punish myself for a few more days if... I've tortured myself enough over...

Family Anxiety, 3

The desire to control and the output of anxiety, rise together. Especially in family. Journal Prompts: They would be better off if they... My anxiety increases around my desire to control...

Family Anxiety, 2

Anxiety around family generates patterned body energy. It is learned, fortified, repeated, and repeated again. Journal Prompts: Around family, my body has learned to... I wish my body would...

Family Anxiety, 1

Anxiety in family is like a contagion. Some are tirelessly responsive to the energy field of anxiety, hypervigilant and licking it off the floor, while others, unbothered, step out of the way and wave as it sprints (and coughs) by. Journal Prompts: The anxiety energy in my family is... I usually pick up... I wish I could step out of the way and wave at...

Boundaries At Work, 9

The fill-in-the-blank expectations that accompany passivity robs your nervous system and work capacity. You do not need to take action and direction from passive communication. This only reinforces poor communication. You can clarify expectations. You can communicate directly. Journal Prompts: They didn’t say it, but I know they meant... They could probably tell I was...

Boundaries At Work, 8

Just because something went wrong, does not mean it’s your fault. If boundaries are difficult for you, check your sense of over-responsibility. Journal Prompts: When people hand out responsibility cards I... I did not need to take responsibility for...

Boundaries At Work, 7

Survey the sustainability of your current work situation. Actions that offer praise and promotions may not be sustainable, further, they may be distant from what is in service of your wellness. Journal Prompts: I felt resentful when I said yes to... It is not sustainable to...

Boundaries At Work, 6

Anxiety is the winner when expectations are unclear. To mentally survive in a work environment it is reasonable and necessary to have clear expectations. Journal Prompts: ...is not clear to me. In my work I do... In my work I do not...