After the Storm

After the Storm

My World hums with the green-ness of Spring!
What joy!
My World hums with the black-brown earth,
the life within yearning to spring forth.
My World hums!
What joy!

My World hums the blue-ness of the sky and water.
What joy!
My World hums the gold of the flowers,
the warmth of the sun.

What joy!

My World hums in blues, greens and golds!
What Joy!

~ 7 Ways to release Anger ~

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• ~ 7 Ways to release Anger ~

  Anger is a feeling of powerlessness. However, within your anger is a tremendous sense of power, purpose, passion and meaning because when you feel angry, it’s because you wanted to do something and you were blocked from doing it.
  People usually think of emotions as good or bad and they think that anger is a bad emotion, that you shouldn’t have it. That if somehow you feel angry, then you are not a nice person, or you’re not a spiritual person. From my vantage point, it is a rather good emotion because if you analyze the frequency of anger, it is an emotion that churns. It is trying to get you off your duff to do something about the situation.
  The truth is that no emotion is negative unless we refuse to feel it. That’s when it becomes destructive. We are only required to feel our emotions and release them. Even the most beautiful emotion of love will become destructive if its blocked and not actually felt.
  So, anger is what it is, and if you judge yourself for feeling angry, then you are going to think that anger is bad. We like to feel the so-called positive emotions and take credit for the realities that they create. But what happens when you refuse to feel and release the so-called negative emotions like anger because you are afraid it’s going to be painful? Well it’s your emotion and you created it, so where is it going to go? If you don’t feel it and release it, you will either stuff it in your physical body, or into your extended body called your reality.
  So when you swallow your anger, or stuff it down because you want to be a nice person and you don’t want to show it, over time your body might respond with symptoms of pain and inflammation as it is trying to say to you that it is not able to put up with the anger that has gotten stashed in it.
  If this happens, here are seven ways to deal with it.
  
  1. Release all judgments and criticisms about yourself. The purpose of judgments is to make you not feel which is what got you in the situation in the first place.
  2. Forgive your body for having to make your life miserable in order to bring this to your attention.
  3. Honor and own that this is your creation in order for you to pay attention to, and see how you have given your power away to other people and circumstances to offer you the opportunity to step into your power now.
  4. Give your body tremendous love as part of the healing process without any judgments or resentments at it for limiting you.
  5. Give your body basic kinesthetic pleasure as part of loving it. Perhaps a gentle massage, energy healing or a mineral bath.
  6. Address your anger. This is probably the most important step in releasing that feeling of powerlessness out of your psyche so that you are able to step into your power. In my work, I carry people through visualization techniques in order to accomplish this.
  7. Promise your body that you are going to love it and care for it and you are going to work in partnership with it. This will build trust between you and your body. Then imagine yourself healed in the not too distant future.
  If you will take these seven steps, you will release anger out of your body, and you will heal yourself.

Strength Is

Weakness Is... 

Stagnation,

Excuses, 

My wants before others needs,

Isolation,

Not Crying, 

Not Feeling,

Not Expressing anger, love, joy,

Living the addictions,

Not asking for help,

Inaction,

Not living life to the fullest.

Strength Is

Getting up and moving forward,

Accountability to myself and others,

Doing the best for others,

Taking care of my needs - not wants - first

Knowing when to ask for help and then asking!

Crying,

Feeling,

Expressing anger, love, joy,

Conquering addictions,

Action!

Living! Breathing, Loving...

     Beginning with myself!

Writing

What it is about a blank sheet of crisp paper and a pencil that beguiles and excites me to write?

 Pens won't do...to permanent.

Crayons won't do...too thick and cumbersome.

Only pencil to paper draws me in to create, move, explore, escape, teach, love, grow.

Morning Musings

The inky darkness studded with muted light from distant worlds greeted me as I began my day. What joy to just drink it in, however briefly!

Breathe

Breathe.
The stress melts away.
Breathe.
The tension is no more.
Breathe.
Focus - each breath is one of joy.
Breathe.
Brings me back to "now", not tomorrow, not yesterday, now!
Breathe
in the energy!
Breathe.
in the joy! 
Breathe
and smile!
Breathe.

My Words Are Worthy!

4/13/12
I have finally realized that whatever I write here is special.  My words are worthy!  Why save the beautifully bound books of "some day"?  Blank p0ages are just a new beginning waiting to be written!

Christmas is for Everyone by Bob Tschannen-Moran

LIFETREK PROVISION #752 (12/25/11): CHRISTMAS IS FOR EVERYONE
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Christians often bemoan the fact that Christmas has become so commercialized. In many Christian and non-Christian lands, the celebration of Christmas is in full swing with decorations, gift giving, and jolly times. It is the season of Christmas that makes or breaks retailers around the globe. Given how it all started, with humble beginnings in the Jewish street, the celebrations of today, some 2,000 years later, are easy to ridicule as hypocritical.

Before we go too far in that direction, however, consider this irony: at its core, the Christmas message is for everyone. Whether we believe in the message or not, the message is no more complicated than this: The Great One is with us. No strings attached. Right where we are, just the way we are. Infused with life. So why not have a big party to celebrate! Perhaps the secularization of Christmas is, in fact, a fitting turn of events. Everyone is able to get in on the act, and that seems marvelous to me.

So from all of us to all of you, Merry Christmas! Enjoy the day.

LifeTrek Coaching International Staff
 

Bob Tschannen-Moran	Megan Tschannen-Moran	Christina Lombardo Ray
Erika Jackson	Kate Kriynovich	Maura Rawn

Center for School Transformation Faculty

Amy Piacentino	Jeanie Cash	Kathleen Pietrasanta
Sara Miller	Susan MacDonald	Donni Davis-Perry

May you be filled with goodness, peace, and joy.

Bob Tschannen-Moran, IAC-CC

President, LifeTrek Coaching International, www.LifeTrekCoaching.com
CEO & Co-Founder, Center for School Transformation, www.SchoolTransformation.com
2010-2011 President, International Association of Coaching, www.CertifiedCoach.org
Author, Evocative Coaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at a Time, Online Retailers

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My Body

What happened to the body I knew?

The one I used to have?  Where by breasts were firm and high?  Two babies nurtured and nursed and years gone by.  Now not so firm and high but where grandbabies love to snuggle – right by my heart!

I do not know this body of mine now.  It has aches, pains, and ouches in very odd places.  Outstretched arms, once belonging to my children, no longer lift up.  Now those same arms reach down to their children.  Once lifting children was my life, now I settle on the couch, “come sit by me,” I say, “you are getting too big to carry.”  Surprisingly, they come and snuggle in beside me to read a book, or watch tv, or show me their latest booboo.

I do not match this body of mine.  Inside I am youthful, energetic, joyful, and full of life.  What I see in the mirror is not me…who has invaded my body?  I do not know her.  Round in so many places that once were strong and toned, still long limbed but thicker than when I was younger.  If I don’t put on my glasses I can no longer see me clearly at all…maybe that is my rose colored glasses…seeing out of focus.

When did my babies grow so strong and tall?  In the blink of an age, they are now awesome moms, uncles, aunts, and mentors with little ones who look up to them now.

When did the babies turn into grand-babies?  What is so grand about a grandma?  I like being a grand-mom.  It fits me.  I have much more time to stop and watch the ants (although I draw the line at watching the snake), paint a picture, rub a back, cheer on a soccer player, kiss a booboo.

A new group of babies giggle at me knees, sweetly sing-songing “maw-maw”, “maw-maw”, “watch me”!  I swore, when young, “maw-maw” I’d never be that was for old women.  Grams – never grammy, g’ma, g-mom.  Now maw-maw is the sweetest words I hear!  I don’t mind at all!