HAPPENINGS
Seaside Public Library
Thursday, April 18th -- 7 p.m.
Seaside, OR
Coast to Coast AM with Greg Noory
10 p.m. Friday, April 19th
We'll talk about the Synchronicity, Intuition and the Perfect Trap
Letting go and finding faith while parenting
One of the 32,000 challenges I’ve encountered to date as a parent, has been the one that requires me to give up, let up, and let go. To hold Sweet P accountable for her choices. To allow her to cry through her disappointments and cope with uncomfortable things in life – instead of taking over [...]
Three spiritual practices you can do with your kids
The first time I meditated with my daughter, it ended in a tantrum – mine. Things were already tense. I was the enforcer, laying out the rules. She was the rebel – avoiding them all. We were both fraying. In an effort to create some positive space, to lighten the moment and ease the stress, [...]
Use positive focus to promote a restful sleep and positive day
The moments before you fall asleep, can be among the most powerful and important of your day. They can be the catalyst for making your dreams come true. Or, they can be a time where you mentally run through all your anxieties, stresses, responsibilities and failings – dating back to your elementary school years, before [...]
Morning Makers: Three mini-habits that can help boost your mood
I’ve had a lot of people ask how they can integrate this spirituality stuff right in the middle of their days. I mean mindfulness and meditation are all good as long as you don’t have a noisy boss or baby demanding your time, right? But, spirituality is really the most powerful when you develop habits [...]
Dr. Laura Trice talks about why we need to give and receive thanks
Gratitude is a an essential component to our well-being. We are happier and healthier when we are grateful people, but we also need to know that others are grateful and appreciative of us. It’s a primal need. It’s validating. It’s energizing. And, it’s o.k. to ask for it. But we don’t, and there are some [...]
Appreciation and novelty keys to long-lasting happiness
There’s a lot of talk about happiness — how to find it, feel it, hang on to it. We covet happiness as though it is an ultimate goal or objective rather than a state we can choose and influence throughout each of the moment of our lives. While each of us comes equipped with a [...]
Three ways to create a better-feeling life
In Monday’s post I wrote about the 10:1 ratio. It takes 10 positive comments to offset one negative. Think about this with your kids. Every time you say something negative or critical, it takes 10 more positives to buffer their psyche, according to educators. It’s just as important to find the pros in the workplace [...]
Finding the good is the key to managing the bad
10:1 That’s the ratio required for positive statements to counter balance the negative when it comes to parenting and educating children, say teachers. Ten positives to offset the devastating impact of one negative or critical statement. Relationship expert John Gottman says that we need to have at least five positive statements to every one negative [...]
Five ways to cope with a major life transition
It’s never easy to lose – anything. We are a people that become attached and clingy to our bodies and our titles and our money and our stuff. Part of becoming enlightened then, is to detach from those things. Even if enlightenment isn’t your ultimate goal, letting go of your need to control and manage [...]
