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Fantasy

November 10th, 2011 / Coping Skills/ Meditation/ Mindfulness / No Comments
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Sometimes we can use fantasy to distract ourselves from being present in  life. Fantasy is defined by an imagined event or sequence of mental images, such as a daydream, usually fulfilling a wish or psychological need. We can use fantasy to escape or to avoid problems or issues. How does fantasy negatively effect motivation? Fantasy [...]

Visioning Increases Motivation

Visioning

It’s important to have a vision to help increase motivation. It’s important to have a carrot in order to increase your drive.  Think about being hungry or a recent craving you had.  You want it so bad that it’s all you can think or talk about.  It becomes the constant thought that enters your mind. [...]

Drinking Hot Tea Meditation

July 14th, 2011 / Coping Skills/ Meditation / No Comments
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You actually can make drinking hot tea a meditative experience.  I encourage you to practice this skill when you have a large bulk of time.  This skill is a practice of observing and staying in the moment.  Staying in the moment allows you to act from a place of patience and peace.  You will learn [...]

Music Meditation

music meditation

I hope you enjoy this audio description on Music Meditation.  We can meditate in many ways.  There are some folks who say they don’t know how to meditate or don’t have time.  This meditation will take you 2 – 5 minutes. I’d like you to get comfortable in a chair or lying on your bed. [...]

Managing Worry Thoughts

July 5th, 2011 / Coping Skills/ Meditation / No Comments
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I think many people struggle with managing worry thoughts.  It’s more common than we think.  I know this because I have seen it time and time again in my office.  Worry thoughts can create internal pain, because you’re the only one that knows what’s going on in your head.  You chose to live with it [...]

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