Author Archives: Lisa Ivaldi

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About Lisa Ivaldi

Lisa is a seeker who loves sharing information that will have a positive impact. InsightClarityGrowth.com is a personal growth blog that uses personal stories and experts' theories to share ideas and perspectives. Sometimes looking at things slightly differently can make a huge difference.

Comparison Envy

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min. read I’ve sometimes been riding what feels like an emotional roller-coaster this last year or so.  Super up one day and then plummeting the next, or sometimes even later that same day. One thing that can bring me … Continue reading →

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Curious

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I haven’t been journaling lately, but last month I had no choice.  I felt like I was going to explode.  Or maybe implode.  I’m not sure which, and it really doesn’t matter, because according to a quick … Continue reading →

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I Would Never Do That!

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I recently read Untamed by Glennon Doyle.  When I finished her story called rules, I shook my head and said to myself “Sad, I would never do that!”  Right – I would never do that – code … Continue reading →

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From Rescuer to Coach

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read I recently listened to a podcast called the Antidote to the Drama Cycle1 and it brought to mind an incident with my daughter.  It was snowing and an accident had closed a portion of Hwy. 401.  That’s … Continue reading →

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Resistance

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read Last year I read a book called Resisting Happiness1.  I found the title intriguing.  Why would anyone resist happiness?  Doesn’t everyone want to be happy?  Well yes, but apparently resistance stands between us and happiness and the … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Know

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

1 min read A few days ago I woke up anxious about something.  Given our current COVID-19 state of affairs, I just couldn’t see how a particular scenario was going to turn out well.  I started going down a nasty … Continue reading →

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Now

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

1 min read So still struggling at times. Before the pandemic I was finding my way through grief and mourning.  My father passed away last June, my last living aunt died in January, and my eldest sister passed on March … Continue reading →

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Struggling

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

1 min. read I’m struggling with this new normal. At times I’m fine and getting on with my life – such as it is.  At other times I’m sad for no particular reason – just feeling sad. Life has changed.  … Continue reading →

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Loving Fear

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read I recently participated in a Writing and SoulCollage® workshop exploring the Shadow, “the realm of the unclaimed parts of ourselves, waiting to be known and received for the gifts and energy they hold”1.  I know – very … Continue reading →

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Living Small

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read I recently read Amanda Lang’s The Beauty of Discomfort.  She explains that “As we learn to lean into our discomfort, it will gradually turn into comfort.  Our zone of discomfort moves, in other words, as our comfort … Continue reading →

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