Insight-Clarity-Growth Blog- Hope March 31, 20223 min read The current world situation is disturbing to say the least. The pandemic, climate change, social justice, war. It seems that every time I look at the news or social media there is another disaster or disheartening situation … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Releasing Trapped Emotions January 31, 20223 min read Last year I read a book1 about releasing trapped emotions. I’d heard of ‘emotional baggage’ but never really thought about how much I might be carrying or that I could release it. We all have emotions, big … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Assumptions December 31, 20212 min. read Lately I’ve been reminded of really good writing advice that I heard years ago – avoid the assumption that your readers know what you know. Your characters are in your head, so you know what they are … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Anger November 30, 20213 min. read There is a lot of anger in the world right now. Some over-the-top-crazy stuff like road rage and shootings, and lots of low-level simmering frustration. Nearly every time I look at social media there is some kind … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- What I Know for Sure November 1, 20212 min. read When I was much younger and new to the work world, I met many opinionated people. At the time, I associated having very strong opinions with being smart. I assumed that they must be very knowledgeable to … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Help September 1, 20213 min. read Lately I’ve been seeing a lot in the media about how it’s okay to ask for help. I found a rough version of my own story about asking for help. I’d filed it away. Now seems like … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Comparison Envy August 1, 20213 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 →Lisa Ivaldi
- Curious June 5, 20213 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 →Lisa Ivaldi
- I Would Never Do That! April 27, 20213 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 →Lisa Ivaldi
- From Rescuer to Coach January 20, 20214 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 →Lisa Ivaldi
- Hope March 31, 2022
Tag Archives: Growth
Resistance
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
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged changing habits, choices, Clarity, Growth, Insight, moving forward, resistance
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The Blame Game
3 min read My daughter recently caused an unfortunate incident at her work place. She is a lifeguard at a pool and without thinking she packed her glass water bottle when she went to work. The bottle fell off the … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged blame, Growth, InsightClarityGrowth, Lisa Ivaldi, pema chodron
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Changing Habits
4 min read In The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Charles Duhigg describes a habit as “a formula our brain automatically follows: When I see CUE, I will do ROUTINE in order … Continue reading
Focus on What You Want
3 min read Back in July 2011 I wrote a blog post about Setting Your Intentions. The general idea was to focus on what you do want and not on what you don’t want. Sounds simple enough, but it is … Continue reading
Illusion
3 min read I recently read an email from my sister-in-law where she mentioned her “baby food processor”. When I jokingly wrote back that I wasn’t even going to ask why my babyless sister-in-law had a baby food processor, I found … Continue reading
Preconceptions
3 min read Preconceptions … we all have them, about everything – that guy looks mean, she looks smart, that course will be hard, that jacket will be expensive. We form a judgement “in advance of adequate knowledge or experience” – the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Clarity, Growth, Insight, limiting beliefs, Lisa Ivaldi, perception, preconceptions
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Me and My Shadow
3 min read Up until a year or two ago, I had an idea or a mental image of how I should look that was nothing like I actually looked. I had it in my head that other people all … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Clarity, Growth, Insight, Lisa Ivaldi, self-image, shadow, The tools
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Choose to be Happy
2 min read We recently watched a movie called Small Apartments. It was pretty offbeat but I’m really glad we watched it because at the very end there was a real nugget of wisdom in the form of a man’s advice to his younger brother: … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged choose to be happy, Clarity, control, Growth, happiness, Insight, Lisa Ivaldi
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Incremental Change
3 min read Change can be overwhelming. We look at where we are and where we want to be and the gap can seem huge and insurmountable. That’s why, many times, we don’t even try. We can’t. The change appears … Continue reading
Moving Forward
3 min read Have you ever sat down at your desk because you know you really need to get down to work, but you feel restless and distracted? You check your email, you play a game of online Solitaire (just … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Clarity, Comfort zone, Growth, Insight, Lisa Ivaldi, moving forward
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