self-belief – Page 2 – Ruthann M. Wilson

Make Peace with the Past: Healing Old Wounds to Live Fully Today

Making peace with the past is a lot easier said than done. It requires a commitment to facing things that may be painful, regretful, or less than desirable so that we can live fully in the present.

The past can be a great teacher if we allow it to be or it can hold us back. If you look back on your past and feel emotionally charged with sadness, anger, or regret, it is a clue that there are parts of it that are unprocessed. Explore what you are feeling about your past and commit to working through what needs to be processed and healed. Do what’s right for you so that you can be fully present and not living in the past.

Questions for reflection:

What in my past is keeping me from living fully in the present?
Who or what do I need to forgive?
What steps can I take today to make peace with the past?

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Ruthann

Reclaim Your Power: The Impact of Daily Choices

Your ability to choose what is best for your life is your greatest power and means of evolving your life (i.e., relationships, finances, career, etc.)

In the busyness of life, it’s easy to operate on autopilot and forget that we create our lives one choice at a time and we can make a different choice, at any given moment, to change our lives. Sometimes we don’t realize we’re on autopilot until we suddenly ‘wake up’ and realize we’re not making progress on the things that matter the most to our lives. Busyness can sometimes give us a false sense of progress.

Indecision is also a choice that keeps us from making progress. Indecision begins with small things and can become a way of life. Do you find yourself saying “I don’t know”, “I don’t care”, “It doesn’t matter”, or “You decide” frequently? If so, begin to reclaim your power by making decisions for your life, even in small matters.

If this topic resonates with you, I invite you to create awareness of the choices that you are making on a daily basis and the impact they are having on your life. Keep in mind, not making a choice is also a choice.

Questions for Daily Reflection:

What choices did I make today? Why? Were they empowering or disempowering choices?

Empowering choices are in alignment with your values/what is most important to you, affirm your sense of worth and personal freedom, boost your energy, and help you move forward. Disempowering choices are the opposite. They may or may not be conscious.

Life is all about choices. Use the power of reflection to bring awareness to what you are choosing for your life.

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Ruthann

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Expect the Best: Change Your Mindset for Success

Expectations are powerful. They can help us move forward or they can hold us back. If you are feeling stuck, ask yourself “What am I expecting?” and see what comes up. This simple, but powerful question will bring awareness to the beliefs and/or fears that are holding you back. Once you have awareness of what is holding you back, you can work on changing your mindset.

We change our minds by replacing limiting thoughts and beliefs with empowering thoughts and beliefs that enable us to create what we desire. It’s a journey and a process. Chapter 4, “Be Willing to Let Go”, in Be True to You: A Practical Guide to Pursuing an Authentic Path is designed to help you change and refocus your mind.

We all experience times in our lives when we are held back by limiting beliefs and/or fear. Embrace these times as opportunities to change, grow, and deepen your trust in the process of life. When we trust the process, we dream big, set goals, work toward our goals, and expect the best for our lives. If things don’t go as planned, trust enables us to ask “What did I learn?”, “How did I grow?” and use our lessons learned to keep moving forward.

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Ruthann

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Embrace Growth: Stop Shrinking Yourself

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“Don’t shrink yourself to fit into places that you have outgrown.” —Anonymous

Life is always inviting us to reach, stretch, and grow. Sometimes we accept the invitation with a wholehearted yes, and sometimes we decline the invitation through indecision and inaction and stay in places (e.g., jobs, relationships, situations, etc.) that we have outgrown. Although these places may not be ideal, they are familiar, comfortable, known.

We usually know it’s time for a change long before we take action. Inner promptings for change are often experienced as restlessness, dissatisfaction, or a desire/longing for something more. If you relate to any of these feelings, take time to listen to your inner voice and be willing to find new places to grow. It might mean finding a more challenging job, new friendships, or new ways for you and your mate to grow.

Progress requires change, and change begins to happen when you leave your comfort zone.

If this post resonates with you, I invite you to reflect on the following questions.

Where in my life am I shrinking myself to fit into places that I have outgrown?
What do I need to believe and do to grow?
What is one thing I can do [today] to support my growth?

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Ruthann

Stay Grounded: Cultivating Presence in Daily Life

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Living in the here and now is essential to bringing your vision to life. Check in with yourself on a regular basis to stay grounded and present in your life.

Questions for reflection:

Do I feel comfortable in my body?
Do I feel safe, secure, and nurtured in my home?
Do I feel connected to nature and the cycles of life?
Am I patient with myself and others?
Am I able to focus, plan, organize, take action, and trust the unfolding of my vision?

I have listed a few practical ways to help you stay grounded and present in your life.

Cultivate qualities that support your whole life

Cultivate patience, structure, stability, and a sense of security in your life.
Seek balance and harmony in your life.

Care for Your Body

Tend to your physical well-being with consistency.
Nourish yourself. Rest well. Move with intention.
Love the skin you are in.

Stay open to possibility

Make time for stillness and silence.
Ask, “What is possible for my life?”
When asked in sacred time, a question becomes an invocation for revelation.

Practice Gratitude

Begin and end each day with gratitude.
- In the morning, give thanks for the gift of a new day.
- In the evening, reflect on the gifts, blessings, or life lessons.

Express gratitude to others. Make a point to call, send an email, send a text, write a handwritten note to someone each day expressing gratitude.

Keep a journal to notice and honor what’s unfolding within you.

Cultivate a deep sense of connection to nature and the cycles of life

Spend time in natural settings.
Make direct contact with the earth
- Put your bare feet on the ground, sit down or lay down on ground.
Let the seasons be metaphors for your life.
Witness sunrise and sunset.
Follow the moon’s phases to shape a rhythm of reflection, action and renewal month by month.

The power to create your life is in the here and now. Cultivate habits and practices that help you stay grounded and present in your life.

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Ruthann

Create Your Own Happiness: Discover Joy by Choosing What You Love Each Day

Happiness is an inside job—it’s not something that you go out and find, it’s something that you create from the inside out. How much time have you scheduled this week for things that you truly enjoy?

In preparation for the coming week, I invite you to create a “top 10 list” of things that you enjoy. It can be as simple as reading, writing, walking, spending time with others, or spending time alone. Search your heart and make the list your own.

Take Action

Make time in your day (every day) to do at least one thing that you truly enjoy.

In full disclosure, this post was inspired by my own realization that I didn’t have enough things that are special to me on my list of things to do. I love to browse bookstores; however, I have not browsed in a long time. It’s on my list of things to do this week.

Create Your Own Happiness

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Ruthann

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