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Two Intentions: One Builds Up the Other Tears Down
Intentions direct why you say or do anything—consciously or unconsciously. Intention, then, guides your action. Therefore, your intention informs both your action and your attitude toward that action. The pace of life…
How Might I Be Wrong?
Each of us has the capacity to optimize our life experience so that we are aligned with our true essence and unlimited potential as a Creator. We don’t need to remain in fixed patterns of reactivity and drama. Once we…
The Power of a Purposeful Pause
One of the most powerful gifts you can give yourself this holiday season is to take purposeful pauses throughout your day. When people first learn about the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT), they tell us how the DDT…
A New Way to Cultivate Gratitude
This week is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday because it celebrates an attitude of gratitude—one of the most important practices to cultivate as a Creator. During the…
Put Yourself in the Presence of Beauty
At first thought it may seem like a relatively unimportant idea to add more beauty to your life. However, from the point of reference that you want to reduce drama and troublesome emotions, it can make a world of…
Challengers Challenge Assumptions
You learn from experience. Right? From the lessons of experience, you form and derive assumptions upon which you base your approaches to working and interacting with others. Assumptions can be extremely useful. They…
Do You Ruminate on Mistakes or Let Go and Learn?
Many of you may know that I (Donna) am a baseball fan. As a young girl, I played softball, the only sport available to girls in our small Missouri town. I continue to enjoy the finer points of the game. Last week I…
The Rescuer’s Dilemma
The Rescuer role is one of the three roles that make up the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT) . When in the Rescuer role you feel the strong urge to help others so they don’t suffer or feel bad. In a nutshell, Rescuers are…
The Creator Voice Whispers—The Victim Voice Shouts
If you stop and listen, it is amazing how many voices you may hear inside your mind. Becoming aware of these voices is part of the mysterious experience that makes us conscious human beings. It can also be confusing to…