Self-growth is a never ending process. Just thought I would share some of my own morning reflections with you regarding living with a sense of "ease." I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this topic too, if you're inclined to share your experience. Hey, we're all in this thing together! Love and blessings. Marci Wise, …
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Break Free! 5 Steps toward Personal Empowerment
"The process of spotting fear and refusing to obey it is the source of all true empowerment" - Martha Beck Everybody has a passion – and mine is helping people discover a sense of personal empowerment. Maybe that focus comes from my own life spent learning to overcome power hurdles on the way to feeling …
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How to Break Free from Unfulfilling Life Patterns
When we find ourselves repeating unfulfilling patterns, it can often seem as if we’re stuck there – and the result can leave us feeling frustrated and hopeless. However behind those negative patterns lies the real culprit – a hidden belief in some type of limitation.
Embrace the Space
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Victor Frankl So many of us are hungry to finally start living the lives that we imagine for ourselves - yet we often find ourselves too busy dealing …
Using Your Powers for Good
When we can hone the focus of our thoughts in productive ways – and then contribute our energy there – we can create awesomeness. But, if our thoughts and energy are not consciously geared toward a positive direction, we can also create turmoil in our lives.
Defeating Our Truest Enemies
I don’t like to fight. Yet, I think I’ve always bought into the notion that you have to have a fighter’s spirit in order to survive in this world. For this reason it only makes sense to heed the first rule of wartime – know your enemies. This knowledge is the sharpened sword that will help us to cut through the obstacles and reclaim our own power.
Motherly Wisdom on – Building a Life
Ah, life’s milestones – perpetually bittersweet. When you marry, you leave the safety and familiarity of your family to set out on a new adventure that holds the key to life itself. When you begin a new career, you devote yourself and your energies to becoming a force in the world – at the exclusion …
Resolution Success: Tips for Staying the Course
Believe it or not, if you set a New Year’s Resolution then today is the day that you will most likely give it up. Studies show that most people abandon their resolutions just one week into the new year. If you can relate, listen up! Instead of giving in – this is the moment to …
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Letting Go of Your Old Story
Well, I’m emerging out of a quiet period. I go through these phases periodically where I just really have nothing to say – and I always feel that, in that case, it’s best to just keep quiet. There's nothing worse than talking just for the sake of hearing yourself talk! However, I’ve found that these …
Huge Leaps in a Positive Direction
I woke up this morning to the sight of the sun glistening off the lake behind my home and my heart was instantly filled with a profound gratitude for the simple beauty of the world around us. So often our thoughts are focused on personal hardships, world catastrophes or the difficult circumstances that surround us …
Marci Wise, M.A., LMHC 