I’ve been a little quiet on the aviation front lately, in large part because my stuff is up (another way of saying I’m feeling frustrated because I’m up against yet another learning curve – haha!). In this...
The word gratitude is derived from the Latin word gratia, which means gratefulness, grace, or graciousness. In other words, gratitude is the appreciation that a person either receives or that a person gives. When we express gratitude many of us do it in a tangible...
Meditation is more than clearing one’s mind, it can also serve as a means to intentionally create positive change in your life. We’ve all heard the expression, “two birds, one stone.” Beginning your day with reflection and meaningful intent means you show up...
From an early age we are taught to think about our future. It starts when our parents or other family members ask us, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” For the majority of us, we are then prepared to follow a fairly set life agenda – do well in...
Managing emotions under pressure can seem like an impossible task. In our increasingly busy lives filled with endless to-do’s and seemingly not enough time in the day, it’s easy to feel like your trapped inside of a snow globe; shaken and scattered in all...
Communicating healthy boundaries in your relationships is crucial in order to truly feel comfortable. Develop trust within the partnership and gain overall positive self-esteem. When talking about your boundaries, you need to be 100% clear about what works for you and...
Mental and Emotional Release ®, (MER) can be defined as a clinically researched method to relieve one of anxiety, stress, fear and other undesirable emotions. In today’s times, Mental and Emotional Release ® has become quite popular, bringing about rapid and...
Acts of violence, terrorism, and major natural catastrophes dominate global headlines and, in some cases, they have hit you directly. These events may make you question your faith, your beliefs, and your overall ability—or desire—to function in the world. There is no...
Holidays are a time for coming together with loved ones to celebrate seasonal festivities. And yet, the holidays can be one of the most stressful times of year for many people. Pressure to spend money, time, and energy on things that society deems important can leave...
Gratitude comes in many forms and how you experience it can vary a great deal, depending on your intention. It’s easy to hone in on the things you are grateful for when life is going well. A good economy, a happy family, a loving relationship, a successful career, and...
Baggage. Everyone has some. To what extent you’re able to maneuver through it is what determines your ability to achieve the success and fulfillment you want—in any area of your life. The key is learning how to know when your baggage is what’s holding you back from...
Ancient cultures welcomed the changing of seasons by adapting to and synchronizing themselves with nature’s cycles and rhythms. For many of us in modern day society, autumn is marked by the leaves changing color, back-to-school sales, and the arrival of fall décor in...
You may be familiar with the phrase, “What you go looking for, you’re sure to find.” Every experience you have comes in through sensory perception—taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell. How you perceive and interpret your experiences will trigger a series of thoughts...
Daily life in today’s world can be crazy. Overwhelm and exhaustion are on the rise as endless to-do lists pile higher and higher with each passing day. Responsibilities pertaining to your career and family fall front and center, and can cause you to spin out of...
If your thoughts keep you from being happy, then you might benefit from emotional healing and transformation. For your emotional healing and transformation to be successful, having a relaxed mind and body is essential. Different emotional therapies make use of...
Setting and enforcing healthy boundaries can be the thing that enhances or sabotages relationships in any area of your life, having a detrimental effect on your happiness, confidence, and sense of self-worth. Boundaries play a huge role in personal and professional...
One of the most exciting times in a woman’s life is when she finds out that she is expecting a child. Feelings of exhilaration around starting a new family—or adding to it—consume the new mommy-to-be’s thoughts nonstop. Will it be a girl or a boy? Will he look like...
Are you using your emotions to inform you or are you letting them control you? Your mental and emotional baggage is primarily responsible for creating the discrepancy between what it is that you say you want and what you are actually experiencing on a daily basis....
Each of the seasons has its own particular energy that represents where nature is in its recurring cycle of birth, transformation, and death. As a being who is closely connected to—and directly affected by—the rhythms of nature, you can capture...
Letting go of anything that is meaningful in some way – be it relationships, jobs, negative emotions, belief systems, or ideals – is probably the most difficult, painful, confusing and growth-producing thing we encounter as humans. In fact, it’s what Buddhism refers...
Everyone has a story. Your story consists of various chapters that span the course of your lifetime. Those chapters run the gamut from happy to sad, traumatic to transformational, and everything in between. Your stories are what make up who you think you are and...
Sometimes, it can feel like everyone else is achieving his or her goals in life, while you’re left struggling to figure out who you’re meant to be or what you want to do. You just can’t seem to make the leap from where you are to where you want to be. If this sounds...
Being on an emotional rollercoaster is never a fun place to be and it can take its toll on you in devastating ways: from fatigue and resentment to complacency and depression. Life can be difficult to maneuver at times with its ups and downs, twists and turns. Learning...
Overall, Americans are not in a great state of health. One of the contributing factors is that most people link health exclusively to the physical body. While the physical body is important, when we only associate health with our physical body, we fail to recognize...
Finding the gifts in past challenges is one of the most key elements to living a life of emotional freedom. In order to move toward becoming the person you aspire to be, it’s important to lighten your load so you can free up valuable energy. The most challenging,...
Life is stressful. It’s just the way it is … There’s nothing I can do about it … I can’t take a vacation, I’m too busy … I don’t have time to work out … I can’t get sick right now, I have too much to do. The stressors of day-to-day living can be brutally...
Life’s biggest lessons, opportunities, and gifts are found in your connections with others. It’s easy to think you have it all together when you’re flying solo through the carnival of life. Relationships require work—you’re called to practice the art of giving...
Trista Thorp on Emotional Healing through Forgiveness: A Guided Meditation *Click the link above In today’s meditation we will center our attention around the emotional freedom we experience through the act of forgiveness. For many of us, the act of forgiveness...
