giggles from the couch :: letting go

There are moments in all of our lives when we are in a situation that we cannot control.  No matter how badly we want to change what is happening we cannot.  All we can do is choose to let go of the outcome and let the situation unfold as it is going to.  Not an easy thing to do for sure, but necessary because you holding onto it is not going to change anything.  

Click play above and take a peak into a situation that I recently went through that had me learning this lesson big time along with one other important lesson that I still have not yet learned completely.  

What do you need to let go of?  Are you in a situation that you can't control or have you set incredibly high expectations on yourself that are crazy?  Let them go.  I invite you to use the below writing prompt as the first step in choosing to let go.  

I have to let go of this because . . . 

Share your response to the prompt in the comments below because what you have to say may just be what someone else needs to hear to help them let go.  

Love Notes Postcard Project

The Love Notes Postcard Project is back and it is one of my favorite things to host.  First of all it is FREE!  All it takes is the cost of a stamp and a postcard.  Plus, the project is super attainable since it is only three weeks. All you need to do is send out one postcard a week based off the writing prompt I provide on each Sunday.  

Here is how it works:

  • I will match you up with someone
  • Each Sunday you will receive a writing prompt
  • You respond to that writing prompt on the postcard and drop it in the mail
  • Wait for the ray of sunshine to arrive in your mailbox from your partner.  That is it!

I choose postcards for this project because the writing space is less intimidating and when they pass through the hands of the mailman or postal workers they are sure to brighten their day as well.  

This round begins April 12th and I hope you will join us.  Click HERE to sign up!  

I would love for you to join us.  I have had people from all over the world participate and it makes my heart smile knowing that rays of light are getting spread all over the world.  

If you have a question about the Postcard Project feel free to reach out to me at jbelthoff@gmail.com
 

giggles from the couch :: your inner critic

Today I am back with another episode of giggles from the couch and I talk about reigning in your inner critic.  It is not any easy thing to do but your inner critic definitely does not have to rule you!  

My inner critic showed up just when I shared this video everywhere and I noticed that I spelled critic wrong.  Ugh!  The universe has a funny way of making sure we learn our lessons.  So I put into practice what I speak about in the video and I talked to Flow.  I told it was ok that I spelled it wrong.  That critique could work as well.  Then I sent her on her merry way and I kept on sharing the video anyway, even with the spelling error.  For it is a reminder to me to keep showing up and being open to making mistakes.  For it is in our mistakes that we learn and grown.  

How do you handle your inner critic?  Have you named her?  Do you say something special to her?  

Let us know in the comments below because what you do may really help someone else.  Together we can learn how to live with our inner critics and do it anyway.  

giggles from the couch :: what ignites your spark

Finding what ignites your spark is important as breathing because doing what moves breathes life into you.  You need to find what ignites your spark.  

What is it that ignites your spark?  I would love to hear in the comments below.  

{p.s. if you make it to the end of the video there is a little fun surprise}

giggles from the couch :: the power of choice

On this episode of giggles from the couch I talk about the power of choice and how YOU have the power to choose how you show up in each and every situation.  You can choose to carry in fear and suffering or love and grace.  The choice is yours.  

With this choice a certain type of energy is brought into the room.  What energy do you want to infuse into the situation?  

In the video I give you three ways to help you choose grace over fear.  What tricks do you have up your sleeve?  What steps have you taken to help you find the positive in a situation that you do not want to be in?  Share in the comments below.  We can learn so much when we share with each other.