by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 20, 2018 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Inspiration Collections, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
There are moments in my marriage that take my breath away. Last Sunday on Mother’s Day, the four of us spent several hours working on my garden. My garden is one of my sanctuaries, but every year the grass from the lawn finds its way into my vegetable beds and... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 15, 2017 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Inspiration Collections, Trust Yourself |
Last Monday, after a typical Colorado October snowstorm, my sons and I drove into town to serve dinner to the homeless. Consistent with this time of year, the snow started to melt just hours after it fell, and what was left was a stunning display of beauty where the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jan 11, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Inspiration Collections, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
One of the most potent prescriptions for healing intrusive thoughts and anxiety from the root is to allow ourselves to live in whole-hearted, full-bodied expression. This means taking the lid off of our joy just as much as our pain, and learning to spiral out of... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 19, 2015 | Anxiety, Inspiration Collections, Intrusive Thoughts |
One of the most damaging spokes of the anxiety wheel is the belief that you’re the only one who struggles with the particular thoughts and feelings that dominate your inner world. In our “How are you? I’m fine” culture that worships the happy... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 2, 2014 | Anxiety, Inspiration Collections, Relationships |
There is so much pain in this world. There’s personal pain that often takes the form of anxiety, depression, addictions, and intrusive thoughts. There’s the physical pain of illness, injury, and disabilities, both short-term and chronic. There’s... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 30, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Inspiration Collections, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
I have several clients currently pursuing their graduate degree in counseling. While they’re enjoying their studies and learning a lot, they’re also coming up against the rigid and, at times, judgmental model that informs most Western-based schools. For... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 2, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Inspiration Collections, Relationships, Transitions - General |
We’re wired to heal. We’re meant to touch down into and live from our place of wholeness. We are, in fact, already whole, and much of the healing process is about learning to reconnect to our intrinsic wholeness. We long to heal, to know joy and... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 22, 2013 | Anxiety, Inspiration Collections, Relationships |
You can listen to this post as an MP3 below: If you knew you were fully loved, if you knew that you were whole and worthy exactly as you are just for being intrinsically you, your anxiety would disappear. If you could plug into a source of spiritual truth that... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 1, 2013 | Anxiety, Inspiration Collections, Relationships |
We live in a very loud world. The industrial revolution shattered the silence and rhythmic sounds of the natural world and the technological revolution has escalated noise to new heights. It seems that most people can hardly last three minutes without grabbing some... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 18, 2013 | Anxiety, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Inspiration Collections, Relationships, Transitions - General |
It’s not here yet, but for the highly sensitive among us we feel winter’s imminent descent with each minute of daylight that joins the tribe of night. The days are shorter; the leaves have almost completed their arabesques and twirls of their final dance....
