Ginny's Blog

Being a parent is a rewarding and amazing experience. Yet, there are moments when you feel so exhausted and consumed with worry you can barely breathe right?! This is something that only gets harder as our children age and their problems and life choices become bigger and more far reaching!

Last week my husband was out of town and I was really struggling to keep up. It was 9:00 P.M. on a school night and I was trying to help one of my 4 boys to finish his homework. He was frustrated and right on the verge of falling apart when one of my teenage sons started acting up and stomping around the house. I was trying my best to stay calm and handle the situation as quickly as I could because my other two boys were still waiting for my undivided attention so we could celebrate and talk about their day. With it being time for bed and everything happening at once, I had to hurry them all off to bed. As the house became quieter I felt a crushing wave of guilt, inadequacy, and worry because I hadn't been able to give them all the focus, patience, and attention they really needed!
Can you relate?

I was reading a forum today that was alive and buzzing with stressed out moms. They were worried about everything from their kid getting a bad grade to what to make for dinner and it struck me once again how challenging it is to raise children.

It's amazing how many things we have to deal with every day as parents, I mean, what an emotional roller coaster we're all on the moment our first child is born! We can go from fulfilled and gratified after a hug in the morning to heartbroken anguish when someone at school tells them they're stupid and can't be a part of the friend group.

Hi Everyone,
Don't you just love it when you see a quote on Facebook and it stays with you all day? Here's the one I saw today.

"Time isn't precious at all because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time; the Now. The more you are focused on time –past and future- the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is." –Eckart Tolle

Our bodies are a great tool to help us set and maintain healthy boundaries.

If you're body is feeling drained and full of aches and pains, its important to pay attention. I'm not talking about paying attention on the physical level (most of us are pretty on top of that) I'm talking about getting silent and evaluating what's going on in your emotional life and your body's energy field.

It's Time to Take Your Power Back and End it!   

Are you struggling with something in your life that’s driving you crazy? You know what I mean? It’s that person at work that drives you nuts, or one of your children that you constantly worry about yet feel powerless to help, or it’s the steady stream of health issues that no one seems to have the answer for, or the endless pile of bills and problems in your finances you just can’t seem to get a hold of?
These are the kinds of issues that keep us up at night, the very ones that cause us to feel hopeless, powerless, and constantly drained and stressed out.
So what’s a person to do? How do we unplug from the problem so we can finally move on?

What is it that causes a “Bad Holiday?” I'm not referring to a burnt meal or a messy house, those things aren't the funnest but they are usually easier to repair and recover from. What I mean by a “bad holiday” is the tension and stress between family members, the experience of having your buttons pushed, yet trying to smile through it and act like you're not screaming on the inside. And/Or.. losing it with someone you care about in front of everyone then having to go home and stress about it for weeks... Can you relate?

If you've suffered from any of the following situations, today I wanted to share with you a quick and easy plan designed to remove your emotional buttons beforehand so their not available for others to push. It's about clearing the unresolved stuff so you can be calm, centered, and energetically protected no matter what storms may be brewing around you.

4 steps to getting the message so you can be at peace in all situations and in anyone's company.

Isn't it the worst when you feel annoyed and irritated by the people around you? This last couple of weeks I noticed that I wasn't being as kind as I wanted to be so I spent several hours tapping, meditating, and praying, hoping to just clear this uncomfortable state out of my life. But instead, what came to my mind was the Universal Truth, "Everyone we come into contact with is a mirror of us in some way or another." What came to me next was, "Your feelings of annoyance aren't the problem right now, your own self-hatred is."

I wasn't sure how I was going to apply this newly found insight until I found myself in yet another aggravating situation. Amidst this difficult time, I discovered 4 simple steps that helped me to apply this truth. The 4 steps were so simple and effective that I wanted to share them with you!

I love the idea of the Thanksgiving Holiday and focusing on the things we're most grateful for and getting together with family. It's an awesome idea. Yet for some it can be a source of major discomfort.
For me, I used to spend year after year feeling dread and anxiety at the very thought of Thanksgiving Day.

Every year my immediate and extended family gets together for a huge Holiday dinner. I really am grateful and do enjoy seeing most of the family but there's a few that I have felt incredibly uncomfortable around. For years, I just tried to stay busy and stay away from these people.