What you focus on expands. When you spend time focusing on what you are grateful for those qualities, gifts, and characteristics grow. Conversely, when you spend time thinking about what you do not have that only serves to expand that sense of lack. Practicing gratitude fundamentally shifts attention and focus […]
What you focus on expands. When you spend time focusing on what you are grateful for those qualities, gifts, and characteristics grow. Conversely, when you spend time thinking about what you do not have that only serves to expand that sense of lack. Practicing gratitude fundamentally shifts attention and focus […]
We’re human, right? That usually means that we, as humans, make mistakes. When we do inevitably slip up, or not have something go as planned, our rational, thinking brain should tell us to simply pick ourselves back up and move on. If you got a flat tire driving down the […]
Outcome-based decision making (OBDM) is deciding how to proceed based on real, measurable results. A good way to test for this is by asking, “how’s that working for me?” “That” could be practically anything. “How’s not taking my medication and eating greasy fast food working for me? (I’m going to […]
Take out a sheet of paper and divided it into three columns. Consider your problem or goal or issue you are concerned with at this moment. In the first column, list every negative result that could happen if you do the action you are considering. In the second column, write […]
High stress is linked to lower levels of health. Add living with IBD and we are at even greater threat to our well-being and health when stress levels are not understood, repurposed, and properly managed. I feared stress (and basically was stressed out about stress) when I read that stress […]
Here are some helpful tools I’ve used to assess and measure progress throughout my recovery and health management with my IBD. Stay present – we can really only work with here and now Empathize and connect – remember “Habit #3”? Listen and observe carefully – our bodies send us signals […]
Habit #5: Define your success The legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden coined his definition of success in 1934 when he was a high school English teacher. He noticed that students had different levels of aptitude and ability – all were not equal in their ability. While one student worked […]
After my diagnosis with ulcerative colitis in 2008 I felt a lot of different emotions that I didn’t know how to properly manage. Feelings of anger, confusion, sadness, frustration, guilt, and shame made living a full life difficult. I knew that I wanted to live a fuller life and that […]
