Uplifting Relationship Resources

In August, we have been looking at ways Do Tell fans can use simple and fun techniques to change their habits. The point of this exercise is to find some fun in your world. Do Tell Author Kathy Jacobson says, “It’s great to have routines, but they keep us from seeing other options. They keep [...]

…children…are also connected to other people in a way that we somehow forget as we grow older. They smile up at perfect strangers…They are also connected to themselves, having no problem asking for what they want, and managing to see the world as a circus or a playground…Try getting a Dr. Seuss book and reading it out loud with funny voices, or act like a chicken…change your perspective and you may change your world.

Let freedom ring…It’s Independence Day…making our own Independence Day…choose to make a revolution and create a startling change that will let our personal freedom ring.

…There is nothing that can regenerate the soul as quickly as a few moments connecting to the natural world – breathing it in can be a potent tool…clear your mind and focus on your breath. Play with it, become a part of the natural world around you, or just visualize..

…we can be present in our breathing is to notice the smells we inhale…suddenly are hit with memories of a trip to the country, or…the rose perfume wafting from the woman next to you smells just like your grandmother.

Appreciation changes us, and that changes the way we see other people. It is a mindful choice about how to interact with the world. And you’ll find that you literally uplift the energy that belongs to a relationship or situation in your life, when you think about and speak appreciation. Your new reactions may change others. Your compliments certainly will begin to build a bridge… read more

…When being mad stops being okay, try turning to appreciation. Appreciation is one of the most potent tools we have for bringing positive changes into our lives. It starts with one simple step:

Focus on your relationship with what you like…read more

…If you aren’t a mother, you have one: Alive/or dearly departed. The woman who birthed you/or the woman who loved you. Close in our hearts/or a struggle to overcome. This is the week that the calendar tells us to honor our Mothers. At Do Tell, it seems like a good time to start talking about one of the most potent tools we have for creating the lives we were meant to live – appreciation…read more

…look at the world through the eyes of your joy, you see it’s really a funny place. You can be happy. You can get the joy you want out of life…Choose happiness and grow it until these moments become the foundation for your joy. It will build on itself…

When the journey seems like a lot of hard work….. wanted to go, but it’s not nearly as joyful as it could have been if we had gone a different way.

That doesn’t mean you won’t encounter road blocks sometimes, but you’ll get where you want to go if you just keep going and enjoy the journey…read more

Our purpose is to feel joy…Do you think your father would dance the cancan if it meant he might get to move ahead one space? Maybe he would, and maybe it would be so funny you couldn’t stop laughing…find something to laugh about…read more

There are many purposes… want to do good in the world. We want to have children and raise them well. We want to be President, or just make a little money.

Those type of purposes all weave together with our joy. When we are the happiest, we do our best work…

What we think about is what we get. When trying to “get” good things you’re your life, focus on the “Why” instead of the “When” or “How.” …thoughts that affect your whole being, and change your perspective…read more

When someone is feeling helpless, a “happy” thought won’t be, “Oh, life is just wonderful!” But a better feeling thought, or a more positive direction for you thinking might be, “Well, I’ve been here before and I have gotten out of this.” Sometimes, even feeling mad because you’ve been feeling blue is going in the right emotional direction. Just take charge. Each one of us can find those more positive thoughts to turn our days around, if we just look for them.

“Act enthusiastic and you’ll be enthusiastic” embodies the idea that we get what we think about. Making that a reality can only begin with a greater understanding of what’s swirling around in our minds in the first place.