Jennifer's Perspectives

Welcome to the 30-Day Gratitude Challenge This Gratitude Practice was inspired by The Magic by Rhonda Byrne. My Gratitude practice began with The Magic and has grown from there. Taking time out of each day to focus on all the good parts of my life has brought an entirely new perspective to the world around me.  There is a calm that has settled over me and it has replaced the chaos that I believed was the only way. Our brains are hardwired to perceive danger, so we are always on the look out for the negative things around us. Our minds focus on what we don’t have, how we have been hurt, the aches & pains we feel and the things we can’t do. It is possible to rewire our brains to see the good in everything. Researchers have proven, through a variety of experiments that the feeling of gratitude will improve your sleep and reduce feelings associated with anxiety and depression. Therefore; with improved mood and less fatigue, our brains are better equipped to to tackle inflammati...

8 WARNING SIGNS YOUR INNER LIGHT IS ABOUT TO BLOW A FUSE: Hiding our views, opinions, desires, and boundaries from others in an effort to be liked and feel safe. We minimize our true feelings because people tell us what we feel isn't real, or we try to ignore our truth because it's not convenient for others. Mistaking our light for our accomplishments, bank account, or external validation of our worth. Over exerting ourselves, doing too much for everyone else, and blowing a fuse because we run out of steam from overwork and stress. And it has a real-life cost: you burn out and end up relying on sugar and caffeine more and more, to keep the fires burning. You overwork, people-please. But the fire burns out, because your dear body is holding on to unexpressed anger and sadness about not being listened to, and your soul is crying out for full expression and acceptance. And there is one, huge, unacknowledged factor that may be at play here: Maybe you're in...

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”  Marianne Williamson . How brightly can you shine? How big can you radiate your light? What if we all shone brightly?  The world would be aglow. And yet… E very day most of us hold back . We dim our lig...

Here are five reasons why you must share your message and work far and wide. This is something I thought about when listening to a commencement speech by Jim Carey at Maharishi University of Management where he spoke about his late father. Like Jim, his father was a very talented comedian but took a “safe” route in life as an accountant and abandoned comedy altogether. After years of working in this field to provide for his family, he lost his job. As a result, the family struggled for years. Jim promised himself to follow his dreams because, even if you don’t, you can still fail. So why not make your message your mission and ensure its success by getting “out there” fully? Alright, here are the 5 reasons! 1. It’s fun! Doing what you love to do is invigorating, a lot of the time it doesn’t feel like work and could be the most joy you ever experience. What’s more important than this? 2. The creator of the universe & the universe itself supports you. When you reach and ...

Self-Care is not as simple as taking baths, lighting candles and pampering yourself, it’s allowing yourself the time to feel your emotions and tell yourself you’re doing great, who you are today is okay, all of you is enough, more than enough. Tune into this weeks episode of "Jennifer's Perspective" to learn the steps to take, to develop and practice true self-care and self-compassion so that you can bring more love and light into your life. So how do you take the first step to tune into your emotions? So the first step is knowing the language of emotions. this is called " What your feelings are trying to tell you. Happiness, sadness, disappointment, resentment, I believe shame is also on that list and is generally not talked about. Just basic emotions, Joy, sadness, they're the basic emotions. " We were taught math and logic, we were taught art and music, we were taught PE and we were taught reading, writing and languages. But in regards to our e...

LEARNING TO VALUE YOUR ANGER😡 To identify what's happening when people feel specific emotions. For instance when we say we're angry, what is occuring? What are the situations that call forth an anger response and how  does that anger address what's happening? How does anger support or impede us? And what is anger's  purpose? HOW DOES ANGER WORK? HOW DOES MY EMOTIONS WORK? Over the years, I have asked that question of all my emotions  (WHY) , not in regards to how you or I may feel in our bodies ( that is unique to each person) , or how they look   but in regards to what they do  (facial expressions of emotions are not reliable signals.)  What work do your emotions do, and what can you accomplish with their help? And how can you engage with them directly once you understand how they work? They purpose of anger for instance is, to help us identify what's important to you and help clear set clear and effective boundaries around...

FEEL TO HEAL: THE STAGES OF INNER WORK People are either revolving or evolving. They are either reporting the patterns and problems of the past and in urn, living life on repeat. Or they are learning from experience and evolving into a deeper more fuller versions of themselves. The reason so many people despite really trying, stay with the same problems is that they stay in the world of thoughts and don't know how to access how they feel. To change a pattern or problem we must be able to connect thoughts and feelings. Though being able to articulate the problem, with language that allows us to express how we feel about it, we can change it and actually heal. To heal, first we must feel what we have been suppressing, ignoring, hiding or distracting ourselves from. A lot of people intellectualize their pain. They completely "understand" their messed-upness", but can't seem to move through it. Trapped emotions will cause stress, anxiety, lower our energy ...

Self-Care is not as simple as taking a bubble baths, lighting candles, and pampering yourself, it's allowing yourself time to feel the emotions and tell yourself that you're doing great, that who you are today in the now moment is okay, and that all of you is more than enough. Tune into Jennifer's Perspectives to learn the steps to take to develope and practice true Self-Care and Self-Compassion so that you can bring more love and light to your life and shine bright and live your best life. KEY TOPICS Continuing the conversation on compassion..What is Self-Compassion? What does it really mean to have compassion for yourself? Often as soon as you say compassion, people think that it is something that you have to bring to people. Seeing myself accurately and accepting myself which is always and unfolding journey. Every time that I think that I know myself, then a year later I look back and realize that I knew nothing. One of my favorite lines from the Games of Thro...