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Tammy Barnett

Category: Emotional Health

Thriving Through The Season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Why then do words like hectic and stressful seem to be a part of this most wonderful time of year? What if this year was different? What if hectic was replaced with peace and joy? What if dread and loneliness was replaced with joy and laughter?

The truth is, many of us live lives that are already very busy with no margin or room to add anything else into our day. The holiday season brings many extra opportunities to celebrate and fill our time and calendar. Holiday decorating, baking, parties, musicals, special worship celebrations, family gatherings, and shopping (to name a few)!

The holiday season can also be filled with expectations.

Peace Today

Finding Peace and Joy Today

No doubt, when discussions about the holidays come up, there are always mixed feelings.  Thanksgiving is here, and I would guess that some people reading this are looking forward to the holiday,  while there are others who cannot wait for this day to pass.

I recall a client talking about the year her mother passed away and Thanksgiving was the darkest and saddest that year.  However, the following Thanksgiving my client was reunited with family members who she had not seen in a long time because of a painful misunderstanding. She worked hard throughout the year rebuilding bridges until the broken relationship was mended.  “This year is going to be the best Thanksgiving ever,” she excitedly announced.

Which One Are You Feeding?

10 benefits of positive thinking and a grateful heart

Sitting around the fire one night, a wise Native American grandfather told his grandson, “My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all.

One is Evil.

This one is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, guilt, negative thinking, lies and self-doubt.

The Other is Good.

This one is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, gratefulness, and truth.

The boy thought about it, and asked, “Grandfather, which wolf wins”?

The old man quietly replied, “The one you feed.”

-author unknown

The other day I was going through an old file and stumbled onto this story.  

Grateful or Thankful

The other day, I was stumped by a question a client asked me.  What is the difference between being grateful and being thankful?  Immediately I thought to myself, “they are the same.”  But are they? What are your immediate thoughts?

Researching the many practices and benefits that are associated with a positive mindset has been a lifelong interest of mine. I have uncovered many ideas and scientific findings on the topic, but this is the first time I have considered the difference between being thankful and being grateful.

I’m not sure there is a definitive answer, but let’s look at what others who have researched these words have to offer.

Universally agreed upon, it seems as though both thankful and grateful are adjectives used to describe a positive feeling.

You Might Be Surprised

The Amazing Benefits of Regular Walking

That’s right, just regular walking!

The 90-degree temperatures have finally broken here  on the west coast of Florida.  For the last two mornings, my Golden Retriever, Sophie and I have thoroughly enjoyed our favorite exercise of taking daily walks. In fact, our normal walk routine has increased in time and distance because it has been so pleasant outside.

I have always enjoyed walking and know that it is good for my health,  but  I’ve never stopped to understand how beneficial it really is for me, for you, or my Golden Retriever. And……. I was really surprised at the research results!

Sean Foy, an exercise physiologist and behavioral coach recently investigated what the researchers from the American College of Sports Medicine,

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