tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55537953882519992722024-08-29T01:15:43.230-04:00I have always been interested in how the mind works, what drives how we interact with others, and how we can make positive changes to live to our full potential. So, here, feel free to express whatever is on your mind--what are you wondering about--what have you figured out--share how you live each day to it's fullest! [BLOGGER is currently experiencing technical problems. Until further notice, please click on "COMMENTS" located below each blog title to leave a comment. Thank you!]Trinkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12800426660103131761noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553795388251999272.post-61428791093604177942010-03-28T16:08:00.000-04:002010-03-28T16:08:04.114-04:00

I’ve been away for a while enjoying some quiet time. It’s so refreshing to take a break to just reflect and relax. Know what I mean? During this time, I enjoyed something that I hadn’t consider in a while—meditation. Our world can keep us busy with the many ways to communicate and connect with others. We become so indulged that we sometimes forget that communicating and connecting with

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So, I'm standing in the cookies and crackers isle at my local grocery store wishing I could identify my tormentor--the person who put the Wheat Thins next to the Oreo cookies!! Not only are the Oreos next to the Wheat Thins, they are ON SALE buy one get one free!! It's a conspiracy, I tell you! But alas, I resisted temptation and purchased just ONE pack of Chips Ahoy! LOL While I am standing

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Over the past few days, I've had conversations about friendship. Nothing planned, but it just happened to come up in conversations. I am thinking about how our definition of friend changes over the years. In kindergarten, it was one thing. By second or third grade, you've been exposed to some of the "cruelties" of this world so your circle of friends shift. Then, you hit middle school. Throughout

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Everyday, we see more and more the detrimental effects of stress, especially when it comes to illness and disease.I heard someone on television say that stress consumed her and effected her health because she had the wrong definition of stress. She thought stress meant that she was not able to handle life, so she took on many tasks to prove that she was NOT stressed. Totally wrong way to go,

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That's right! Anger is a natural human emotion. It becomes a problem when we cannot control our behavior, and it becomes destructive. One of the first things that I share with my clients is to no longer say he/she/you/it MADE me angry. Using the word "made" immediately gives power to something or someone other than you.Therefore, you "stay" angry while waiting on the person or situation to change

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In the helping profession of counseling, I believe it to be beneficial to consider the mental, physical and spiritual aspects of a person to reach meaningful solutions. As Gerald Corey (2006) points out in his article, "Integrating Spirituality in Counseling Practice," the spiritual life of a person is most often not considered in the therapeutic process. He finds this to be a detriment, because

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Sunday begins a new week. It is also the day that I begin a new venture--online counseling. I have researched this area for years, and in a couple of weeks, I will have the chance to learn more from an international expert. I am looking forward to providing a service that can potentially help so many who have previously experienced a "gap" in quality counseling services. You may click on this

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MJ, Farrah, Ed--we lost them all this week. So many questions and topics have come up in the media. Is he broke?Was he happy?He was a caring man.She was beautifulShe was strong.He's an icon.She's an icon.He was a friend.He was an addict.His wife was too young.Did his family know?Why did his friends abandon him?She spent money on alternative treatments.At the end of life, what really matters? what

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Whether you resist it or face it head on, change is always occurring. For me, recently, I have been embracing change. It is not an easy process, but I know that it will result in positive growth.Sometimes the hardest part of change is dealing with the reaction of those in your environment. People get comfortable with your maintaining the norm. It serves as their cue for how to function. Therefore

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Family influence has been heavy on my mind lately. Watching my own family, I'm feeling how much I love them and no matter what kind of day I have, seeing them reminds me of who I am. They help me regain my focus not by doing anything special, but by just being and allowing me to just be.As we know, there are so many studies and theories that exist to examine and to explain the degree of family

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When I hear this term, the first word that comes to mind is wisdom. Merriam-Webster's list of synonyms for "wisdom" include discernment and insight (www.m-w.com). So how does one become emotional mature? How do you gain wisdom, or insight, or discernment? We all know that these traits exist stronger in some than in others. But now I'm back at the question asked in my first blog post: what

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Ahh the first post.. I guess I should begin with how it all began.I remember vividly as a child crying, because someone had hurt my feelings. I felt what I had labeled as sad. Then, I heard the words that would jump start my interest in human behavior: "Trinka stop crying. You're just too sensitive." I was 10 years old.From that moment on whenever I expressed emotion in any form, I was told I

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