Have you noticed a parent striving to meet everyone’s expectations, yet her attitude isn’t always pleasant? She’s depleted of her energy and teetering towards feeling defeated by the demands of life. You want to uplift her, but she is in an activated parasympathetic state. She’s tired, overstimulated, and encouraging herself with phrases like, “You goContinue reading “Give More, Spend Less – Starting With Taking Brain Breaks”
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Getting It Wrong
The Setup of Second Guessing I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten things wrong: names, pertinent pieces of information, my sense of direction, perceiving personality and relational dynamics, giving feedback, and making suggestions. You name it, I’ve gotten it wrong. I’m learning however, that there is something Greater for us to discover whenContinue reading “Getting It Wrong”
We Simply Sat There
Sometimes we want to convince people of their value with our words. But there is something even more powerful than convincing through words. Simply sitting with someone we love and care about is a beautiful way to convey our value for them. Sitting with. To sit with someone is a form of presence that verifiesContinue reading “We Simply Sat There”
Twelve Weeks of Rising
This year has been a mosaic of beautiful, powerful, overwhelming and triumphant. I’m exiting 2019 with joyful expectation and gratitude. In preparation, I am starting a 12-week email series titled, “Twelve Weeks of Rising.” I would be so happy to have you join me. It is FREE. Together we will build community and deepen ourContinue reading “Twelve Weeks of Rising”
Bubbles in the Sky
What if our physical lives being, as temporal as the soapy sphere of a bubble, are supposed to burst as they reach new dimensions? What if the shape within becomes one with the atmosphere and divinity without by exceeding its limitations to its expectations of limitless-ness. We fight for our bubbles. How beautiful they are.Continue reading “Bubbles in the Sky”
I Didn’t Grow Up With My Grandparents
“Language is a vibration we speak and then act out of. Anytime you say, “That’s just the way I am,” you are fighting for your limitations and matching that vibration.” – Niambi Jaha-Echols What Color is Your Soul? There are three crucial elements that can brighten any child’s home, extended family,Continue reading “I Didn’t Grow Up With My Grandparents”
Purpose
My purpose stared at me from many eyes before I could recognize its shape. It spoke to me from many voices before I could recognize its vibration. The more I listened, it tightened its grip within me. Purpose has a way of embracing us, embodying us, and revealing us to the masses of our extensionsContinue reading “Purpose”
Ashley M. Blanco 