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- Be the Change... - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from Bettina GoodwinThe world is changing. I see it all around me. More and more women are focusing on heart-centered living, embarking on a soul journey that takes them deeper within themselves, creating more meaning in their lives. It’s beautiful to watch as they grow and blossom into more vibrant versions ...
Views: 1257 - The Greatest of These Is Love - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Bettina GoodwinI’m not a big bible reader but my Catholic education has left me with a few memories of bits of scripture that have stood out and still have deep meaning for me still today. From 1 Corinthians 13:13, “For there are these three things that endure: Faith, Hope and Love, but the greatest of ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - Being Authentic – A Refreshing Change from Lip Service - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Bettina GoodwinPeople frequently talk about living an authentic life but I think that few know what that actually means. And there are others who truly believe that they are living authentically. But when we take a deeper look at how we react to certain situations and the feelings that are behind them we ...
Views: 1206 - Living Life Through the Eyes of Love - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2011 from Bettina GoodwinOur day to day life is usually lived through our ego, the very thing that knows the least about how to live life. And although it may seem surprising that the ego knows very little, if you take a look at the kinds of things it tells you to do, you will most definitely see this is true. For ...
Views: 989 - A Desire for Change – Where does it come from? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Bettina GoodwinAre you someone who moves a lot, changes jobs on a regular basis, cannot stay in a long term relationship or generally creates change in your world to feel good? We’ve learned through our lives that the way to feel happy is to find something or someone out in the world who can do that for us. ...
Views: 1118 - Boring has no meaning when we live in the now - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Bettina GoodwinHow many times have you caught yourself saying, “This is boring,” when referring to a task, event, movie, work or experience? Have you ever looked at exactly why it seems boring? We are always looking to feel a certain way, usually happy, fulfilled, peaceful, joyful. And generally if we are ...
Views: 1526 - Manifesting Your World from Within - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Bettina GoodwinThere are a lot of teachings out there about how to manifest what we desire in our lives. And it’s so easy to get caught up in it all and want to be able to manifest, but it doesn’t always work the way we want it and we often find ourselves wondering what went wrong and why we still don’t have ...
Views: 1427(4 votes) - Staying Positive in a Negative Situation - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Bettina GoodwinSo you’ve made the decision to be more positive and upbeat in your life as a step to feeling happier and maybe achieving some goals you’ve set. And it’s all going really well, until you step into an environment, perhaps your job, your family situation or some other experience, that is full of ...
Views: 1608(4 votes) - Ringing in the New Year - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinAnother year has come and gone and at some point most of us will look back and contemplate what has gone before. Some of us will see it as an amazing year that has brought us to a new deeper understanding of ourselves and others will be feeling the pain that may have shown us things we didn’t ...
Views: 1088(1 vote) - Back to the Future - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinAh, home again after a ten day vacation that included a week at a cottage in Prince Edward Island and a few days on the road touring around. It’s always a little tough to get back to routine after being away on a relaxing holiday. But eventually you settle back in and things get back to ...
Views: 2146(1 vote) - Finding Joy in the Little Things - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinAs I headed off to the market this morning, I realized how much I actually enjoy this simple task. I love walking along browsing all the stalls to see what fruit or vegetables are in season checking the prices and talking with the vendors. People are smiling and talking, the sound of music ...
Views: 4553(1 vote) - The Energy of Food - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinI’m sure I’ve talked before about how other people can feel our energy. It’s not always what we are saying or the volume or tone of our voice that people react to. It’s more often the energy with which the words are spoken. Sometimes we needn’t say anything, just enter a room and people know ...
Views: 2082(2 votes) - The Power of Affirmations - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinI was always one to not pay much attention to all I’ve read about affirmations seeing them as merely lip service and not of much value in my life. Louise Hay writes a lot about affirmations and is a firm believer in them as are many other teachers and writers. Recently, I attended the I Can ...
Views: 2361(4 votes) - What is Beauty? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinThey say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But it is also said that beauty comes from within. If these statements are true then it all comes down to our perception and what we, individually, consider beautiful. In order to call something beautiful we often use judgment to discern ...
Views: 1662 - Identifying With an Image - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinSo what do you think of yourself? We all have certain images of who we are and how we present ourselves to the world. And we all have an image of how the world sees us. When we are small we adopt a set of beliefs that are the driving force behind everything we do in our lives. These beliefs ...
Views: 1293(1 vote) - Control - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinSome of us are admitted control freaks, others of us claim that control is just not our thing. But the truth is that we all have ways in which we use control for various reasons. Usually the need to control a person or situation comes from a need or a sense of lack within ourselves. We need ...
Views: 1324(1 vote) - Acceptance - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinHow often do we truly accept what is? We can all probably think of many instances during our day when we do not accept what is. From our hair not going the way we want to getting stuck in traffic and being late for work. Why can we not accept what is? Usually, non-acceptance is accompanied by ...
Views: 1375(2 votes) - Change in the World Begins Within - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinThere is always talk about how the world needs to change. There is so much anger and hatred in the world and we all want to see more peace and love spread throughout this earth of ours. We sometimes get stuck in a place of no change because we want to see global change and we don’t believe we ...
Views: 1253(1 vote) - Blame - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinBlame is one of the biggest issues that we come up against in our daily life. We seem to have gotten the idea that the world is there to make us happy. And when that doesn’t happen we lay the blame out in the world as well, through other people, places or events that we think are the cause of ...
Views: 1359(4 votes) - Beliefs and the Energy They CreateSubmitted on May 11, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinHere I am again, talking about beliefs, but they are such a key ingredient in how we are in the world, that it bears repeating – over and over again! Our belief system is what creates the blueprint for our lives. We watch our parents and those around us as children and we decide what works ...
Views: 1901(2 votes) - If at First You Don't Succeed - Accept What Is - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinNow before you get all upset about the fact that I mean you have to give up, that’s not what this is about. We have great plans for ourselves most of the time and we have a good idea of what we want out of life, where we see our life going and how it will all play out. And most of the time it ...
Views: 1144(3 votes) - You Can Run But You Can't Hide - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinThere are many ways in which we run from our problems. We find distractions such as food, drink, gambling, sex, partying, television, you name it and there is a distraction for everyone. We sometimes think that these things will distract us and help us to forget our problems, but the ...
Views: 1333(2 votes) - The Soul Connection - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinWe all have it, we just don’t always know how to get to it or keep it. And when stressful things are happening around us or we are confronted with someone who is angry, we wish we could feel it. We look for it out in the world and yet we never seem to find it there. We long for it and sometimes ...
Views: 1508(1 vote) - A Smile Goes a Long Way - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinOften in life, there are days when we don’t even want to get out of bed, let alone get on with our day. We can look at the day ahead as something to dread or we can change our vision of what it will be with a breath. This is merely a matter of changing your perspective. When you wake up in ...
Views: 2780 - Similar Actions Produce Similar Results - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Bettina GoodwinAt some point in our lives we have all said to ourselves or someone else, “Why do I keep attracting the same type of people into my life”, or “Why am I always having the same experiences over and over again”. We all go through this. We all reach a point in our lives when we realize and ...
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