http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com Ideas for Balanced Living Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:50:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just wanted to publish a quick post about some upcoming changes. This domain name/title of my blog is going to be changing from Solutions Beyond the Mainstream to 1000Bridges.com. We are in the process of making this change this week and into next week. I am going to be phasing ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/time-for-a-change/ My goal is to spend as much time living in balance as possible. Being that we are human and have ego’s that feed us fear based thoughts we all get thrown off from time to time. What I have learned that helps is to have a “Default Thought” when we feel ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/dont-get-hooked/ When we speak in absolutes like these we limit ourselves, which creates anxiety because we feel stuck, like there is no way out. We all use them. Here are a few examples: I will NEVER lose this weight! I ALWAYS lose at this game. ABSOLUTELY not! I would NEVER take a chance on that, ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/absolutely-never-ever-always/ Have you recently been tired or even exhausted lately? Have you not been able to wake up in the morning or felt like you needed a nap during the day? You are not alone! I feel compelled to write about this as I have had almost every person I spoke with ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/i-am-exhausted/ With everything going on in the world I find it time to address some questions people are having on why they are experiencing so much fear and run away thoughts that lead them into anxiety, sadness or even mild depression. There are a couple factors to consider as to why we ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/too-much-fear/ Every spoken word or statement is creating our next move, our future realities. Yet we limit ourselves and make ourselves feel stuck with how we speak. It’s time we tune into our statements and conversations. I hear people say statements all the time like… “ I am so depressed…” “I am so fat…” ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/for-now/ A group of women in my son’s class wanted a “luncheon for the ladies,” so I volunteered and cancelled my entire day of work to offer this luncheon in my home.  I planned, prepared, cleaned and started shopping for my big event. The day before the luncheon, I sent out ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/you-are-so-dramatic-stop-it/ We all want something…more money, a better relationship with someone, our boss to like us, more friends, weight loss, to overcome a fear, something. Take your pick. What we typically do is want and wait for “it” to happen. When “it” doesn’t happen we give up and go back to things ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/act-as-if/ Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy --- the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/embracing-our-vulnerabilities/ I love complimenting people on something that I admire: a new hair cut, new shoes, nice outfit, a decoration, a child’s behavior etc. What I have noticed, is how uncomfortable we are with receiving compliments! When we receive a compliment we quickly rebut with downplaying the compliment, or even avoiding it, ... http://solutionsbeyondthemainstream.com/compliments-or-apologies-i-am-not-worthy/