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SURF Emotions: How Can I Ride the Wave?
SURF Emotions: How Can I Ride the Wave?

The waves in life aren’t ever going to stop coming, but you can learn how to SURF. Life is a collection of ups and downs, and it’s full of ascending and descending hills and peaks. We will fall, learn how to get up, make mistakes, celebrate our successes and navigate the many disappointments life might throw at us. SURF is a common mindfulness technique and acronym that helps you to learn how to “ride the wave!” We cannot avoid or escape difficult situations or emotions that come our way, but we can be prepared and know how to handle them when it does occur.

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Bridgette GottwaldSURF, mindfulness, specific, follow through, understand, recognize, need, triggers, specific thoughts, feelings, feelings chart
I Wish We Were All Lettuce
I Wish We Were All Lettuce

“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it’s not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet, if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce…” - Tich Nhat Hanh

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BlogBridgette Gottwaldempathy, dalai llama, blaming, projection, understand, love, no blame, no argument, understanding, compassion, sympathy, rage, experience, perspective, emotional overlay, tips to increase empathy, patience, feel, seen, heard, valued, blaming each other, success
The Four Agreements: Simple Steps to a Better Life
The Four Agreements: Simple Steps to a Better Life

Learn how the four agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz, can make a significant positive difference within your life. With these agreements, you can rely on a practical guide to personal freedom and completely transform your life.

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BlogBridgette Gottwaldthe four agreements, steps to a better life, self improvement, be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, conscious effort, integreity, don't make assumptions, always do your best, habit, transformation, self-respect, enthusiasm, self-acceptance, recognize, understand, needless suffering, victim mentality
Good Grief, Part 2: How to Handle the Loss of Loved Ones
Good Grief, Part 2: How to Handle the Loss of Loved Ones

So, grief is love? Hurting because a person is no longer with us is supposed to make me a more understanding and loving person? Sounds like a bunch of crap, right?

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BlogBridgette Gottwaldgrief, love, overcoming loss, handeling loss, loved ones, acknowledge pain, healthy ways to cope, coping meachanisms, comparison, accept, understand, unexpected emotions, physical symptoms, positive memories, traditions, photos, sentimental memories