afraid Archives | Dawn Petalino

acceptance, Awareness, change, Choices, confidence, depression, Forgiveness, guilt, Happiness, inner truth, letting go, Love, Miracles, overwhelm, sadness, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Self-Worth, Trust, Trusting the Universe, Worthiness

No Longer Waiting for Self-Approval
As I slumped in my meditation chair, I asked, “How long, God? How long?” I’ve thrown this question out to the Universe many a times when discouragement, weariness, or the desire to run away has overtaken me. The “how long” meant how long till this vision of mine comes to fruition? How long do […]
acceptance, anxiety, Awareness, change, Choices, finding peace, Forgiveness, guilt, Happiness, inner truth, listening, Love, relationships, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-love, Trust, Worthiness

Rewiring the Brain, Building New Tracks
We tend to be creatures of habit, and no where does that show up more than in our thinking. Waking up to a rainy Tuesday wasn’t bad after a previous late night. With coffee and meditation, I felt energized enough to hit the elliptical and shower, and even inspired to do some afternoon […]
acceptance, anxiety, change, Choices, confidence, depression, finding peace, Guidance, letting go, Love, Miracles, overwhelm, rebuilding trust, sadness, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Trust, uncertainty

Relax and Let Go
Don’t you love the words, “let go”? They bring to mind that old commercial in the 80’s of the Nestle Tea plunge, where the guy falls backward into a pool of water with eyes closed and a big grin on his face. Totally trusting, totally carefree. And isn’t it interesting that we could all live […]
anxiety, Awareness, Choices, confidence, Higher Self, inner truth, letting go, Love, Miracles, overwhelm, relationships, Self-love, Self-Worth, Trust, uncertainty, Worthiness

Withdraw from the Battle
When we acknowledge there is ONLY one Power in the Universe – God, the Good, the Omnipotent. Nothing and no one can take away our good or our inheritance of grace. There is only one way that anything could have power over the Higher Consciousness of Love, and that is if we give it power […]
acceptance, anxiety, change, depression, finding peace, grief, Love, Miracles, sadness, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-love, Trust

You’re Not Going Crazy, You’re Being Healed
At first, it can seem like your world’s been turned upside-down. Everyone and everything annoys you. At the same same time, you’re trying to reassure yourself there’s nothing really wrong and why can’t you be nicer? Or maybe you’re trying very hard to get yourself out of the funk you’re in by being grateful for […]
anxiety, change, Choices, confidence, finding peace, Guidance, Higher Self, letting go, listening, Miracles, overwhelm, Trust

Finding Clarity in the Moment
It doesn’t take much. I have my plans for the day, and then something unexpected comes up and all my little “plans” go out the window. This used to throw me into a tailspin, depending on how big the change. And nothing hit harder than when it came to my pocketbook. A client would cancel […]
acceptance, anxiety, Awareness, change, confidence, depression, finding peace, Higher Self, inner truth, letting go, listening, Miracles, planning, Self-Care, Self-love, the void, Trust

How To Handle the Time In-Between
You know the drill. Life goes on as usual, in it’s predictable manner, then something arises that jolts you out of the ordinary – and that something may be coming from inside your soul. After you’ve gotten past the initial panic and disbelief, a part of you wants to drag back the old habits and […]
acceptance, Awareness, Choices, finding peace, Happiness, letting go, Love, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Self-Worth, Trust, Worthiness

4 Steps to “Letting” Happiness In
“Joy is truly the greatest threat to the separated self, for it comes from union.” A Course of Love “I just want you to be happy.” Isn’t that what we tell those we love? Isn’t that what we tell ourselves? That we just want to be happy? And yet, when circumstances conform to our liking, […]
Awareness, change, Choices, Love, relationships, Trust, uncertainty

Giving Thanks When Fear is Present
Given the current political climate of our world, many people are experiencing a tidal wave of emotions from anger to grief to fear. They fear a tearing down of the progress made and a global separation arising. They wonder how their jobs, families, and environment will be affected by this election. They are fearful of […]
Love, relationships, Self-Worth, Trust

How Willing Are You To Receive Love?
I really thought this guy was it – his smile, the way he thought about things, and his crazy sense of humor all touched my heart in a way that left me shaking my head. There was just one problem. He had a girlfriend in another state. Yet, the desire to see and talk […]

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