feeling worthy – Dawn Petalino

acceptance, change, Choices, dealing with emotions, depression, difficult emotions, feeling emotions, Forgiveness, guilt, Happiness, Love, rebuilding trust, relationships, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Self-Worth, Worthiness

The Fear of Disappointment
It seems strange to be 49 years old and admit, until very recently, I had a fear of disappointment. Not in every area, but in some of the bigger ones. Growing up through generations of alcoholism caused me to take on the belief I didn’t matter. I thought I wasn’t lovable. I began expecting “others” […]
acceptance, Choices, dealing with emotions, depression, difficult emotions, feeling emotions, finding peace, grief, guilt, Higher Self, letting go, listening, Love, rebuilding trust, sadness, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Self-Worth, Trust, Worthiness

How To Recover From Feeling Alone
“I feel so alone,” a friend of mine said. “I’m cutting myself off from my partner and other people. I’m trying to sell this business and don’t know what I’m going to do with myself after. My family is wanting things from me, but they never ask or seem to care about what’s going on […]
acceptance, change, Choices, Guidance, guilt, Happiness, inner truth, listening, overwhelm, planning, Self-Care, Self-love, Worthiness

Do You Need to Learn to Be Selfish?
A month ago, I met a passionate woman putting together a seminar for healers. She asked if I would give a brief talk on self-compassion. A month ago, I would have said yes. But when I received the email with an update of the event’s information, my heart sank. My weekly workload had increased over […]
acceptance, Awareness, change, Choices, finding peace, Forgiveness, letting go, Love, Miracles, relationships, Self-love, Self-Worth

Freeing Yourself From Guilt and Resentment
I wish I could say I always took the high road, but I’d be lying. When someone says something that I feel is an attack, or tries to make me feel less than, my impulse is to educate them (loudly) about all the ways they’re screwing up. Needless to say, they don’t hear me, 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, […]
acceptance, Choices, confidence, planning, Self-Acceptance, Trust, uncertainty, Worthiness

Self-Acceptance, the Key to Confidence
“Step into it”, he says. I sip my coffee and say nothing. For a few days, I’d been vacillating between really standing in my power and cowering in my not enough-ness. One minute, I’m standing tall, full of power and poise, and the next, I’m having difficulty remembering why I started this journey in […]
abundance, Choices, finding peace, Guidance, Happiness, Higher Self, letting go, listening, Love, Miracles, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Self-Worth, Trust, Writer's Journey

Miracle Monday- Healing Thoughts Versus Emotions
“Circumstances come into our lives, and we get rocked off our center with anxiety, fear, and overwhelm. Stress has become the new normal. Cortisol trickles in our bodies like an intravenous tube dripping fluid into our veins. We go through life trying to juggle all our responsibilities of work, family, health, and all the […]

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