I remember when I got the concept of the The Jolt in Your veins blog; i was so excited. The name embraced everything I wanted the blog to be about, my feelings, my needs, others needs and how I wanted others to feel while reading the content. Honestly I can't believe that I've kept the … Continue reading The Importance of Your ‘Why’: A Guide to Meaningful Living
Overcoming Career Dread: A Path to Renewal
Have you ever done something for so long, so well that it became a part of your personality and life template, your avatar per se ? This can be an activity, job, hobby or even a relationship; then one day out of the blue...disgust, dread, disdain and any other synonym you can think of to … Continue reading Overcoming Career Dread: A Path to Renewal
My three…
List three jobs you'd consider pursuing if money didn't matter. Three jobs I would consider pursuing if money didnt matter are: Librarian, Photographer and working at a plant nursery.
Programmed
Ever since I can remember, I was told what to do in life, most of us were. We were told get up, eat your breakfast, go to school, come home, do your homework, take a bath , eat dinner, go to bed. These systematic ways that have also been established in our adulthood : graduate … Continue reading Programmed
There Is Something More Important Than Your Pain.
Have you ever been through something so devastating in life that you feel like you just want to give up? Give up emotionally, on life, on people, on ever giving yourself to anything again because the hurt was so deep that you could not bear the weight of those feelings ever again? Of course you … Continue reading There Is Something More Important Than Your Pain.
What’s Your Location?
In therapy, the first session for some therapist is dedicated to finding out why the client came to therapy and identifying what they would like to accomplish in their upcoming sessions. This is discussed over a number of sessions then a treatment plan if formulated. As a licensed therapist, this is what I was reminded … Continue reading What’s Your Location?
These Are The Breaks, Or is it?
In 1980, Kurtis Blow released a song called the The Breaks. As popular as the song was for many years, I was two years old when it came out and had no idea what it meant until I became an adult. The Breaks is a slang term from the early 1900's meaning turns of events. … Continue reading These Are The Breaks, Or is it?
What Are You Thinking!?!
When you awake in the morning, do you ever pay attention to your first thoughts before you rise out of bed? Or while you are driving in the car, waiting in line at the grocery store or in the fast food line? How about when you are in the shower? What about when you make … Continue reading What Are You Thinking!?!
Don’t Give Up
Since the pandemic the world has become a cosmic of ever changing values, ideas, philosophies and systems that makes it easy to "change your mind." I mean lets's face it, we are bombarded day to day with information that feels overwhelming and tends to target our senses and emotions. So much so that people no … Continue reading Don’t Give Up
Transition
2020 has been a chaotic year for much of the world and many have been through some of the toughest times they have even been in their life. For me, 2020 was rough; but more enlightening than anything. This year I got my body back through working out more since I had more time. I … Continue reading Transition
The Jolt in Your Veins 