Archive | May, 2009

Reward systems are very effective as a motivator to get a task done, but they can also become problematic if they are not carefully created or used. Sometimes they can be created and we don’t even realize it is happening.

Here is an example of how a reward system had become transformed. At one time it served as benefit, but was now causing problems.

Sometimes the hardest word to say is “no”. We want to be helpful. We want to give. We don’t want to be seen as selfish. We want to be asked again in the future. There are so many reasons to say “yes”. But there are also many good reasons to say “no”.

There are few wounds that run deeper than being part of an abortion decisions. In this pod I talk with Dene Ballantine about how it is possible to heal through this type of wound. Dene offers expertise from her own story and her practice. There are many pearls of wisdom in this interview for anyone who is trying to heal.

Every issue we have exists because it is functional on some level (example: fears are trying to protect us). The problem is these tend to create problems in our daily lives, due to misinformation or protection from something beneficial (example: irrational fear of water). This can slow the healing process because we are “at war” with ourselves. The healing process can be transformed when we first approach these issues with gratitude for their functional uses. By doing this we can work with these beliefs instead of fighting them, as we work to health and well being.

Can I use meridian tapping (EvEFT) to help me learning new things?

Can I use meridian tapping (EvEFT) to help me learning new things? [Note: In this part of the series I use the example of using tapping to learn something new as a way of describing how we can find the reasons we talk ourselves out of making the choices and taking the action that will move us forward.]

After podcast #7 (Sensitive Temperaments) I was inundated with requests. Lots of readers and clients said something to the effect of, “Rue was talking about me. I never knew what was going on. Now that I know this is who I am, what do I do about it?”

After podcast #7 (Sensitive Temperaments) I was inundated with requests. Lots of readers and clients said something to the effect of, “Rue was talking about me. I never knew what was going on. Now that I know this is who I am, what do I do about it?”