How DO Feelings Feel?

It is so surprising how dumbed down we all seem to be about feeling – really feeling. Perhaps it is the amazing pace the world operates at today that does not leave time to even acknowledge the feelings that move through us.  Most of the time, with rare exception,...

The Disappointment Cycle

Do you find yourself searching from one snack to the next, but you cannot find the one that is going to “do it” for you?  What are you really searching for?  What is driving you to eat a cookie, grab a handful of nuts, get a piece of cheese, try the ice cream . . . ....

Self Doubt – When It’s All About Me!

Self doubt is a real confidence builder, isn’t it?  Almost always, when self-doubt rears its ugly head, it is a response to something someone else said about us and what we make their statement mean. Confused?  Okay, here is an example.  You go out to dinner with...

Thinking a Better Thought

Thinking a better thought . . . . I have long thought, “how am I ever going to create a retirement income?” That thought began to stretch and grow to thinking perhaps I deserved a “fabulous retirement income,” and I wondered, “how can I...

Fat Shaming Yourself (“Here come da judge”)

When I was out in California at The Life Coach School, one of our practical assignments was to buy a treat – something we really love and rarely allow – to bring back to class after lunch.   For me, I decided this had to be pizza.  Not normally something I would buy...

Chasing the Dragon

Chasing the Dragon is a reference to what heroin addicts go through.   The first time they use heroin, the high is utter euphoria – unlike anything ever experienced before.   The second time they use it, not so much.   Then the entire time the addict keeps on using...

©2018 Joann Filomena

©2018 Joann Filomena