Christine Howard Blog

  Hello everyone!  I have a question for all of you - How well have you been taking care of you?  By that I mean, are you actively participating in activities and mindsets that Nurture You?  Hmmmm...... good question, right?  OK, if you find yourself answering with less than an enthusiastic YES, then let's take some time to regroup and refocus on nurturing you! Today, right now, I need you to STOP – stop what you are doing, stop what you are thinking, stop your excuses.    Now DROP – drop the phone, drop the laundry, drop the TO DO list!   OK, now that you are in this pause mode, I need you to sit down, somewhere comfortable, somewhere quiet.   Take three deep breaths – inhale, exhale, that’s one.   Inhale…. Exhale… that’s two.   Inhale… exhale… that’s three.   Great, you’re ready to get to work on Nurturing You. Sitting here right now, feel how your body feels.   Feel each limb and organ.   What...

Actually, you may not realize it at all.   It may be so subtle that you accept it as truth without blinking an eye.   What am I talking about?   I am talking about your mindset – specifically your mindset related to Nurturing You! It may be happening in a very subtle way. Have you ever said “I just don’t have time” or “Taking time for me is selfish” or “I have to do X before I can take time for me”?   If you’ve said any of these statements or ones similar to this, then it’s time to step back and look at your mindset, your attitudes and your beliefs related to Nurturing You.   Beliefs like these are holding you back from taking care of yourself in a nurturing way and therefore are preventing you from creating the Best Version of You.   Because your attitudes and beliefs were created over many years, there is a very good chance that you accept these attitudes and beliefs as TRUE.   They may be true for you NOW, but that does not mean...

As an adult you may have lost touch with your inner child.   Being all grown you may be living with a mind-set of responsibility, productivity, and accomplishment.   This mind-set may be keeping you from honoring and nurturing a very important person in your life – your inner child, your true self! Think about a time when you interacted with a small child – maybe it was your own child, a niece or nephew, or a child you met in the course of your day.   What kind of feelings did you have for that child?   Love?   Warmth? Care?   If you had a long enough interaction with them, how did you feel about meeting their needs?   If they were happy, did you share in that joy with them?   If they were sad, did you try to understand what made them unhappy?   Did you find yourself trying to cheer them up or did you scold them and shame them for their feelings?   If so, how did you feel afterward? When thinking about our in...