Kristin McGuire
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Landscape Meditation
Meditation has really helped me through some tough times over the last year. It has also been very helpful when my thoughts keep me up at night. Taking the time for myself each day to meditate has really changed the way I look at things and also the way I view and handle stress. I really love the time for myself and my brain each day. It has been a great addition to my self-care routine. My brain seems much happier because of it.
By Kristin McGuire6 years ago in Longevity
Bring Back the Peace Sign
I'm shocked by this world and the lack of love that people have for one another. I have always been taught to want Peace on Earth! There are numerous pennies in wells with my wishes for Peace on this Earth. I am not a young girl anymore and after so many years watching this world some has changed so much technology and yet so many of the same issues over and over. Still surprised every time I hear a story like for real how are people still thinking this way? I was taught early on to accept people, E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E. I've read books on psychology one that meant a lot to me was "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell where he clearly and scientifically proves so many subconscious beliefs that must be changed for people to start changing. If we don't ever confront the issues that are holding us back from peace this world will never change.
By Kristin McGuire6 years ago in Motivation
Help me with My Mom!
Where to begin...and where will it end. It's the anxiety of life and for me right now with so many paths left unanswered I'm especially lost. I want my mom to help me get through this hard time but she's actually one of the paths left unanswered as we aren't on speaking terms right now. I have pretty much always had a tense relationship with my mom as long as I can remember and now that I've gone through a divorce myself I understand more where it comes from. It's tough to go through let's just say I don't want to get into all of it because well there's a lot...but it's hard to go through and it affects relationships especially with children. And I think it's actually easy to see in life because it creates pain which leads to acting differently then we might have had we not been hurt. I think it makes sense the different lives people end up living and so much makes sense when you hear their childhood. We all know how important those years are but don't realize how much it affects our entire lives.
By Kristin McGuire6 years ago in Families
Same Lemon
there is no doubt about it we have definitely got a huge lemon on our hands, Covid – 19. But it has affected everyone differently. For some they have lost their jobs and are worried about how they’re going to have food on their plate for others they are hunkering down at home ordering stuff and doing projects possibly with income not an issue. Then there’s the essential workers on the front line that are risking their lives in the healthcare industry seeing the affects first hand and being stressed for their own lives and probably taking on a large amount of work and stress without being able to see family. Then there are others that are serving us at supermarkets and food service but not making much over minimum wage but also in a situation where they’re at risk and putting their families at risk. The people that are alone being quarantined are extremely alone seeing posts of family members having fun together and bonding and making them feel even more alone. Since I’m one of them those are the people I’m really worried about today. I think anyone that is with family, friends or roommates needs to think of the lonely singles that are quarantined alone. I find I’m often the one reaching out possibly annoying others because of how alone I am. But it’s because I’m feeling sad and detached and trying to feel connected. Think of your friends that are alone and send them a card, drop a homemade meal by if you cook because meals especially are hard to have alone day after day after day. Flowers can brighten anyone’s day and let them know your thinking of them. Shoot a bowl of lemons for them at this time with a cute note about making lemonade and also hope it’s good digestion. Whatever you can do to brighten someone’s day. Reaching out to someone that’s alone is really important right now. People that are alone or jobless feel the slice is more sour for them so keep that in mind... it may be hard for you, a working single that still has contact through work but imagine the stress for that single friend with the worry for their future and financial security. To them it seems like the lemon is worse and you know why it is. Being aware of that and sensitive to others makes them feel validated more so let them wallow. They’ll listen back but just be sensitive that they might not feel the best if you talk about work maybe keep subjects to things that will make them feel positive instead. Have recipe club where you try new recipes together, book club or a game night with them fun things to take this off everyone’s minds.
By Kristin McGuire6 years ago in Longevity
