Welcome to this week’s issue of Weekly Wellness Wisdom! 

What’s New from Centered Living

Welcome to this week’s new subscribers!  I am pleased you’ve joined our community! 

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This fall I’m offering a complimentary wellness teleclass to introduce you to the concept of Authentic Wellness.  Have you participated in a teleclass?  If so, you know this is a fun and convenient way to connect to folks all over the globe!  If you haven’t tried a teleclass, this is the perfect introduction. 

Simply send a blank email to lori.boothroyd-273698@autocontactor.com (you don’t need to fill in any details) and your interest in this Teleclass will be registered!  There is no cost and absolutely no obligations.  This is a gift from me to my readers.  Stay tuned for more details.

Wellness Wisdom Feature Article

Allowing Wellness

Last week’s article focused on the importance of acceptance.   If you missed the article, please visit the archives here:  http://loriboothroyd.com/?cat=3    

Practicing acceptance is the first step in bringing about deep change.  We often resist this notion of acceptance because it can be easily confused with resignation, or a notion of giving up.  There is a big difference between acceptance and resignation!   When we accept, we are making peace with ourselves in the present moment.  Making peace through acceptance puts us in connection with our abilities to think of possibilities and brings us hope for change.  Resignation, on the other hand, breeds its own negativity and “bad wolf” thoughts and feelings (read my archived article on the Good Wolf/Bad Wolf Parable to refresh your memory on this concept).   Resignation shuts out the belief in possibilities; if we don’t believe in possibilities, we continue the slide downward and begin practicing self-defeating behaviors.

Acceptance of ourselves brings energy and clarity for moving forward.  It dispels negativity and creates opportunity for change, and that allows the process of change to become joyful and authentic. 

Did you accept my challenge last week of choosing an aspect of your life for practicing acceptance?  What showed up for you?  What did you notice? 

Acceptance quiets our negativity, our self-criticism and our self-defeating behaviors.  It allows us to look honestly at our circumstances.  When we can look honestly without harsh judgment,  we can see possibilities. 

Ask yourself this week:

• What do I accept about myself?
• What is the truth of my circumstances?
• What are the possibilities?
• What do I really want in this situation?
• What can I do to support and care for myself?
• What do I want to change? 
• What is the first step?

By shifting to a place of curious investigation, kindness and compassion, we are able to free up our emotional energy to make great change and shifts in who we are and in what we do.  It isn’t magic… but it begins with the power of acceptance.

Personal Reflections

An Invitation

I’d really love to hear more often from my readers!   Thank you for the notes of appreciation and gratitude that you send – I cherish each one.  

Would you be willing to share the questions or challenges you’d like to see addressed in future issues?   If so, please send me an email at lori@loriboothroyd.com and tell me what’s on your mind.  What is challenging in your own wellness path?  What wellness topics would you like to know more about?  I’d love to hear from you!

May you find the path that allows you to joyfully go with the flow of your life.

To your wellness,
Lori

About Lori

Dr. Lori Boothroyd is known as the “Coaching Psychologist”. She has served her clients and students well over the years through integrating her knowledge from earninga Ph.D. in psychology, as well as her advanced training in coaching and wellness psychology. Appreciated for her warmth and down-to-earth style as much as her expertise, Lori is a dynamic speaker, author and coach. She lives in Traverse City, Michigan with her husband, Dr. Gregory Boothroyd.

For a complimentary coaching consult, to inquire about programs or to ask any questions, please email: lori@loriboothroyd.com