Comments on: Clear clutter, lose 10 lbs, and create inner peace without doing a thing

By: jennifer

jennifer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:07:10 +0000

@Lisa – Yeah, sometimes appreciation is too big a leap. What a great thing to notice!

(I just noticed that two of my favorite Lisa’s posted next to each other!)

@Lisa – And then there are times when only a good hissy-fit will do. Otherwise, acceptance is da bomb.

@Julie – Feel free to stop on by here anytime you want a gentle reminder.

@Sonia – I love this! I often think that each of us have an exuberant 2-year old inside who has some fabulous things to teach us, if we can just let her/him be fully herself/himself. Gentle, gentle… I love this. It might just be my new mantra.

By: Sonia Connolly

Sonia Connolly — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:48:33 +0000

Hi, Jen, thank you for this article, and for the concrete examples of what acceptance looks like. I’ve learned that acceptance is key to my own journey, and reading your supportive article lets me take a deep belly breath.

I learned one acceptance technique from the mother of a rambunctious two-year old. “Gentle, gentle!” the mother said, many times a day. I say that to my inner critic, and it’s helping shift the self-talk toward neutral. Gently.

Thanks again!

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:39:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing more of your wisdom! I’m working on spending much more time in the “neutral” zone.

By: Lisa Sherman

Lisa Sherman — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:33:09 +0000

I love this post… and all I can say is that you are fabulous! I so appreciate you sharing your experiences and journey to help others in so many ways.

Acceptance is huge and it can be so very powerful in so many ways!

Thanks again for sharing… I think you are amazing, my friend!

By: Lisa Hunter

Lisa Hunter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:47:25 +0000

Jen, thank you for this post! It’s exactly what I needed to hear today. My band-mate and I are getting ready to go into the studio to record and all day yesterday I was scrutinizing the songs I’ve written, thinking, “Maybe I can write some new and even better songs before our studio time.” What’s funny is that I love the songs that I’ve already written, but I was jumping ahead and imagining even better ones. Your post reminds me to receive these gifts that I already have. When I do this, I also notice that the best possible gateway to writing new songs is to fully accept the ones that are already in ‘da house ;0)

I also LOVE your instruction on the neutral statements. Often I’ll try to go straight from judgment to appreciation. But “neutral” feels even more real to me. And much easier too. Thank you!!!
Lisa