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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Peace Through Inner Resolution - Releasing Unresolved Emotions

“Our biography is our biology.” (Carolyn Myss; “Why People Don’t Heal”) What does that mean? It means that the emotions that are unresolved in our life get buried deep within. These unresolved emotions work their way into our cells, our body, our brain, and our neural circuitry. If left unresolved, this may lead to disease, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, chronic pain, addictions and anxiety, to name just a few.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Overcoming Adversity - How to Release the Pain from a Break Up

Remember the song from the 70’s, “Breaking up is hard to do!”? It’s amazing, how even though we may know that a relationship is not serving our highest good or meeting our needs, we can still hang on tenaciously hoping that something will change. That change may be that the other person becomes who we want them to be or that we may become the person the other one wants us to be. Either way, there is something out of balance with that belief. As human beings we are meant to be in relationships. It is our basic instinct to socialize and create bonds with those who we love.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

An Inner Peace Tip - The Blessings of a Hummingbird

I was working on my computer, when my son told me that a hummingbird had hit the sliding glass door outside my bedroom. He told me that my very eager cat, Annie, quickly retrieved it and brought it into my bedroom. Annie released the bird and when I found it, it was pressed up against one of the windows in my room. I approached it with the intention that I would cause it no harm. I slowly moved towards it and gently took it into my hands. It made a slight noise and allowed me to pick it up. I took it outside and stood for 5 minutes or so holding it in one of my hands.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Peace Through Inner Resolution - Overcoming Adversity With Grace

Now, more than ever, we are being challenged to look at the areas in our life that are difficult. Be it financial distress, the loss of a job or a diagnosis of a life threatening disease, all of us, in some way or form are getting stretched with what doesn’t feel good. So how does one deal with adversity or hardship, and do it with grace? Ultimately, we are given a choice. Either we can struggle with what is or relax into the reality that so blatantly makes up the circumstances that one finds themselves in.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Inner Peace Tip - Embracing the Shadow

Debbie Ford, who wrote the book, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, has finished a movie called “The Shadow’. It was released June 26, 2009 and is available for purchase. It is a movie well worth watching. I have been following Debbie’s work for years and had the opportunity to meet her at the Chopra Center in LaJolla, Califo ia, and again at the Coronado Hotel in Califo ia. Debbie’s workshops focuses on that part of ourselves that we push away and that we are ashamed of. It’s that part of our self that we don’t like and try to hide.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Inner Peace Tip - Living a Life of Gratitude and Grace

As you walk through your day, do you practice gratitude and grace? When things are going our way, this can be an easy task. When life is difficult or stressful, being grateful and being graceful about it can be quite the challenge. I notice that when things are running smoothly for me, I sometimes forget to be grateful. Often, I catch myself saying out loud, “Thank you” for the beautiful sunset or the new friend that I met.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Inner Peace Tip - Shifting from Overwhelmed and Uninspired To Whelmed and Inspired

Have you ever noticed when life gets to be too much and you’re feeling overwhelmed and uninspired, how everything becomes difficult to handle? It’s as if life has lost its color and zest, and nothing looks promising. Negative self-talk becomes more pronounced, people seem rude and uncaring, and the world surely is headed towards disaster. Stress has a tendency to do that and during this time of tumultuous transition, it can be easy to get swept away with hopelessness. So how can this be prevented or at least halted before overwhelm takes over?

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,656 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Overcoming Adversity - Embracing Your Past

On October 22, 2009 the book, Overcomers, Inc. that I helped author, there were 37 of us, gained bestseller status. What an amazing day that was to officially say that I was a best selling author! I’m generally not one to “toot” my own horn but on that day I did and it felt wonderful. I had overcome my adversity or challenge of giving myself permission to proudly say to the world what I had accomplished and not feel guilty or self-righteous about it. Since that magical day, there has been a tremendous shift in how I view myself.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Overcoming Adversity - 5 Ways to Overcome the Holidays, Even if Your Life is Hard

How does one step into the holidays when life is tough? Perhaps there has been a loss of a job or a decrease in financial flow. Now, more than ever, it is important to practice good self-care during the holidays. It can be tough in times of difficulty to see a “silver lining” amidst so much loss. If this is true for you, I invite you to notice all the blessings that are in your life, and to start each day with an attitude of gratitude. The gratitude may be your breath or the covers that kept you warm during the night.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Overcoming Adversity - Holiday Related Stress

Now that we’re stepping into the holidays, it is very important to take extra good care of yourself. Have you noticed, that every year the holidays seem to get advertised earlier and earlier? This year I noticed that Christmas displays went up a day after Halloween. In previous years, I didn’t see any sign of Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving. Nationally, folks are experiencing a lot more stress this year because of the current economic situation combined with how to manage the holidays.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,496 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

The Soul of the Heart Inner Whispers - Finding Your Truth Within

All that we have ever needed is within us. Yet, we often look outside ourselves for the answers to the questions that surface, as we step into this thing we call Life. Where did we ever learn to stop trusting our own intuition or our little voice that tells us secrets in the middle of the night? This distrust in our own wisdom and truth can lead us down the road of disillusionment and pain. So, how does one begin to trust their inner wisdom? One of the ways to start is to sit, be still, and listen. Allow yourself some time to get to know your inner self.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,493 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

An Inner Peace Tip - Honoring The Warrior Within

Within each of us there is a part of our character that gives us the strength to stand up in this world. The part that is often referred to resiliency giving us the ability to survive various life circumstances that are difficult to manage at times. I have the pleasure of working with individuals who seek my counsel when the challenges they are facing are too much to bear.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,474 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Peace Through Inner Resolution - Orders of Love within Family Systems

More than 50 years ago, Bert Hellinger coined the phrase systemic constellation work. It is a type of systems work that focuses on the soul of the family, of an individual, of a Universal consciousness that has us, we don’t have it. We are all born into a family that has a collective conscience, or soul. And with that come both blessings and circumstances, or fate that we carry from generation to generation. Unless there is resolution with the circumstance or burden it will continue to be pasted on from one generation to another.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,457 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

The Soul of the Heart Inner Whispers - Our Family is Where We Begin

Whether we like it or not, we are our fathers, our mothers, our grandparents. No amount of denying, pushing away or ignoring will change that. How many times have we thought that if we move enough miles away or emotionally separate ourselves from our family, that somehow it will make a difference? That somehow we will be able to change the circumstance that we were born into? It’s amazing how much denial is spent running away from the truth of who we are.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Peace Through Inner Resolution - You Are More Than Your “Story”

What if you are more than your story of who you think you are? Have you ever wondered who you would be, if you put down your story? These words can sound like a puzzle, confusing and convoluted, yet this is the way many people live their lives; from a story of who they think they are. This story is our ego, often made up of faulty beliefs and misconceptions. I have had the opportunity to be trained in a variety of different healing techniques that challenge, in a gentle way, the image of who we think we are.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

5 Ways to Help a Friend or Loved One Overcome with Holiday Stress

During this holiday season, I invite you to extend yourself to family and friends who may be experiencing more stress than usual, by offering a helping hand or listening ear. This time of year commonly brings more stress than other times of the year, and this year especially many are experiencing more stress than usual. How can you help? First by taking good care of yourself and second by offering the greatest gift that you have, which is your undivided attention when you are spending time with someone.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,323 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

Peace Through Inner Resolution ~ Healing from the Inside Out

On 9 – 11, I was experiencing my own 911. For years, I had attempted to push down my fears, traumas, grief, anger and resentments, only to find that my life was getting to be more painful to live. It was becoming harder to deny the deep feelings of emptiness and bitte ess that I was experiencing. On the outside, folks saw me as being confident, happy and well adjusted; little did they know that I was quietly dying inside. It’s interesting, how we think we know who each of us are. We can put on a mask or masks and pretend to the world that all is well.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,312 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

The Soul of the Heart Inner Whispers - Insights on the Jou ey of Life

As we shift into a whole new way of being, many of us are being called to look deep within and uncover the hidden treasures of insight, wisdom, and inner knowing that have been slumbering within us. Now is the awakening of our full potential as we release and surrender to situations that are at times creating havoc within our personal lives. These clever situations come in the form of losing a job, a life threatening illness, or the loss of a relationship.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,307 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

The Soul of the Heart Inner Whispers - Challenges and Blessings

For many folks, this time in history is one of tremendous challenge and change. Many individuals are being forced to make decisions that they thought they would never have to make. The decision to sell a beloved home, the need to relocate in order to find work, adult children moving back home again or downsizing in order to pay off debts. Whatever one’s challenge may be, what if within that challenge was a blessing in disguise?

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

The Soul of the Heart Inner Whispers - Feeling Compassion For All

We are living in a world where there is a lot of contrast and division. Battle lines are being drawn and tempers are rising. As we break away from old paradigms, or ways of thinking, it creates separation and fear. It can be threatening and scary to move away from one way of thinking and perhaps entertain another way of looking at life. With our new administration we are being asked as a country to look within and find a way to shift our view, so that a whole new way of being can emerge. We are being called to put down our disagreements and shift our focus to finding solutions.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

1,077 views

By Catherine VanWetterRecently published1 topic

The Soul of the Heart Inner Whispers - Attitude and Hope

Do you practice having an attitude of Gratitude or an attitude of Hopelessness? Noticing which emotion feels more comfortable is a way to start refocusing on how you view your world. It’s amazing how we chose to look out into our world either with a cup half full or a cup half empty. The choice is always ours, yet at times, it can feel as though we don’t have a choice. Sometimes it can feel like the world is out to get us and that the circumstances outside of us dictate how our life unfolds.

Primary topic: Inner Peace

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