Creating Your Beyond, LLC

5 Quotes and Hug

Brenda Bomgardner — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:03:15 +0000

“Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.” Princess Diana Princess Diana “The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” Mother Teresa of Calcutta “People won’t remember what you said. But, people will remember how you made them feel.” …

4 Important Questions to Ask About The Dark Side of Happiness

Brenda Bomgardner — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:09:00 +0000

Yale psychologist June Gruber asked herself if it was possible to be too happy: Can happiness have a darkside for people not diagnosed with mental disorders? Gruber says, “Making the quest for happiness as a goal in your life may backfire.” Too much happiness has been associated with bi-polar disorder and mania. You can read …

Acceptance and Commitment Training and Therapy

Brenda Bomgardner — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:11:48 +0000

I am busy this next week preparing for a workshop to train therapists and coaches on how to use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I am excited and nervous at the same time. Since my attention is focused on ACT, I’ll share with you some information about it. Most of my posts fall under the …

Who Am I?

Brenda Bomgardner — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:50:23 +0000

A short time ago I had a client ask me, “Who are you?” Then, a few weeks later a different person wrote to me, “Can you tell me who are you? I’d like to know more about you.” I believe it is human nature to wonder about other people, especially a person we trust to …

How Safe is Your Serenity from These Three Traps? Part Two

Brenda Bomgardner — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:54:19 +0000

Feeding a Painful Wolf or a Compassionate Heart: A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, “I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, angry violent one. The other wolf is the loving compassionate one.” The grandson asked him, …

How Safe is Your Serenity from These 3 Traps?

Brenda Bomgardner — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:52:31 +0000

Do you want to know three traps that will disrupt your sense of serenity? Are you listening because I want to share this with you? The first trap is rumination. Yes, it has stolen my serenity in the past and may do it again. It can steal your serenity too. Rumination is the constant looking backward …

Toons-day: Aromatherapy

Brenda Bomgardner — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:16:07 +0000

I found a new website of cartoons and other fun stuff. It is called Geek Culture. The cartoons are pretty good but what I really like are the videos. There are some of the poems and prose spattered through out as you flip through the pages that are kinda cool. The drawback to the site is that it is …

Breaking Free

Brenda Bomgardner — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:56:25 +0000

“Our Greatest Fear is not that we are inadequate, our greatest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure…” –Marianne Williamson After the hurry scurry of the holidays I like to treat myself. Consequently, since I talk to you about how balance and play are a life domain I value, I am going to head up …

Long-Term Goals ~ Again

Brenda Bomgardner — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:06:02 +0000

Here we are again. If you are looking back over the past year and saying to yourself this year will be different, you are not alone. The cartoon from my on-line friend Chato B. Stewart illustrates the point of “again.” On my list, I noticed I crossed a few things off and still have a few things left. The …

My Secret to Living a Better Life Rather Than a Bitter Life

Brenda Bomgardner — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:04:25 +0000

Forgiveness is a big part of my life because I find I can live a better life rather than a bitter life. It means I can bend but not break when I have suffered the heavy weight of being injured. The way I do this is by fostering my resilience. We could spend our time …