𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗧 to @Serena DAfree for showing me this cool 𝕊𝕜𝕠𝕠𝕝 𝕋𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕊𝕥𝕪𝕝𝕖𝕣 tool :) Skool Text Styler - Fancy Unicode Fonts for Skool Posts A tool that will allow you the ability to change your font on your posts!!!

Thank you all for being here, for contributing, for engaging, and for your presence: :) Check out the posts from this week and take some time to get to know one another!! I'm so truly appreciative of you all. :) I really really am. :) From @Tyler Scott 1. Lessons from kid's books: quotes-lessons-from-kids-books From @Christa Lovas 1.Boundaries as Self Care: self-care-is-boundaries-not-just-baths 2. Building generations ahead : the-greatest-joy-isnt-in-what-you-build-its-in-what-it-becomes From @Belinda Morey 1. Thoughts on Progress: i-have-been-thinking 2. On forgiveness (funny): forgiveness-is-a-stand-up-set-funny From yours truly: 1 Emotional Bypassing:Numbing and Distraction: .numbing-distraction 2.Emotional Bypassing: Spiritual/Positivity: positive-or-spiritual 3.Emotional Bypassing: Relational: -relational-bypassing Ongoing Community Challenge/Focus: Letters of Hope: letters-of-hope-legacy-challenge

Many of us take refuge in intellectualizing when emotions become overwhelming. It is a particularly subtle form of emotional bypassing, where we analyse our feelings to death instead of actually experiencing them. Often, this is seen as a failure, yet it originally served as a highly intelligent survival strategy to maintain safety or social harmony. The challenge arises when these temporary detours become our permanent route, creating a gap between our cognitive understanding and our lived reality. To bridge this gap, we need a different anchor. Every word sparks an image. That image becomes a bridge into our inner world and a cornerstone of our inner belief and faith, shaping who and what we recognize as trustworthy, true, and right. This bridge is the essential instrument that enables us to stay present: only by mindfully and attentively acknowledging what is present, and how it is present, including pain, loss, and uncertainty, can we fully understand and articulate it. For me, navigating the inner landscape is about using the power of imagination. When we move away from logical analysis and allow symbols and inner pictures to speak, the unconscious dynamics become visible and changeable. This creates a path where orientation and meaning are not just thought about, but truly experienced. The line between imagination as a bridge and imagination as a getaway car can be very thin, but the distinction usually lies in where the energy goes. When we use imagination to bypass, it tends to be floaty or purely conceptual. It is like painting a pretty picture over a cracked wall just so we don't have to look at the damage. It feels airy, disconnected, and usually serves to lift us out of the discomfort of the present moment. In that case, we are just replacing intellectual labels with symbolic ones, staying safely tucked away in our heads. Genuine embodiment through imagery, however, feels heavy and resonant. It doesn't replace the sensation; it gives the sensation a shape so we can finally face it. Instead of floating away, the image acts as an anchor that pulls us deeper into the physical experience. You know it is working when the symbol causes a literal shift in your system, a sudden exhale, a softening of the shoulders, or a release of tension. The image isn't there to distract you from the fire; it is the tool that allows you to walk through it without being consumed. It is the difference between looking at a map of a forest and actually feeling the texture of the bark under your hand.

Praying SWEET blesSINGS over your day , week & year dear @Georgiana D ❣️ MAY it be your BEST YEAR EVER !!!! Let's sing & bless her all week long ~ @Lisa Vanderveen @Vasi Smith @Serena DAfree @Joshua Haag & co ... I am so grateful for her friendship & all the ways she cheers up so many people & communities besides her special community here ! Sending a HUGE HUG NOW . ... with lots of bouquets of flowers & love ~~ I AM CERTAINLY CELEBRATING YOU today & always ~ LET'S DANCE

Greetings fellow empowered beings!! :) As we're approaching this last month, let's take a look at the past year (things we've achieved, lessons we've learned, things we've left behind and added) and let's use that to mobilize us in this next month. Let's use this last month of the year to build momentum and get a running start into 2026. We don't have to wait.... We treat January like it has magical powers when really it is just a month with better PR. Psychologically speaking, December is prime time for momentum building. It is the month where the brain naturally shifts into reflection mode, which means insight is already simmering and it might make it the perfect time to launch! A lot of people experience SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) in the winter months--- so I think that it's really really important to look at the habits that we engage in and how this either contributes, reinforces or helps ease this effect. (side note--with my clients in Michigan, I start having conversations about this in September because the weather here along with the habits really influence people's experiences for 6 months at a time!! We can't control the weather, BUT we can do things differently). *****So, how are you using December and what are your intentions? *****How will you use this past year as a way to move into the next? Here are some questions to consider as you look back on your past year (questions are part of an AAR (After Action Review). 1. What did we intend to accomplish (what was our strategy)? 2. What did we do (how did we execute relative to our strategy)? 3. Why did it happen that way (why was there a difference between strategy and execution)? 4. What will we do to adapt our strategy or refine our execution for a better outcome OR how do we repeat our success?