Posts by Maritza Parra
The Paradox of Change – Heartwork Journaling
Changing Heartworker, I love self-help. Working on yourself is awesome. But not if it’s a punitive, mean way. Self-help is not fun when the goal is to “fix” brokenness. That can be hard, slogging-though-the-mud work. What if you’re not a problem that needs to be solved? That’s how I used to think of myself. One…
Read MoreThe Cost of Comfort – Heartwork Journaling
Comfortable Heartworker, Comfort. It sounds so good. Warm. Cozy. Comfortable. Yet there’s a huge cost to comfort. Comfort doesn’t change you. Comfort doesn’t challenge you. Comfort pretends to be safe. Comfort begs you to stay when things get scary. Comfort asks you not to stray from what you’ve always done. Comfort nudges you to people-please,…
Read MoreWhere does worthiness really come from? – Heartwork Journaling
Worthy Heartworker, On worthiness… Do you have an answer (that you believe) to this question: “How am I worthy, whole and valuable NOW?” Right now, without: any conditions changing… you doing anything more to “achieve” worthiness… anyone telling you / seeing you / acting toward you as worthy, whole and valuable… If you don’t have…
Read MoreWhat is fierce self-love? – Heartwork Journaling
Lovable Heartworker, Fierce self-love is NOT a bubble bath, glass of wine, nature hike, expensive bag, or even yoga. Fierce self-love is… Learning to become a person who honors your word to yourself. Fierce self-love is… Refusing to beat yourself up when you don’t. Fierce self-love is… Identifying and eliminating people-pleasing… In a firm, yet…
Read MoreWhat if success is really now? – Heartwork Journaling
Searching Heartworker, Success. It means different things to different people. For most, success is always somewhere sometime in the future. Never here. No matter what your definition of success is, one thing is true. When you need success, you push it away. When you don’t need success, the success you want comes more easily. It’s…
Read More