Posts by Maritza Parra
Are you drinking more than you want to? – Heartwork Journaling
Heartworker, How are you handling your stress? According to a RAND Corporation study, women have increased their heavy drinking days by 41% compared to before the pandemic. Are you drinking more than you want to? You may have noticed the very thing you’re doing to try to relieve stress causes more of it. Drinking to…
Read MoreHow to Defy Gravity – Heartwork Journaling
Defiant Heartworker, What if you decided to defy gravity and do the impossible? You’d have to stop believing the current thoughts that have created your current results. You’d have to stop waiting for circumstances to change to actually start doing the thing. You’d have to find the courage to take step 1, 2, 3 and…
Read MoreJustification = arguing for your limitations
Justified Heartworker, People love to justify. I used to be the QUEEN of justification This is what justifying looked like for me: “Men can’t be trusted.” This was my reason why I couldn’t trust men (and myself) to create a healthy relationship. “I’m just not good with numbers.” This was my reason why I didn’t…
Read MoreWhat’s going right? – Heartwork Journaling
Doubtful Heartworker, What went wrong? What isn’t working? We’re really, really good at: seeing what went wrong noticing what is currently not working preparing for what might go wrong next We evolved over centuries to be EXPERTS at “something has gone wrong.” In fact, we’re so good at this that EVEN when there are things…
Read MoreThe sun will come out again Heartwork Journaling doodle
Northern Heartworkers, In the northern hemisphere, our days are getting shorter and the landscape may be greyer. One of my favorite things to bring color to my life during these months is the doodle painting below. Step 1: Paint a big sun. ANY color will do, it can be a blue, pink, red, green sun.…
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