Week Fifty-one - Men

What qualities do you like most in men?

Week Fifty - Women

What qualities do you like most in women?

Week Forty-nine - Intuition

Intuition - is it real?

Do you follow it?

Why or why not?

What have been your results?

Week Forty-eight - Your greatest success

This week focus on all the ways you have been successful in your life. Don't be shy. Let us know how great you are!

Week Forty-Seven - The next generation

Whether you have children or not you have learned many things in your life. What are the principles or ideals that you would like to pass on to the next generation?

Week Forty-six - Self care

In certain families, it is taught that taking care of yourself is 'selfish' or 'self-centered'. 

This week look at all the ways you take care of yourself - or don't.

Also, look at the ways you believe it would be a good idea to take care of yourself like a healthy diet and/or exercise but you don't. What is in your way?

Week Forty-five - Money - Part 2

If money wasn't an issue, describe what your life would look like. 

What kind of car would you have? 
Clothes? 
Home? 
Travel? 
Career?

Week Forty-four - Money - Part 1

Most people I know aren't happy with their financial situation. They want more. What stops them? What stops you? 

This week think about how money was handled in your house growing up and see if you can find ways that your life is the same and/or different.

For example, in my life growing up there was a lot of fear of not having enough. It created jealousy on the part of my parents. It created anger on the part of my mother. It was always a big and uncomfortable issue. Since I have grown up I have seen that I have always managed to live on 'the edge' with very few exceptions. I always say, "I've lived on the right side of the edge" because I always pay my bills on time whereas my father was mostly late.

Think about the influences in your life from childhood that may be effecting your financial situation now.

Week Forthy-three - Your family

This week focus on your parents. 

• Describe your mother's personality. Then talk about how you are like her and how you are not.
•  Describe your father's personality. How are you like him? How are you different.
• If you have siblings, do the same.

Week Forty-two - Whom do you trust?

Many of us have trouble truly trusting people. We have been disappointed or hurt and each time that happens, it can have lasting effects if not really dealt with. 

This week talk about :
Who do you trust the most and why?

Who do you trust the least and why?

Week Forty-one - Your reward

Last week you focused on some possibly difficult experiences. I believe you should reward yourself with a loving experience after difficult ones.
 
Think about the phrase "random acts of kindness". You know how good you feel when you do something for someone and can think about their happiness with what you did. 

To churn up some really good feelings about yourself, what are five things you could do for someone this week just to be kind?

• After you do them, come share here about them. 
• What was it like? 
• How do you feel?

Week Forty - Feeling bad

This week focus on times when someone made you feel bad about yourself. 

What did they do and how did you react?

Week Thirty-nine - Being accepted

This week focus on times when people made you feel welcomed or accepted.

What did they do and how did it make you feel?

Week Thirty-eight - Being you - Part 2

Just as there are things about yourself that are difficult, there are things about yourself that you love. I love my love of a kind of spiritual magic that I often seek and often find. One of the wonderful things my mother did was to teach me about being grateful and that how I treat my fellow man is what makes me a good person. Those things can create a kind of magic and that love has led me to study many ways and understand the oneness of humanity.

What parts of yourself do you find joyful?

Week Thirty-seven - Being you - Part 1

I've never met a woman who does not find some part of being them difficult. For example, I have a very fussy and sensitive body. So there are many things that I need for my comfort. When it comes to sleep, I need sheets that feel a certain way, a pillow and mattress that is just the thing for me.

There's more but I think it's clear that when one has a sensitive body, there are repercussions. Some people see me as humorous. Some see me as annoying. And those are the ones I know about.

Well, I've been sensitive to people's opinions because I had such damaged self-esteem. After many experiences and working on myself, I have learned that I am who I am and I am worthy of whatever I need. I've learned also that I am quite fortunate because I cannot really ignore my physical needs for long and that is keeping me healthy as I age. I am sure there is more but this topic is for you.

What are the most difficult parts about being you? You could choose one aspect yourself or many to write about.

Week Thirty-Six - Mirror, mirror

Look at yourself in the mirror and describe what you see. Notice if you are critical or non-judgmental.
You might try each day this week try focusing on a different feature - your face, your nose, your body, your hair, your boobs, your skin - and write about the experience.

Week Thirty-five - Making mistakes

How do you react when you realize you've made a mistake? 

Do you beat yourself up? 

Do you adjust? 

Do you learn from the mistake? 

Each day this week look at the things you have done that you consider mistakes and see what you've done with that experience. Include what the mistake was; why you consider it a mistake; what the results are and did you over react.

Week Thirty-four - Who inspires you?

Certain people inspire us. I am inspired by those people who overcome difficult things in their lives and live their dreams. I am inspired, for example, by Oprah who overcame a very challenging childhood and is certainly living her dreams and helping and inspiring millions. I am also inspired by some of the members of this community who have honestly looked at themselves and the ways they have adjusted or not adjusted to life and change and thereby create lives of great fulfillment.


Who inspires you the most, and why? Each time you journal this week, choose another. They can be alive or dead - even fictional.

Week Thirty-three - Going backwards

In some ways, it would be lovely to have known what you know now when you were a teen. Since you didn't, try the next best thing. This week write as if you were writing letters that you could send back in time to yourself as a teenager.

What would you tell yourself? Try writing those letters as an older woman advising a younger one.

Week Thirty-two - Crying

One of the things I've noticed in my many years of working with women and just being alive is that many, many people apologize for crying. I find that almost ludicrous. Crying is a natural function that is meant to allow us emotional release - whether it be crying for happiness, frustration or sadness.

• What is your relationship with crying? 
• Do you allow yourself to cry? 
• How do you feel when you cry in front of others? 
• Do you apologize for crying? 
• When is the last time you cried? 
• Have you ever really cried for a long time? 
• How did that feel? 
• Write about crying.