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Leadership & Personal Growth
Healing Starts Where Hiding Ends
Woman hiding behind a curtain Being visible can feel daunting and scary when you don’t fit the norm or feel like you stand out. Maybe it’s because you live an alternative lifestyle, hold different beliefs, or simply look different from the people around you (too much melanin or not enough). In situations like that, the safer option is often to make yourself small, conform, or disappear into the background. Why does it feel safer? Because you are less likely to be noticed. It’
Victoria Wright
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Growth through Reflection
Whether we like it or not, change is inevitable. We are not the same person today as we were yesterday, nor will we be the same person tomorrow. The real question becomes: how do we intentionally do better, become better, and feel better? Not by doing more, but by reflecting on where we have been and being honest about what we see. The assumption is that we must do more to be more. More goals. More discipline. More strategy. More effort. While those things have their place, g
Victoria Wright
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A Little Discernment Goes a Long Way
Decisions - go left of go right Recently, I was almost scammed. Last September, I applied to have my company name - Healing Words Creations -trademarked. If you’ve never been through that process, it can take a long time. A few days ago, I received an email that appeared to be from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, stating there were issues with my application and that I needed to respond to the attorney assigned to my case. At the time, I was preparing for a spe
Victoria Wright
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I Wonder How We Got Here.
Falling Autum Leaves I see him now, strong, confident, good-hearted and I wonder how we got here. There were times when I wanted to rage against the kids that tormented, teased, and ultimately bullied him. I remember crying because I knew he was hurting. All he wanted, just like any kid, was to be accepted, to have friends, and to have fun. I can honestly say I didn’t know if that day would ever come. Time, love, and constant encouragement were the tools we used to help him r
Victoria Wright
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Find Your Purpose
Sign that says Find Your Purpose In 2009, leadership expert Simon Sinek gave a TED Talk that shook the business world. His message was simple but profound: companies that start with why—their purpose—can inspire people and create a greater impact on customers, communities, and even the world. At that time, I was deep in corporate America, where it felt like every meeting included a conversation about the company’s “why.” To be honest, I didn’t think much about it since that d
Victoria Wright
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Limiting Beliefs Are Normal
My life was altered dramatically in 2017. What I thought I knew fell apart, and I realized I’d been pretending without even knowing it. Since that time, I have become acutely aware of the beliefs that have kept me from doing and being more in life. Limiting beliefs, like worthiness and not being enough have kept me in a box and ultimately became part of my identity. Now that I acknowledge these beliefs, I am focusing on unwinding and replacing them with more empowering ones,
Victoria Wright
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Balance - A Dance of Opposites.
When life feels overwhelming and harder than it should be, looking closely at our patterns or how we act is a way to determine where things are out of balance. Balance is the beautiful dance of opposites. The equilibrium that fosters harmony within oneself and the world. Energetically, balance comes from the feminine and masculine energies contained within each of us. The Yin and Yang of life. Through my studies I am being guided to step more into my feminine energy, somethin
Victoria Wright
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The Blame Game
The blame game happens when one person blames another for something they may or may not have done to escape responsibility or trouble. The dog ate my homework example comes to mind. It can also apply when blame is put on someone else for the emotion they are feeling. Let’s say you had a long day at work, and you come home to a mess of white synthetic puffs strewn all over the house. Your dog is sitting there wagging its tail as cute as can be with the smoking gun, the remain
Victoria Wright
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A Journey from Doubt to Confidence
Anytime we venture towards something new many emotions can follow, excitement, confidence, fear, or doubt. Recently I have embarked on a new adventure. Inspiration hit hard and excitement flooded in, then doubt sauntered through sitting down, making itself comfortable. How is it that something I was completely excited about is now something that I doubt. And how did it happen so quickly after inspiration hit? Ego is the culprit, trying to keep me safe from the unknown. “Why t
Victoria Wright
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Welcome To a Place Where Anything Is Possible
Today I wrote my last entry in my journal. Two hundred pages filled with my dreams, desires, fears, and worries. Moments in time captured within its pages. A bittersweet reminder of how important journaling has been to my self-discovery journey. As I closed the book, I remembered a blog post I wrote a few years ago. I love this post because it captured my admiration and appreciation for my journal as I would for an old friend. Everything is so perfect, clean, crisp, untouched
Victoria Wright
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Perspective
Perspective is a fascinating concept. It is 100% personal and is based upon one’s beliefs and experiences. It is defined as a point of view or an attitude toward something. Henry David Thoreau, American naturalist and essayist eloquently captured the essence of perspective when he stated that “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Every day we have the chance to view life and our experiences in either a positive, neutral, or negative way. Some days it is
Victoria Wright
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The power of holding space
What does it mean to hold space for someone? Holding space is when you offer a non-judgmental environment where you are fully present and actively listening to the other person. You allow the other person to express their emotions without having the need to fix or solve their problems. To hold space for someone provides a great service for them because it allows their emotions to be released. For the person who is holding space, it is important to just observe and not take on
Victoria Wright
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What does it mean to be grounded?
Sometimes it is easier to say what something isn’t versus what something is. For me, when I am not grounded, I am out of alignment, have internal chaos, am easily impacted by life’s stressors and am everywhere but in the present moment. However, when I am grounded, I have peace, stability and am connected to myself and the world around me. Being grounded provides clarity and allows me to see the truth. Focus comes easier, stress is more manageable, and my emotions do not rule
Victoria Wright
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How to manage the stress of change.
Blocks of change For many people change or the thought of change can cause a high level of stress. This reaction is based upon being unsure of what the future holds and/or the feeling of being out of control. Below are a few tactics that I use to help reduce my stress. Mindfulness meditation - This form of meditation focuses on the present moment without judgement. It provides a way to put distance between thoughts and the automatic response to those thoughts. It allows a str
Victoria Wright
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What is Flow and How to Achieve It?
Flow is a state of mind and being. It is freedom from the confinement of worry and fear, provides unlimited opportunities, and if truth be told can create magic. Simply it is the most optimal state that one can be in. Picture this, you are standing at the edge of a peaceful gurgling brook. The water moves effortlessly, flowing downstream. If a stick, rock, or obstacle falls into the brook, the water goes around, over or after some time through the obstacle. It does not bang i
Victoria Wright
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3 Steps to Help You Shift from Negative to Positive Energy.
So, the day has been horrible. You slept through your alarm making you late for an appointment, your kids forgot their lunches, you received bad news, or someone was rude to you at the market. No matter what the circumstance, you are now in a bad mood. You are desperately trying to release the negative energy, but you continue to go down the rat hole. How can you get from here negative energy/bad mood to there positive energy/good mood? There are many tactics that can be used
Victoria Wright
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Nature's Spiritual Reminders
Nature is always delivering messages, but most of us are too preoccupied to notice. Recently grasshoppers, hummingbirds, and a snake have made themselves known to me. Generally, I would simply acknowledge their presence and not give it much more thought. However, at this time in my life each one of these visitors came to me to give me a message. Over the summer, I came to the decision that I need to take my love of writing and narration to a new level and go “all in.” Some ma
Victoria Wright
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Fear of Success
This morning I realized that I have a fear that I hadn’t identified before or should I say hadn’t wanted to pay attention to before. My fear is that I will be a successful writer. That may sound odd since I have now dedicated my life to writing. Sitting outside watching the birds flit about from branch to branch, I realized I could not comfortably nor easily visualize where I wanted to be as a writer. I had put it out into the Universe when my first novel launched the bodacio
Victoria Wright
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8 Impactful Benefits of Journaling
If you haven’t heard me say it before, I love to journal. It is cathartic. My journal holds my truths, desires, dreams, and fears. It helps me to find clarity, check myself, and to identify when ego is present. A short time ago, I sat down at my computer and wrote: Welcome to a place where anything is possible. A place to capture your dreams and desires, to release your fears, to find clarity, and create new beginnings. A place to open your heart and mind. A place to allow yo
Victoria Wright
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The Balance Within
The mirror shows a different side of me. One that has taken years to appear but still has many more to go. Looking closer I see each one emerging. Some are new, fresh, bright, and tender. Others are long, dull, and wiry, not knowing whether to curl or be straight. Still others are in transition. Half dark and half white. You can describe it as salt and pepper, silver or grey. No matter what it is called each new one adds to the notion that I am no longer a spring chicken. Thi
Victoria Wright
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