On Love with Linda Wolff

In this episode, author and narrator, Linda J Wolff, shares a personal poem she wrote about forgiveness, cleansing, healing, personal development. She shares her story about her relationship with her soul mate and life partner how to work through doubts and fears together. How she uses her feminine energy and understanding to help him understand himself and what he is feeling.• Can You Give Them Amnesty? •Forgiveness is like the hypnotic dance of raindrops. Each one has a sound of its own—each one weight-bearing of how it falls.The descent of water—release and pardon those who have caused you suffering. Cleanse—soften the innermost pieces of hate, jealousy, and racism.Let it rain. Let me dance. Let me release. My mind is cleansed, and my soul is free. The rain has stopped, the sun shines through,and I emerge like light, free and transcendent.By Linda June WolffAuthor and narrator • Instagram Linda June Wolff• Cultivating Calm Within

In this episode, Timing is Everything, Linda shares thoughts on receiving blessings if we are open to them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In this episode, Linda J Wolff shares a poem, "Love is Defiant and Strong," she speaks about how to ask yourself: at what point does the resistance stop?

In this episode, "Cultivating Calm Within: React or Transition." Linda J Wolff shares a story and a piece of poetry about her younger brother and how he was seeking attention and love from his parents. . The poetry "A Light Gentle Wind, Then Transition" is the concept of her energy and awareness. . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In this episode, Linda J Wolff shares the spoken word "For a Split Second." Learning a conscious thought takes us back to the truest part of our intelligence. We can make choices that will bring us to our highest level of joy and success. Instragram: @embodymindfulpresence --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In this episode, Courage. A heart Without a Home. Linda J Wolff will recite a poem she wrote about an experience of her first experience hiking a mountain that had an elevation of over 6000 ft. - Motivational Quote Oh, the moral strength it takes to transition through danger, difficulty, and fear. - Linda J Wolff Where you can find her. Instagram - @embodymindfulpresence Website - Cultivating Calm Within --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In, Be in the Moment, I will share my philosophy or ideals on this topic. Find Me on Instagram @embodymindfulpresence Two things come to mind when I think of that phrase "Be in the Moment." A time capsule or a bubble. Let's visualize, okay? Look at the image below... What does it mean to be in the moment? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In today's episode; Author, Linda J Wolff, will share and read her Poetry: In a Life Span, I am a singular pink rose, evolving in the element of time and experiences.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In this episode of Holding Space and the Empty Glass, I will share a reference or theory I use when I am in an emotional quandary. Also, this is in reference to our people and others. Let's look at holding space as an empty glass for an instance. I have a crystal clear acrylic glass, it's tall and with a bubble pattern design. It can hold approximately sixteen fluid ounces of liquid. I preferably fill with water for hydration. But, today it is empty. It's hard to hold space and keep your mind filled with clarity and purpose. This morning was a perfect example; let me share a small story about my fifteen and half year old daughter and myself conversation. Places you can find me: Instagram: Linda J Wolff Facebook: Cultivating Calm Within --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In episode, Emotional Energy: Energize or Drain, I am going to share with you today; me. These emotions I have and how I use them, I process and comprehend deeply. As a writer, poetry is my lyrical expression, and here at Cultivating Calm Within. This is my platform to be relatable to you. I am unapologeticly authentic here. You know my secrets. I am honest with them and have come to love how they are a part of my learning and growing. I will share a poem today with you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In this episode of Five Love Languages Explained, the Knowledge, sometimes one may wish they could start life all over again and be equipped with the knowledge of the perfect starting point for love and how to express it to the other person. Learning the Love Languages Experts show that knowing your love languages as parents, that we can teach our children how to learn meaningful ways of expressing love to others. The world is missing this, we can see what type o f language being passed on by viewing the media on television or our technology devices. If I were give a percentage of what I see on the news every morning or evening. I would say it could be a ratio of 80/20. Eighty percent hate and violence. Read the negativity on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others. I could be wrong in my ratios. Watch the news for an hour, and I can feel my amazing mood diminish . I feel sadness and anger. I don't want to see or feel this. The five love languages, as described by author Gary Chapman, are Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. These are different ways that people prefer to give and receive love. What are the Five Love Languages 1. Words of Affirmation Words of Affirmation is one of the five love languages. It refers to expressing love and appreciation through verbal compliments, encouragement, and kind words. People with this love language value hearing affirming and positive words from their loved ones. 2. Acts of Service Acts of Service is one of the five love languages. It involves expressing love through helpful actions and acts of service. People with this love language appreciate when their partner or loved ones go out of their way to do things for them, such as cooking a meal, running errands, or completing tasks to make their life easier. 3. Receiving Gifts Receiving Gifts is one of the five love languages. It refers to feeling loved and appreciated through the act of receiving tangible gifts. People with this love language value thoughtful and meaningful presents that show that their loved ones were thinking of them. It's not about the monetary value, but rather the thought and effort behind the gift. 4. Quality Time Spent Quality Time is one of the five love languages. It involves feeling loved and appreciated through spending meaningful and undivided attention with your loved ones. People with this love language value spending quality time together, engaging in activities, having deep conversations, and creating shared experiences. It's about being present and fully focused on each other. 5. Physical Touch Physical Touch is one of the five love languages. It involves feeling loved and appreciated through physical contact, such as hugs, kisses, holding hands, or cuddling. People with this love language value physical touch as a way to connect and feel close to their loved ones. It's about the power of physical presence and affection. Stay Tunes as I EXPLAIN EACH ONE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In, What is the Innate Object of Awareness? How long does it take a person to notice? It doesn't matter what color of choice or the size it is, it's not like the elephant in the room. Who makes it noticeable? First, what the hell does (innate) have to do with anything? Oh, but, it does. Cambridge Dictionary Definition: (of a quality) which you are born with, or which is present naturally: Her writing expresses the innate beauty of the human spirit. It was an intriguing theory to test, to see if anyone in my family would notice it, or, for that matter, even acknowledge it. With a refreshing aesthetic of green in the bay window, with small sprig starters encapsulated in crystal and water. The start to a new life, a new root system. It was a pleasure to test. Could roots of a past bring on a new life form by the smallest of actions? The most appropriate time to raise consciousness is me getting in my car and driving to the place that can drowns anxiety, a place where I can smell salt in the air. The place that draws the shoreline to my toes and an ocean waves whisper a lullaby or sometimes crashes upon one's overthinking mind. If anyone knows that you are frustrated, they'll walk away, and soon pretending is the answer to everything. So sometimes, you do things like taking a dying plant, cut the greenest part of its existence. Put three pieces into separate crystal vases filled with distilled water. Just so you can imagine when you cut away the past. And with that maybe the present will form a new lifeline. Inner PEACE & Me --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In, Embody Mindfulness Presence: Them or You? We've been programmed since we drew upon our first breath to model behaviors from others and for others. Our parents for instance, other family members. Include teachers, outside influences too. Whether we know this or not. Parents. Embody Mindful Presence. A sad thought for me. Children who are brought up in an environment of chaos, parents, grandparents, and so on, and so on. A lineage of hate, abuse, human trafficking, cruelty, drugs, and alcohol abuse. I look at the violence happening at this very moment, and it's history repeating itself over and over. A happy thought for me. My daughter walks into my office this morning to say the most sweetest words, the moment she's finished dressing, making her bed, eating her breakfast. Also, finishing up on household chores that are a responsibility as a person who lives under the same roof as well as myself and my sweetheart. Find More Quotes and Philosophy on My Inner Peace & Me Insta Read Burnout: The Signs of Need & Compassion to Self --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In todays episode, Discover You 365 Series #2: Time is Everything. Timing holds the key to your inner peace. I couldn't understand what inner peace meant to me twenty years ago. Let me explain why...  ... Understanding Timing is Everything Timing holds the key to your inner peace and discovering more about yourself that you cannot be aware of. This was a hard concept for me to grasp right off. You might be questioning yourself about this. Twenty years ago, my mindset and spirit were not aligned.  My husband at that point of time was dying of Multiple Myeloma Stage Two bone cancer, add word dying when it correlates with the word terminal and raising my adopted daughter of five years-old. With these challenges, I also ran my husband's asphalt paving business. How can you even grasp the concept of inner peace when your mind, body, and soul is at war. The thing is I couldn't. Because there was no peace at that time. The strains of the heavy burden I was carrying was immeasurable. I'm pretty sure you can relate this state of a chaotic environment. Holding it together took every bit of my energy to be in many different places at one time.  Sometimes though, I drank, just so I could cope and be able to sleep. I think about that now and I don't guilt-trip myself now for falling on the drin How could it be, when I think back as to what was going on in my life at that time. I can reason with it. Understanding where you are at in the timing. ... Timing is everything and the discovering parts about myself. A lot of people will mentally beat themselves up for this. I don't. These experiences I'm grateful for, why, because it opened me up to discovering parts of myself I never knew at the time. Something, I found is I have this amazing energy of resilience. I didn't quit when the timing challenged me for six years, it was time to go deep for that strength and hold on to it so tight. Relied on my power in prayers and my inner strength. I didn't quit or run away. There was a time, I had to step away and leave my husband. It was when his mental state of mind became violently abusive to myself and my five year old. That was the hardest decision to make. Yet, when physical and mental abuse falls upon your beautiful daughter. There's some major decision making to do. That's when I asked help from his family. They had separated themselves from his illness. I never felt to alone in this journey. ... Thinking forward to now, I'm grateful. Those human experiences keep me humble and appreciative. I'm sharing this reality with you because I have learned so much in this day-to-day journey, and I want to share my step-by-step progress in staying on point with your path. Something about discovering you 365 days series.  I want to help your find those beautiful pieces of you imperfectly perfect and how to recognize there's a profound peace and harmony when your mind, body, and spirit align in conjunction with your life.  Self-acceptance is pivotal piece of my lifestyle, centering and focusing on the positive environment inside of my spirit and the impact of my value system on the world and those who align and support with my energy. Website: Cultivating Calm Within Instagram: Inner Peace & Me --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In today's post, Discover You 365 Days a Year. I get excited with this phrase, do you know why? Because, I have come to learn that my thoughts are evolving. Let me explain more... Discover you in the change I have uncovered things about myself when I have open space for learning. You know, when you can lean back and ask yourself. "Why did I react like that? or Why did I say that? That's not who I am.  That's you evolving, that's you leaning in that space of your thoughts and recognizing that you "Invited your soul to peace." is to ask yourself to remove the heaviness from your soul THAT YOU have carried its weight for quite some time. I could say that I did a deep cleaning, a forgiving inside the spiritual energy that lives inside me. To have discover this beautiful place of peace --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In today's episode; Daily Pep Talk: Shake It Off. First, wanted to say "Hope you are having a great day! See, my morning started as a challenge. Very little sleep, woke feeling sluggish and yucky. You know that feeling, hahaha, everything's a procrastination .  20 Things You Love About Yourself Anxiety isn't anyone's friend How to Bridge the Gap Between Fear & Happiness When I was feeling like procrastination was going to win, I got a little piece of paper out and reminded my self of something. Goodness, do I know how easy it is to just want to crawl back to bed and start over. But, there's something I have learned about myself. It's the undeniable powerful energy that's inside of all of us. I know what struggle is, and what it can do to one's state of mind. So if your are challenge like I am at the moment, let's lean into our courage to overcome procrastination and these tough moments we are going through. Because it's there in that courageous moment you will find grace, peace, and strength. I understand how easy it is to forget how far we've come and why we are standing where we are right now. It wasn't because you gave up, beautiful! Sending love and light! Linda J Wolff is an extraordinary individual who possesses a unique talent and exceptional skills. Her unwavering dedication and passion for her craft are truly inspiring. With her incredible creativity and immense knowledge, Linda has been able to make a significant impact in the cultivating calm within. To the pieces of me that want to fall apart, take a deep breath, beautiful, this moment will pass. Embrace the fact of how courageous you are and how you have defeated the odds on so many occasions and situations --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In this episode, Slowing Down Is an Opportunity. You are going to learn what slowing down means. Slowing down is possible: it is an opportunity to be enlighten by your surroundings. Our guests today is of the fast, winged kind of opportunitist. Several visits, to prove that something extraordinary and humorous is not only possible but also an option. My storytelling is packed with delightful and proven ways that can work in our busy lives.  How to open space for extraordinary things How to open space for conversation The open space for you Opening space is not selfish; it's the framework for peace, awareness of your surroundings. Xo Linda J Wolff --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In this episode, Cultivating Calm Within: Bridge the Gap Between Fear & Happiness, Love & Understanding. Linda J Wolff, shares how we can use our open space inside our soul for calm and peace. How if learn to understand people where they are at and they experiences they have endured of trauma and pain. How we can react with love and understanding making room for a lesson of love and healing. Learn more at: CultivatingCalmWithin.com Gravatate towards greatness. Anxiety is Not My Friend Rewire the Brain, Feel the Soul Daily Pep Talk: Failure Isn't Weakness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

The Sense of Self Podcast is transitioning to a new name. The new name is Cultivating Calm Within, to correlate with our new two month old website. We invite you to insightful articles on "Rewire the Brain, Find Inner Peace, and Live Successfully. In this episode, Cultivating Calm Within: Rewire the Brain, Free the Soul. Linda J. Wolff is storytelling about butterflies in a wire cage and the relatability of our brain being stressed. Think invisible wire!! Unlock a Better Life With an Insightful Podcast confidence minset motivation relationships business job career research and philosophy Liston, watch, and subscribe Website: How to Cultivate Calm Within? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

In this episode, narrator, Linda J Wolff, shares how we must remember that we are in control of our happiness and success. How we shouldn't fall prey to others judgement or expectations, and throughout our spiritual healing journey we should try to be aware that other will try to possess your powerful energy. --- Follow her TikTok videos, where she ignites motivation and the pursuit of happiness and wellness. --- MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:  "We cannot find fault in others if we can't find fault in ourselves." -LINDA J WOLFF --- Self-Growth Therapy by Linda J Wolff  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultivating-calm-within/message

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In this episode OF "The Sense of Self Podcast", Linda J Wolff, shares a quote, her thoughts on how we can practice in shutting out the distractions, cruel words or chaos from the outside edge of the world. --- Motivational Quote: Nothing can dim your light that shines from within you. Unless you allow it. --- lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In this episode of "The Sense of Self Podcast", Linda J Wolff shares her insight on self-growth, motivating ourselves, and six key self-growth steps in building an amazing life. Peace is a key element that helps encourage happiness within a person. --- She understands that people are in different places of growing, learning, and healing, and that each person may not heal because the trauma or pain is too much. --- Her TikTok: Self-Growth Therapy Website: Linda J Wolff --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In this episode of The Sense of Self Podcast, Linda J Wolff shares insights about how your values and boundary lines determine whether you experience a stressful and painful use of your energy or, whether your values bring a powerful joyful experience. --------------- Quote of the Day: "People can love you with feeling, yet, still not know how to love you the way you want with their actions. ---------------- Find me here: www.lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

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In the Sense of Self Podcast, Linda J Wolff shares her experience with how to learn to not react with ego, but, to listen, then to speak with a clearer message that delivers kindness, understanding, and love. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In this episode, Linda J Wolff, narrator, and author of The Sense of Self Podcast shares her Personal Development Series: Make Each Painful Piece of Your Past Becomes a Song of Practice and Self-Love, several positive healing micro poems and how through each day you can remind yourself that the pieces of your past do not determine your present or future. Through the practice of healthy living and practicing peace the inner child in you will heal and thrive in this challenging world. --- Pain has depth, and can only be felt by the one holding it. Practice sowing seeds of understanding, trust, and love within. The truest lover to love you is your own genuineness. --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ___ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In this episode, Linda J Wolff, narrator, and author of The Sense of Self Podcast shares a quote and how valuable it is to listen to the whole essence of our being, through interaction we can learn a lot from people, in the dating world, in the office, in our connection we build with our significant other. Listening is a skill set lost throughout distractions... --- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In this episode, Linda J Wolff, narrator and author of The Sense of Self Podcast shares a quote and parenting advice on how distractions and priorities play a major role in our children's growth and mental awareness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In this episode, narrator, Linda J Wolff shares that trauma by others isn't our to bare and how we should be able to seek help in growing and transitioning with practice so that we do not carry that trauma into our future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

Obsessed with how those sunrises, and those sunsets on the horizon. the flowers and the bees the moon and the stars and how they entwine in every inkling of light that surrounds you. Don't get lost in those who have traumatized you, become the flex in surrendering through surrender, practice, pause and presence, your connection with your emotions. that's where healing starts... - Linda J Wolff --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode, the narrator, and author, Linda J Wolff, shares how healing starts with the surrender of emotions before they saturate your soul with too much that you become empty, and how you can transition through those emotions. --- MOTIVATIONAL POEM There's something to be said about shadows and darkness, there's depth in its absence of light. One could say fear or doubt reside there in those places like a soul lost on a perilous journey of bitterness, hate or blame, I understand how one could fall into the emptiness of its fate. Panic or sorrow has a way of masking the light behind the shadows, the joy that's buried, if only we could draw upon the power of light that shines within us, go beyond the ledge of our fears or emptiness, it's such a fine line to transition, to embrace our tremendous power. But, as many have, I pray many more will find the light before it's gone. —Linda J. Wolff --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ___ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode, the narrator, and author, Linda J Wolff, shares how to stop yourself from forcing people to change or to love you because you want them to validate you or meet your needs. --- MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Whenever my learning journey becomes overwhelming, I will lean into the power within me, I will embrace the essence of this strength and the spirit that has been forged throughout me all of my days. I will surrender my resistance and choose a different path. —Linda J. Wolff --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ___ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode, narrator, and author, Linda J Wolff, shares how to lean into the power within you by taking five minutes to sit with your emotions and the choice of allowing your pain to pass throughout you and create a visionary board for day-to-day goals or long term goals. --- MOTIVATIONAL & SOOTHING POEM Oh, how the days change, a light spring rain and raindrops dance upon delicate petals, and the dampness saturates in through the pores of my soul reminds me how people come and go throughout my life, leaving me feeling disconnected at times. See, I'm honest with myself, it's how I step into the openness, into the vulnerable power of my being, I know that every day cannot be perfect, but it can be real, and then there are those days when the sun yields such warmth and joy, how can I not embrace the rain and the sunshine, it's the beautiful reminder of changes, the hardships and the joys. How intertwined, to have such a deep woven faith in God and in humanity and the essence of spirit. Yet, remain woven in time in this balance of calmness. —Linda J. Wolff --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ___ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

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In today's episode, narrator, and author, Linda J Wolff, shares how to lean into the power within you to help your special someone feels loved when they are struggling with challenges mentally, or physically. --- There are seven important messages we can deliver through emotional support, here below I will list them, and there are much more: 1. Reassurance 2. A Safe Space 3. Your words aligning with your actions 4. Respect 5. Being open and vulnerable 6. Communication 7. Patience and Understanding their condition or struggle --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ___ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode, narrator, author, Linda J Wolff, shares some motivational thoughts about using the power within us to recognize that we are responsible for everyone else's happiness. “Fate could have you thinking that you should be there for everyone else, the power within us ask of us to practice in ourselves and then we are able to offer our help to others in need. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: The Finite Line of Recognition, Reacting Through Love and Understanding, Linda J Wolff, narrator, and author shares how to learn to recognize when to react and when not to react. Also, how reacting through love and understanding creates a beautiful outcome of learning, thus creating a tranquil, peaceful balance in the home or workplace. --- MOTIVATIONAL POEM It requires something from us, accountability perhaps, our entirety of essence, of love. Yet, are we capable? I would love to be able to believe that we could be more, yet, some cannot be all that due to history or circumstances, so I will not overthink this, nor will I overreact to add to what chaos already holds its placement in our world. Yet, I will try to understand that balance and purpose may someday find their way into the hearts of many. --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People, Ethereal Glow, and Introspective. __ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: In That Moment When You Learn How To Love Yourself, Linda J Wolff, narrator, and author shares how to learn to practice loving yourself first. There's a recognition that happens when we practice raising our level of awareness. This awareness helps us dissolve doubt, fears, and overthinking. --- MOTIVATIONAL POEM There's that moment when you realize that every bit of effort you have put into practice of learning how to love you again feels like a new seed breaking ground for the first time. You feel the warmth of self in the minutes of time, and doubt has been erased and you rise in each morning growing in strength, knowing you can't be everything to everyone else if you are nothing to yourself. —Linda J. Wolff --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People, Ethereal Glow, and Introspective. __ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: I understand Their Silence, Linda J Wolff, narrator, and author shares how to give the gift of understanding and space, and how it grows a loving caring place for those you love. --- MOTIVATIONAL POEM: I understand the silence. How the soul needs solace between the moon and sun- their voices and their trauma. I get you, when you go quiet, I know in the dark shadows, ghosts trample your thoughts. I know how they consume everything that you are and how you must find yourself standing in the sunlight absorbing warmth and quiet time for healing. Just know when you are ready, I am here… @lindajwolffcoaching --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People, Ethereal Glow, and Introspective. __ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series - Finding Peace Amidst This Chaotic Storm, Linda J Wolff, narrator, and author shares her experiences of her lifetime of chaos, and how she recognized how to practice in peace amidst the instability. She understands about controlling the narrative of her own story, and how to put the pieces back together with strength and perseverance. --- MOTIVATIONAL POEM: There's an unfolding as the dawn makes its way into day, as songbirds pour their melodies into the morning. I watch as songbird's bounce from branch to branch with excitement, where peace and anticipation collide in the misty air. For me, I have learned the value of time, where I savor each microsecond, it's profound when I can feel peace in knowing how to drink in the sounds and beauty being painted before my eyes in each minute of passing. —Linda J. Wolff --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People, Ethereal Glow, and Introspective. __ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: Remind Yourself to Practice Like a Spring Rain, narrator, and life coach, Linda J Wolff shares her thoughts and poem about transition, temporariness, and embracing emotions. --- MOTIVATIONAL POEM: That transition from winter to spring, where the cold, weighted raindrops become warm, one drop, then another. Reminds me of learning to practice in the love of selfless healing, one teardrop, another affirmation of recognition. How heartache was a milestone of what once was, yet, no longer weighted in the moisture of pain, and how rainbows leak color in a soul now filled with love, faithfulness, and peace. And seeds will soon drop onto the landscape of hope after a few spring rainstorms sprouting with growth. —Linda J. Wolff --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ______________________________________ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: Choices Can Uplift or Downshift, narrator, personal life coach, and author, Linda J Wolff speaks about how to represent yourself, the fallout of wrong choices, the impression that follows you throughout a lifetime. --- MOTIVATIONAL MUSE: Oh, the possibilities of a life well-lived, if we could peel away the dead leaves of yesterday, and grow from the stems of strength, if we could open like a flower bloom and receive the light of hope and understanding, just imagine the things that would fall at our feet. —Linda J. Wolff --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ___ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: Recognizing Overthinking - Redefine Focus & Purpose, narrator, personal life coach, and author, Linda J Wolff speaks about how to recognize that you've lingered too long on overthinking, stress, or small disagreements. --- Do you feel as if you are in a fog and fighting to get your purpose back? Do you sit with overthinking too long? Do small disagreements mess with your day Are you resisting emotions that need to be dealt with? --- MOTIVATIONAL MUSE: The fog obscures my vision, yet, I know there are other things that can have the same effect on me. The small bird on the curbside reminds me of how I can loosen my focal point. I use one word, “Distraction.” When my mind is clouded with the mist of overthinking or stress. Maybe I'm the vapor of particles suspended in a murky concentration of life. I hate when I find myself there when my path is distorted. Recognizing that pivotal moment you've lingered too long, snap, change it up. I need to allow the sun to leak in, to warm my thoughts, to recognize I'm waffling in wasted time. Nothing is going to come of this if I stay in this state of confusion. Now comes “clarification.” It's time to repurpose, get back on the road, clear the mindset of cloudiness, and drive-thru the foggy mist. Snap, coffee in hand, pen scribbling… --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ___ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: Listening to the Presence of Your Pain & Remove it Through Recognition, narrator, personal life coach, and author, Linda J Wolff speaks about how to learn through recognition that heartache or pain experiences don't have to stay saturated in the mind, body, and soul. --- Do you find yourself reliving a painful experience? Do you beat yourself up for hurting someone? Do you set an expectation for an outcome and get angry cause it doesn't play out as you wanted --- MOTIVATIONAL MUSING: How much chaos can you absorb until… you realize that overwhelming desire to change the landscape of your mindset. I use one word, “Recognition.” When my soul feels so heavy like a burdensome rock that I have chosen to carry, I can't bear for another second the weight of those choices and knowing that what I am doing isn't working for me. Listening to the presence of this pain and how much of it has saturated itself into my day, my body, and my mindset. I need to own it, I don't need to blame another. I made those choices that led me to where I am standing at this moment of my life. I recognize that nothing will change unless I want to succeed in the next hour, day, and lifetime. This is a day-to-day practice I committed to myself. I ask you, how are you feeling today? --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ______________________________________ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode, Linda J Wolff, author, narrator, and personal life coach shares her thoughts on The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: What if I Make Him or Them Uncomfortable? --- What if I Make Him or Them Uncomfortable? What if you don't? I've learned that if I don't bring my authentic feminine energy, I risk losing my power to represent my beautiful self. So many times we overthink things, worry about hurting their feelings, commit too much time and energy to the what if's. There's something that happens when we refuse to "rock the boat" so to speak, we start feeling resentment, and anger towards them for their behaviors. It's not their fault that you won't speak up and tell them how you want to be respected. What makes you happy. A silent mouth sinks the boat, destroys what could have been a magical time in life for you. Don't be afraid to be the woman or man you are, bring your quirky, goofy authentic self, love every piece of your uniqinness. Keep your feminine power or your masculing energy. --- MOTIVATIONAL POEM - CLARITY & HONESTY Give me a day with clear sky's and a mountain lake with reflections, and I will share with you honesty. There's nothing like looking into a mirror reflective of truth, it's sometimes the hardest thing to do. Like how seeing oneself turned inside out, it begs for recognition. Denying the past, the behaviors, the patterns is denying a life of complete simplicity and joy. I don't want to live a life half lived, I open my mouth, ask God, ask my soul to release me from this place I've held myself captive for far too long. That walk along the pathway will be continuous, I might trip and fall once in awhile, but, I will know how to learn, how to grow, and heal. —Linda J. Wolff --- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. --- EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast Follow Linda @lindajwolff WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode, Linda J Wolff, author, narrator, and personal life coach shares Personal Development Series: The Protective Instincts of a Momma Cat Against a Predator Cobra. --- I want to share a video I came across on Facebook, I found it kind of bittersweet and fascinating at the same time, the desert can be a brutal place, kind of like how chaos finds its way into our lives. Sometimes by choice, and other times it just happens. Listen now as I tell the amazing story of how a momma cat saves the lives of her four kittens and the assistance of one human act in the end. --- Motivational Quote: "Wouldn't it be amazing to be free enough to pause in peace and feel home in all in one breath." ___ Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ___ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast Follow Linda @lindajwolff WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode, Linda J Wolff, author, narrator, and personal life coach of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series - How to Enjoy the Experience of First Dates in Awareness Mode. ---------------------------------------- The First Date & Just Enjoying it in Awareness of the Moment Oh, the dating mode, I hear people express their feelings on dating, I sense the presence of numbness from them. The kind of numbness that stops you from feeling anything, or allows fear to sit in the driver's seat of your heart. Hey, I understand. I'm in the dating mode, yet, I am going to use this opportunity to learn from it. I enjoy dating even if the date turned badly, or they were the wrong person. I look at dating as an opportunity of meeting new people. Getting to listen to their stories or maybe their lack thereof. I can literally sit back and watch their fears and anxiety shuffling to take place. What this is, is a person who just can't enjoy the moment, this person is overthinking how he should act or what he should say. Maybe this is you, and you can relate to this. As humans, we have our personalities and quirks, and they make us who we are. I use listening as a skill set, a skill set to observe, there is something about truths, they usually reveal themselves through words or body language. Listen to Simple steps I use to gather information to see if I want to pursue a second date. _______________________________ Motivational Quote: Everything becomes crystal clear when you are not dependent upon another to create your happiness. _______________________________ Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. _______________________________ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast Follow Linda @lindajwolff WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: Doing You Without Having to Justify Your Beautiful Existence, narrator, personal life coach, and author, Linda J Wolff speaks about how to practice and overcome feeling like you have to justify how you look, or your feelings and expressions. The world can be a cruel place, yet, learning how we respond and react can help us learn, grow, and heal. ______________________________ Do you find yourself holding back how you feel when someone hurts you instead of you speaking your truth? Let's talk about loving all of our pieces. Let's talk about our responses and reactions. Let's talk about refraining from justifying ourselves to others. _______________________________ MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: Patience and Practice With Self Maybe, this is one of those mornings where patience is in control, where we step out of our own way to watch life evolve as it should instead of forcing something that was never meant to be. Like standing, watching the morning sun make its entrance into the day, and you watch how the perspective changes with every inkling of light. _______________________________ Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ______________________________________ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: Dating and Being Your Genuine Authentic Self, narrator, personal life coach, and author, Linda J Wolff shares her experiences and how to improve your dating experience. The signals are all there if you listen. When I go on a date, I bring my authentic self to the table, by loving every piece of who I am as a beautiful woman, I can help a man reveal his true self. Can you? Listen in on my viewpoints. -------------------------------------------------------------- The most important thing I am looking for in a person... How would you answer this question? my answer: Be genuine. There is such a beautiful experience that can happen meeting someone who loves's all pieces of themselves. ------------------------------------------------------------- Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. ______________________________________ EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self Podcast WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message

In today's episode of The Sense of Self Podcast: Personal Development Series: How to Get Out of Your Own Way to Achieve Happiness, narrator, personal life coach, and author, Linda J Wolff shares her experiences and a poem she wrote that correlates to the subject matter of this episode. Ex's can come from your past to your present, they can haunt you, but, with your practice of self-love, you've learned how to get out of your own way to continue your journey of self-awareness and peace. Here she will share a poem she had written this morning to coincide with the topic of today. History seems to deem itself with time and stories remind me how we as humans are like ancient ruins with its recklessness, but a beautiful past, like how sometimes, we don't know how to get out of our own way to see what could be possible. Happiness is a choice, yet, how do we allow the cornerstones of chaos to inhabit our mind and identity. - Linda J Wolff Every ounce of our being is meant for learning and practice in being happy in our existence. ________________________ Linda J Wolff is a Washington State-based writer, speaker, and personal development coach. She is the author of Self-Healing Poetry and Quotes for Ordinary People and Ethereal Glow. EXPLORE THE SHOW Visit and explore all episodes of the show. The Sense of Self WEBSITE lindajwolff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-sense-of-self/message