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Gratitude is an everyday ‘tude. But, today we especially remember the depth of meaning behind giving thanks. I ran across this great infographic on Finer Minds. May your gratitude fill you up today and always! If you enjoyed this Thought Changer, please click the little green button below this post and thank you for sharing! And, please visit us on our Facebook Page: Facebook.com/ThoughtChanger Cindy Yantis is the Thought Changer Blog creator & curator. She is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles. For more info: CindyYantis.com Related articles Epiphany of a New Thought – Now What? It’s the Good Stuff That Matters Read more →

I recently got an email from a reader asking me to send her a post I’d written three years ago about dissolving fear, stating “I think it would be very helpful to me right now.” I happily sent it to her and decided updating and revisiting the subject might be helpful to all of us. “The key to change…is to let go of fear.” ~ Rosanne Cash The very word can stop us in our tracks sometimes. FEAR. It can keep us from making a decision, or from taking advantage of an opportunity, or from stepping into any situation that puts us out of our comfort zone. The very notion of fear can cause inertia. Let’s take a moment to re-define or reframe this word, to think about it in a new way. Some define fear as False Evidence Appearing Real, in other words fear isn’t real. And, there is… Read more →

Labor Day is about honoring the contributions workers have made and are making to our lives, to our country and to the world. But, it’s also a time to rest, relax and regroup. It got me thinking about how important it is to have sense of accomplishment and meaning in how we spend our time and in the work that we individually do. When we each aim for our own highest good then it also serves the collective highest good. For me, it comes down to simply this… Would love to hear your thoughts on this. How do you go about loving what you do as you do what you love? How do you discover what you’re meant to do? Let’s share and get the conversation going… If you enjoyed this Thought Changer, please click the little green button below this post and thank you for sharing! Related articles In… Read more →

It could be rather cliche that I would post an article about freedom on Independence Day. But, what can I say? The holiday got me thinking about all of the various connotations of freedom and independence. Yes, the holiday is about the literal freedom and independence of a nation and its people. But, there’s so much delicious metaphor and meaning surrounding the notion of being free and independent. To truly set yourself free from all that shackles you so as to live in a individual state of freedom, it starts in the mind. It’s the only environment over which we have total control. Once you allow yourself to clean out your mind environment, you’ll feel free in many new and expansive ways. What currently binds you into a certain way of thinking? It usually comes down to habitual thought patterns. Dr. Martha Beck says habitual thoughts are “like ruts in… Read more →

This is a fantastic compilation of well researched ideas on how to spread your message and promote yourself and/or your blog/site. I’ve already started to incorporate the ones I hadn’t heard of before. Some of these are also excellent suggestions if you’re promoting an event or upcoming show. Courtesy of Andreea Ayers of LaunchGrowJoy. Andreea gives some blogging tips and then breaks down the 30-ways-to-promote ideas into five essential categories: Social Media, Bookmarking Sites, Your Contact LIst, Other Blogs & Syndication. Brilliant! I just had to share the wealth. If you enjoyed this Thought Changer, please click the little green button below this post and thank you for sharing! And, please visit us on our Facebook Page: Facebook.com/ThoughtChanger Cindy Yantis is the Thought Changer Blog creator & curator. She is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles. For more info: CindyYantis.com Read more →

Spring has sprung and Summer has begun! Is it just me, or are people more in tune to the change of the seasons this year? Spring gently eased into Summer, marked by the Summer Solstice and made all of the more special this year with the anticipation of the Supermoon on June 23rd, the day when the Earth is closest to the moon. Get your cameras ready! I remember craving Summer as a kid, watching the seconds on the clock the last day of school, joining a choir of thousands as we all sang along to Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out for the Summer.” The rush of expectation is still palpable as those long languid days, and all that come with them, approach us. But, it’s more than sunshine, long walks on the beach and 4th of July BBQ’s that are cause for pause. There’s an energetic shift that takes place… Read more →

Clear intention leads to clear action. It all begins with a simple foundation of clarity and truth. Start from there and many times next right actions appear easily and effortlessly. If you enjoyed this Thought Changer, please click the little green button below this post and thank you for sharing! Cindy Yantis is the Thought Changer Blog creator & curator. She is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles. For more info: CindyYantis.com Read more →

If you enjoyed this Thought Changer, please click the little green button below this post and thank you for sharing! And, please visit us on our Facebook Page: Facebook.com/ThoughtChanger Cindy Yantis is the Thought Changer Blog creator & curator. She is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles. For more info: CindyYantis.com Read more →

The jacaranda trees are in bloom, the landscape sprinkled with its almost indescribable purplish blue flower. It’s one of the most beautiful sights in Los Angeles this time of year. I saw several on a recent walk. I stole a few moments underneath one of them, lying on the grass as discarded petals cascaded down on me. It felt a bit clandestine because I was lying on someone’s front lawn. But, I didn’t care. It was delicious and cool and the sweet aroma took me back to another time. My body sank into the ground and I was completely present with that tree. It was a reminder of how nurturing and grounding nature is. It gave me a glimpse into the invisible matrix that connects everything and everyone since the beginning of time, across nations and through our ancestral lives. With Memorial Day upon us, when we remember and honor… Read more →

I read this phrase the other day. “Progress, not perfection.” It got me thinking about the lightness of the former versus the weightiness of the latter. Progress is fluid and open. Perfection is rigid and inflexible. Perfection is exhausting. Progress is invigorating. Perfection wears a mask. Progress is transparent. Perfection is endless because you never get there. Progress is endless because you’re always there. Perfection focuses on what’s not working, the flaws, the not-enoughs, the old paradigms. Progress looks at what is working, the improvements, the discoveries, the aha moments that come from the realization of looking at things in a new way. Perfection is obsessed with time. Progress doesn’t measure time because it’s right now. It’s a continuation to the next right-now. And, the next. Progress represents the in-betweens, the moments between milestones and goals reached. There’s beauty in progress. There’s simplicity. There’s freedom in the unknowing of what… Read more →