Accepting difficult circumstances can relieve emotional suffering. “Whatever is happening, whatever is changing, whatever is going or not going according to my plans—I release my hold on all of it. I leave behind who I think I am, who I want to be, what I want the world to be. I come home to the great…keep reading…
How to find the good in a difficult situation (like a pandemic)
A little more than three years ago, I was in a near-fatal car crash in Baja, Mexico. I sustained blunt abdominal trauma from a lap belt injury because the rental van we were riding in didn’t have shoulder harnesses. After having two abdominal surgeries in Baja, I needed a higher level of care. I was…keep reading…
10 ways to build emotional resilience
I believe one of the most important things you can do right now is to learn to be emotionally resilient. This prayer has so much to offer us right now: The Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the…keep reading…
Your body is innocent
Bodies are as innocent as trees or flowers or breath. ~Byron Katie Sherold Barr · Your Body Is Innocent When I was in eighth grade, a couple of boys started teasing me that I had skinny legs. In that moment, I heard that thought – I have skinny legs – for the first time.…keep reading…
You Are Not Your Thoughts
The biggest “Aha” I’ve had in a decade of personal growth is this: You are not your thoughts. Your true power comes when you wake up and become conscious about your thoughts and beliefs. I’m Sherold Barr, I help women create a positive mindset so that they become strong, resilient and make more money than…keep reading…
How to develop resilience
Have you wondered how to develop resilience? The road to resilience is paved with emotional suffering but it’s how you choose to view it that counts. One year after I was in the near-fatal car wreck, we drove our Airstream on a road trip from Portland, Oregon down to San Diego to visit my…keep reading…
How to manifest your best year yet
Are you ready to manifest your best year yet? Video Transcript Hello everyone, it’s Sherold. I want to share one of my favorite planning tools for this year. I’ve been using this for the past seven years and so have my clients with great success. I want tell you a little bit about how…keep reading…
How to simplify your life in 2020
Last April (2019), after John and I returned from a two-month winter trip in our Airstream, we made a strong intention to simplify our lives. We discovered that we were actually happier living with less stuff. Our 19-foot-Airstream has only 125-square-feet of floor space! We had more time and space for what matters – spending…keep reading…
The #1 thing you need to fulfill your true potential
The #1 trait you need to fulfill your true potential Your greatest task on earth is to become self-actualized. “This I know for sure is what matters. For me, it’s the only goal worth aiming for: a transformation of consciousness that allows me to know that I am no better or worse than any other…keep reading…
How to become happier by managing your thoughts
Are you ready to become happier by managing your thoughts? My client Shelly (not her real name) came to me after a particularly difficult breakup with her partner of nine years. She was struggling with the negative thoughts her mind was spinning. She asked me, “How do I get rid of all these negative thoughts?”…keep reading…