Tag: values

Goals

Inner peace vs inner conflict

Corie Muldoon

When our actions line up with our core values, we feel inner peace.

When our actions go against our core values, we feel inner conflict.


For example…

If I say I’m going to do something, and do it – I feel good.

If I say I’m going to do something, and don’t do it – I feel bad.

Knowing that integrity (doing what I said I’ll do, when I said I’ll do it) is a core value of mine…

I can see right away that I feel bad because my actions are not in alignment.

Moving forward, I’m going to be much more cautious of what I say yes to while putting in place things to help me fulfill my promises (reminders, alarms, google calendar, etc)


Getting to know our core values is important if we are looking to live a healthier, happier life.

When we dig deep on our core values, we change our…

  • Way of thinking
  • Actions
  • Life situation

Core values are like intentions. You write them, feel them, and work to get them done.

Ready to get to work on your core values?

Check out this article I wrote 🙂

Goals

How do you deal?

Corie Muldoon

When something bothers you, how do you deal with it?

Do you stomp your feet?

Do you accept without resistance?

Do you pop off at the first sign of opposition?

Or do you keep your reactions in line with your values?

Growing up, my mom taught me to express myself physically and verbally (the Philly attitude that we all know and love lol) but as I got older I realized that I can choose how I react… and my life changed forever.

I don’t get into altercations with others like I did before, things that used to bother me no longer have the same effect. My life is evolving for the better because my reactions are better.

I now take a second to breathe and think how I want to respond. I accept and do what I can in the moment. I try to see it from all sides. And I try to hold compassion and empathy forefront.

So how do you deal?

Goals, Mindfulness

A League of Their Own

Corie Muldoon


The Women’s Save the Redwoods League was an influential local force in the growing movement to save the redwoods in the early 1900s.

Keep in mind that at the turn of the 20th-century, the culture and norms of the Victorian era still dominated, and there were few ways for women to engage outside the domestic sphere.

So all across the country, women formed clubs to find creative means of civic engagement and community leadership.

Through these clubs, women exerted a discreet and lasting influence on the future of the developing West. Fortunately for the iconic redwood forest, in California, women’s clubs were on the forefront of forest policy reform.

The women were highly respected members of society, and they utilized their prominence to raise support for the cause.

They even employed the methods of environmental activism decades ahead of their time by placing themselves in the path of loggers!

They quite literally used their standing to defend the redwood trees, knowing the loggers — their friends, neighbors and family members — wouldn’t dare to harm them.

The influence of California women, and Humboldt County women in particular, in the early efforts to save the redwoods cannot be overstated.

Before it was a movement, before their communities approved or even understood, these women spoke to the national imperative to save the iconic ancient redwoods.

And they took action, persisting for years in the face of apathy, obstruction, and their own families’ self-interest, and helped to save some of the world’s most special places.

Source: savetheredwoods.org


This was such an incredible site to visit and if it wasn’t for the brave and courageous, we all would not have the chance to enjoy these big and warm spirits.

It’s a great lesson on following your heart and doing what’s right with persistence, regardless of what others may think or say!

x Corie

Holistic Healing, Mental Health, Mindfulness

A healing meditation on past, present, future…

Corie Muldoon

Embrace your past.

It’s brought you to this very moment.

Love your present.

It’s all that truly matters.

Let go of expectations of the future.

Make a decision to accept things as they are.

Do what you can now to feel as much love and joy as possible.

x Corie

Getting Started, Mindfulness, Relationships

Eliminate “I’m fine” out of your vocabulary

Corie Muldoon

Eliminate “I’m fine” out of your vocabulary with the ones you love.

When we give the same answer to a loved one that we do a stranger,

We are shutting ourselves out from the chance to grow a deeper connection with someone who is genuinely trying to show up for us.

FINE is not a true answer. Dig deep about what you’re feeling. What’s the truth?

Give the people around you the chance to be there.

And allow yourself to let go of any bad feelings…

Feelings don’t last forever.

Shout out to #noramcinerny for her time and energy at Bryn Athyn’s #newchurchlive (aka my second home) about this time last year.

These were some notes from her talk.

So blessed and grateful for her kind words and infectious personality. Check out Nora’s ted talk on grief it’s so worth the watch!

x Corie

Healthy Habits

How to use motivators to your advantage…

Corie Muldoon

A motivator is defined as something that provides a reason or stimulus to do something.

There are two types of motivators: pull motivators and push motivators.

Pull motivators: something you want to work toward (this is your goal: what you want). Think of these motivators pulling you toward a specific goal.

Push motivators: something you want to avoid (this is what you don’t want). Think of these motivators pushing you away from a specific outcome.

For me, a pull motivator is to have total body control, because I want to…

  • Build confidence & self-reliance
  • Build discipline
  • Practice will power
  • Work on my mental toughness

Also for me, a push motivator is losing my edge (aka advantage), because I don’t want to…

  • Lose sight of my goals
  • Fall behind on my craft
  • Become unhealthy and unfit
  • Blend in with everyone else

Defining Our Motivators

When we define our motivators, we have a clear and concise guide to work off of.

We’ll know exactly what is pulling us, and what is pushing us to achieve a specific goal.

When we fall off track (it happens!), or need some inspiration to get rolling again, reflecting back on our motivators can give us the jump start we need.

However, it all begins with answering four simple questions…

  1. What do you want?
  2. Why?
  3. What don’t you want?
  4. Why?

What If My Motivators Don’t Add Up?

Sometimes what we want and what we don’t want… don’t align.

Stay with me here…

Say you want to want to improve your relationship with a significant other (pull).

Yet don’t want to have an uncomfortable conversation (push).

It would be pretty tough to make those two work together, right?

I mean, we can all agree that improving a relationship is going to take some hard, uncomfortable conversations at times to get on the same page.

So with this conflict of motivators in mind, our next step is to rescript our motivators: see our blog post here on reworking motivators, aka values.

Motivators as an Advantage

Once you define, and possibly rework your motivators, you are equipped with more armor than the average person.

  • You know what you want and why.
  • You know what you don’t want and why.
  • You’ve developed a purpose: your daily objective.
  • You are able to react better in difficult situations.
  • You have the tools to adjust your decision making.
  • You have better insight on your thought process.



Happy soul searching (-:
x Corie