by Stephanie Benedetto | Jun 28, 2020 | Awakened Thoughts
I signed up for a 21 day manifesting challenge last month. Each day we were given a small task: create an intention, dance, meditate, write down what you’re grateful for. One thing we weren’t asked to do was take action on our intention. Now all of these things are...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 23, 2020 | Awakened Thoughts
A few weeks ago, my partner and I were visiting a local park when we noticed empty bottles and trash strewn around the nature observation area. “Why do people do that?” he grumbled. It got me wondering. What would I have to believe to toss my trash around like...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 17, 2020 | Awakened Thoughts
FEAR. Skeletal fingers clutch my heart, and I am paralyzed. I close my eyes and will it away, all the while caught helpless in its grip. “What is this Fear?” I ask. In a lifetime spent trying to escape Fear, I have never stopped to really look. I have never wondered...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 25, 2020 | Awakened Thoughts
Last week I had a moment of freak out. A few moments of freak out in rapid succession, actually. I’ve had a couple clients tell me that they could no longer afford to pay me for coaching, due to financial hardship. At least one potential client postponed the start of...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 18, 2020 | Awakened Thoughts, Stories
You were born on the back of a sleeping tiger. Have you forgotten? One twitch of its tail can send you hurtling into nothingness. And even now as it slumbers and you are nestled in its fur, at any moment that can change, it may wake and you may find yourself trapped...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Mar 21, 2020 | Awakened Thoughts
Once, a long time ago, a woman wondered, “What happens when you die?” She was so obsessed with the thought that she was determined to find out. The woman lay down on the floor, closed her eyes, and imagined herself dead. She felt her limbs go stiff in rigor mortis as...
