Have you ever marveled at the transient beauty of a forest floor carpeted in violet-blue? My recent trek through the Hallerbos forest in Belgium was just such an experience, where the annual bluebell bloom transformed the landscape into a living fairytale. Join me as I recount this awe-inspiring journey, leaning on insights from Nana van der Poel that capture the historical enchantment of these woods. I discuss the delicate balance of timing needed to witness the bluebells and our vital role in preserving nature's fleeting wonders by treading lightly, staying on marked paths, and keeping the magic alive for generations.Embracing the serenity of nature, the episode also delves into the transformative power of forest bathing and how it's reshaping our understanding of health and well-being. Discover the profound effects of phytoncides, as highlighted by Dr. Qing Li, and learn how these 'essences of trees' can imbue even urban dwellings with the healing touch of the forest. Reflecting on the calming passages of Psalm 23, I share how nature's embrace provides a respite from life's tumult and a conduit to connecting with a higher sense of peace. Listen in for stories of unplanned family adventures and rejuvenation among the trees, and receive a heartfelt blessing inspired by the tranquil beauty of a bluebell-laden forest.Read Time Magazine: https://time.com/5259602/japanese-forest-bathing/Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

Strolling through the cobblestone streets of Antwerp, I was struck by the profound influence of perception in shaping our world. This revelation is the heartbeat of our season finale, where I share the insights gathered from our journey together and extend a heartfelt invitation to newcomers to find solace and connection at Heartlift Central. We're turning the page to a new chapter, replete with reflections from Proverbs 4:23 and lessons learned from personal anecdotes, all while nurturing a space free from the cacophony of digital distractions.In the quietude of our sanctuary, the grounding practice of breath prayer emerges as a beacon of tranquility amidst life's tumultuous seas. Join me in exploring this serene technique that's carried me through sudden losses and moments of despair. With wisdom from Nancy Wiens and a nod to the intertwining of science and spirituality, we uncover the multi-dimensional healing powers of breath prayer. Earth Month reminds us we're all interconnected, and through the language of love, I aim to share practices that resonate with every soul tuning in across the globe.As dawn breaks, we often seek a ritual to anchor our intentions for the day ahead. Setting positive intentions before stepping out into the world imbues each interaction with love and light. Listen as I recount my morning ritual, inspiring you to use your breath to channel inspiration and breathe out life's pressures. And, as our reach should always exceed our grasp, I invite you to join the chorus of voices in our community by connecting on Instagram, subscribing to our channels, and enriching our dialogue with your reviews. Together, let's continue our pursuit of that which lies just beyond—love and light.Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey:Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell RardonSupport the show: Subscribe to the Substack CommunityMake a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift InternationalLearn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMAMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"Feeling like we matter is one of the most defining features of our humanity. When that feeling is present, we thrive. When it is absent, we feel ignored and helpless. Threats to mattering diminish dignity and can cause destruction, as we have witnessed in school shootings over the last few decades. Mattering consists of feeling valued and adding value, to ourselves and others. These two experiences are not only complementary, but highly interdependent."www.cambridgeblog.org/2021/04/the-mattering-effect/Join me on Today's Heartlift with Janell as we embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. In this episode, we explore what it means to truly matter and make a difference in the world. Through introspection and spiritual growth, we uncover the significance of feeling valued and adding value to ourselves and others. Discover how to move from a house of weariness to a house of wholeness, where we can live in rooms of peace, clarity, joy, and freedom. Let's embrace this opportunity for personal growth and take steps toward living a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Listen now for a truly uplifting experience.Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

Author Angela Correll was approaching her fiftieth birthday, weary from grief and loss, when she and her husband followed their dream of buying an ancient house in a small town in Tuscany. In today's episode, Angela talks about restoring that Tuscan home to its original glory and healing her heart along the way. In Part 2, Angela Correll poses another great question for us, "Am I carrying someone's problem that is not mine to carry?" Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey:Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about Angela and her new book + work: ANGELA CORRELLSupport the show: Subscribe to the Substack CommunityMake a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift InternationalLearn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMAMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonMeet Paige on Instagram: @angelacorrellSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

Author Angela Correll was approaching her fiftieth birthday, weary from grief and loss, when she and her husband followed their dream of buying an ancient house in a small town in Tuscany. In today's episode, Angela talks about restoring that Tuscan home to its original glory and healing her heart along the way. Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey:Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about Angela and her new book + work: ANGELA CORRELLSupport the show: Subscribe to the Substack CommunityMake a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift InternationalLearn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMAMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonMeet Paige on Instagram: @angelacorrellSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"Imagine for a moment that you are in a world in which you pass by others unnoticed. You cannot capture anyone's attention and are ignored by all around you. No one takes an interest in your activities, shares your joys, or comforts you in your sorrows. People in a quandary do not seek advice or emotional support from you, nor does anyone care about your opinions. In short, you are virtually invisible. You make a difference in no one's life. You feel alone in the company of your family, in your workplace, and in your community."-Read Full Article HereIn Part 3, Janell continues her conversation with Paige Allen, author of He Knows Your Name, and together, they journey towards understanding what it really means to be "a daughter...a child...of God."Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey:Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about Paige and her new book + work: PAIGE ALLENSubscribe to Paige's newsletter and download Chapter 1 of her book: CHAPTER ONESupport the show: Subscribe to the Substack CommunityMake a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift InternationalLearn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMAMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonMeet Paige on Instagram: @paigeallentexasSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"What we see and where we focus profoundly affects our lives. You've likely heard the adage that we become what we behold, and I believe there is much truth to that statement. When seasons of illness, diminishment, heartache, and disappointment loom large, it is a fight to hold on to hope. Why? Because what we see and what we focus on have a way of informing our thoughts, feelings, and eventually beliefs."-Paige Allen, He Knows Your NameHave you ever considered how your life might change if you 100% believe that you are indeed, a daughter of God? What affect would that have on the way you move through the day? Not just tritely say, "Oh, yes, I'm a child of God..." but let that idea of "belonging" saturate your soul. In Part 2, Paige and Janell give this idea a whole lot of room to breathe.Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey:Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about Paige and her new book + work: PAIGE ALLENSubscribe to Paige's newsletter and download Chapter 1 of her book: CHAPTER ONESupport the show: Subscribe to the Substack CommunityMake a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift InternationalLearn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMAMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonMeet Paige on Instagram: @paigeallentexasSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception. "-Aldous HuxleyHave you ever felt nameless?You know, unseen, unknown, maybe even, invisible?Listen as Paige Allen, author of He Knows Your Name: How 7 Nameless Women of the Bible Reveal Christ's Love For You," shares how time spent in a wintering rose garden transformed how she perceived her name. Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey:Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about Paige and her new book + work: PAIGE ALLENSubscribe to Paige's newsletter and download Chapter 1 of her book: CHAPTER ONESupport the show: Subscribe to the Substack CommunityMake a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift InternationalLearn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMAMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonMeet Paige on Instagram: @paigeallentexasSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"Have you ever felt you were not moving forward in your life, but were not sure what was holding you back? You knew something prevented you from growing emotionally and spiritually, but you couldn't put your finger on what. Uncovering what makes us stay stuck is vital because dwelling in a pit only allows us to watch and dream. We can't walk into the plans and purposes God has gifted and called us to be while remaining stuck."-Tracy Hester, "Get Up Girl! Getting Unstuck and Living Free"In Part 2, Author and Life Coach, Tracy Hester, shares how an exhibit at a local museum helped her understand the concert of "being stuck" in a whole new way. As she read the history of the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, her eyes were opened to the perils of her own stuckness in life. Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey:Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about Tracy and her books: Tracy HesterDownload Tracy's 10-day Devo to help you get unstuck: DOWNLOAD Download Tracy's LIFE MAP: DOWNLOADSupport the show: Subscribe to the Substack CommunityMake a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift InternationalMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonMeet Tracy on Facebook: www.facebook.com/tracy.hester.509Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"After twenty-four years of marriage, Tracy began a journey she’d never imagined—walking through a divorce. Overwhelmed by pain, rejection, and abandonment, she fell into a pit of despair and depression. A note from her daughter, pleading for her to survive, started Tracy on her healing journey, getting unstuck, and discovering her purpose."-Tracy Hester, "Get Up, Girl, Let's Go"In this episode of "Today's Heartlift with Janell," guest Tracy Hester, author of "Get Up, Girl, Let's Go: Getting Unstuck and Living Free," shares her transformative journey from a marriage breakdown to finding emotional healing and redemption. She reflects on the impact of family, performance-based love, and societal pressure. Tracy's vulnerability leads to a powerful realization of God's unconditional love and the importance of emotional healing.Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey, Today:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about Tracy and her books: Tracy HesterSupport the show: Join our Substack CommunityMake a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift InternationalMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonMeet Tracy on Facebook: www.facebook.com/tracy.hester.509Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"No matter what has hurt you, there is a simple, yet powerful, answer to your healing: forgiveness.:-Toni and Bruce Hebel*Be sure to check out Toni and Bruce's brand-new video course on FORGIVENESS and DOWNLOAD their 7 Protocols. Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page. Forgiveness can be a hot topic.In Part 2 of this conversation, Toni and Bruce Hebel, authors of "Forgiving Forward: Unleashing the Forgiveness Revolution," continue guiding us through their powerful, hard-earned lessons on forgiveness. Season 15 looks at perception and the discerning process, inviting us to broaden our knowledge and understanding of how perception affects our capacity to practice forgiveness. No matter where you are on your faith journey, this simple message of forgiveness holds the power to bring great freedom. *Special note: If words like "sin" or "repentance" are hard to swallow right now, just know this:Sin refers to "our shadow side": "those blind spots that keep us from the light." Listen to John Mark Comer's message for more understanding.Repentance refers to "a turning away from" those blindspots that keep us from the light. Listen to John Mark Comer's, "Love is the Measure."Join the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about The Forgiveness Center in Atlanta and the brand-new Forgiving Forward Course and order your copy of their powerful book.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order:  www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil during your prayer and meditation practices. I suggest Envision: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonVisit the archives: Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"No matter what has hurt you, there is a simple, yet powerful, answer to your healing: forgiveness.:-Toni and Bruce HebelForgiveness can be a hot topic.In Part 1 of this conversation, Toni and Bruce Hebel, authors of "Forgiving Forward: Unleashing the Forgiveness Revolution," help us understand the power of forgiveness. Season 15 is looking at perception and the perceptive process and inviting us to broaden our knowledge and understanding of how perception affects our capacity to practice forgiveness. No matter where you are on your faith journey, this simple message of forgiveness holds the power to bring great freedom. Join the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about The Forgiveness Center in Atlanta and the brand-new Forgiving Forward Course.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during your prayer and meditation practices. I suggest Envision: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonVisit the archives: S1E3, Forgive and Forget Part 1; S1E4, Forgive and Forget Part 2; Welcoming Liminal Space in Our Everyday Lives Part 1; Welcoming Liminal Space in Our Everyday Lives Part 2.Read, "What is Perception: Recognizing Environmental Stimuli Through the Five Senses," by Kendra Cherry, MSEd, and Steven Gans, MD.Order, Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"When we view (perceive) prayer as a call to duty or a responsibility, it also affects how we approach it. We feel obliged to pray and guilty when we don't do it. This perspective often leads us to believe that negative consequences may befall us if we neglect prayer and makes our prayer life driven by fear and guilt. But, 2 Timothy 1:7 states, 'For God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.'"Does our perception process affect our prayer life? In Part 2, Janet McHenry, author of Praying Personalities: Finding Your Natural Prayer Style, continues to guide us into understanding the difference between perceiving prayer as a privilege instead of a responsibility. She also invites us to get to know our individual, God-breathed pray-er personality.Join the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for heartlifters worldwide. Let's grow stronger every day.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during your prayer and meditation practices. I suggest Envision: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonVisit the archives: How Awe Can Heal Your Heart, Lessons on Love From the Enneagram (learn more about the motivations of your heart), 3 Strategic Ways to Manage Your Overwhelm, Rewrite Your Story: Change is PossibleRead, "What is Perception: Recognizing Environmental Stimuli Through the Five Senses," by Kendra Cherry, MSEd, and Steven Gans, MD.Read, "The Lens of Perception on Prayer."Order, Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"In our prayer lives, we cherish the continual chance to strengthen our faith through an active prayer routine, viewing it as a rare privilege. With sincere dedication, we approach each instance of prayer with reverence, recognizing the gravity of the bestowed privilege. Committed to fortifying our faith, we follow scriptural guidance by praying in the spirit on all occasions, utilizing various forms of prayer to deepen our spiritual connection. We keep firing up!Also, when we perceive our relationship as a privilege, we are better positioned to invest in that connection wholeheartedly. This perspective encourages us to approach the relationship with a sense of gratitude, prompting us to contribute our utmost to its success and fulfillment.-https://thecophq.org/the-lens-of-perception-on-prayer-relationships/What does perception have to do with our prayer lives?Everything.Because the perception process is a continual process, it means it informs every single aspect of our lives, including our spiritual formation.Today, Janet McHenry, author of Praying Personalities: Finding Your Natural Prayer Style invites us to understand our unique God-breathed design for prayer. She writes, "We've all heard the 'you-shoulds' on prayer from pulpits, presenters, and well-meaning friends. But when none of these ways feel natural, what's next?"Let's find out. Take a listen and join the further conversation over on Instagram and Substack.Join the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for heartlifters worldwide. Let's grow stronger every day.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during your prayer and meditation practices. I suggest Envision: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonVisit the archives: How Awe Can Heal Your Heart, Lessons on Love From the Enneagram (learn more about the motivations of your heart), 3 Strategic Ways to Manage Your Overwhelm, Rewrite YSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

Easy defined (adj.), "Causing or involving little difficulty or discomfort; Requiring or indicating little effort, thought, or reflection."We all want easy, right? I know I've asked for it and even prayed for it. Even if it is just for a short season.Yet, real spiritual and mental growth, often requires the opposite.In today's episode, I continue our conversation on "The Power of Perception" and introduce "The Eight Stages of Perception." I share a little more about Episode 1's object lesson, "Two Dishrags in a Ziploc," and share a second life lesson I've been learning here in Antwerp, Belgium. Here are a few key takeaways:Perception is a continual process our brain undergoes. It is always perceiving.Perception is "how we experience and give meaning to our surroundings" and relationships.Perception is our ability to hear, see, or become aware of something through our senses.There are 4 Types of Perception:Visual PerceptionScent PerceptionTouch PerceptionTaste PerceptionThere are 8 Stages of Perception:Environmental stimulusAttended stimulusImage on the retinaTransductionNeural ProcessingPerceptionRecognitionActionJoin the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for heartlifters worldwide. Let's grow stronger every day.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during your prayer and meditation practices. I suggest Envision: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonVisit the archives: How Awe Can Heal Your Heart, Lessons on Love From the Enneagram (learn more about the motivations of your heart), 3 Strategic Ways to Manage Your Overwhelm, Rewrite Your Story: Change is PossibleRead, "What is Perception: Recognizing Environmental Stimuli Through the Five Senses," by Kendra Cherry, MSEd, and Steven GanSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are" (C. S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew).Did you know that "your mindset plays a significant role in determining your life's outcomes?" We all have a mindset: expectations, assumptions, and perceptions that help us (or hurt us) as we interact with the world around us. "Perception is most important because it allows us to experience our environment and interact with it in ways that are appropriate and meaningful."Welcome to Season 15, Heartlifter!January's episodes are coming from Antwerp, Belgium, where Janell welcomed her third grandchild, a baby girl, into the family and now helps Mom and Dad care for two little girls under the age of two.In this opening episode, Janell shares a tangible object lesson, "Two Dish Rags in a Ziploc," that taught her a BIG lesson on perception. In her usual candid, open, and willing-to-be-transparent fashion, Janell lets you inside her "stinkin-thinkin" in hopes that her story will inform your story.Join the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for heartlifters worldwide. Let's grow stronger every day.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during your prayer and meditation practices. I suggest Envision: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonVisit the archives: Glimmer Blocks 1, Glimmer Blocks 2, When Our Eyes are Opened, and Moving Towards Our Beloved, Authentic SelfRead, "What is Perception: Recognizing Environmental Stimuli Through the Five Senses," by Kendra Cherry, MSEd, and Steven Gans, MD.Read, Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"When we are confined inside the dark house of suffering, that moonlight might find a window into our dark house of suffering."-John O'DonohueWe spend our last Wisdom Wednesday revisiting the ancient wisdom of John O'Donohue's For Light, listening for truths we can apply to our lives. After re-listening, one sentence caught my attention: "May our thoughts be true light."May our thoughts be true light.As Heartlifters, we know the power our thoughts have over us.They rule and reign supreme.So, my prayer as you close this year is that your thoughts about the coming year will be TRUE LIGHT.Ask yourself three questions:What do I know to be true about my God?What do I know to be true about myself, God's creation?What do I know to be true about His desires for me this year?My prayer over you these last days of 2023:"When you become false and lost that the severe noonlight would cast your shadow clear."Heartlifter, I know this to be true: "You have value, worth, and dignity. You are created to illuminate every corner of your spheres of influence. This may be quiet and invisible, as it most often is, or loud and public. Most often, it is both. Be true to who God created you to be (Genesis 2:7). Amen."May John's words and the Word of God illuminate you this week. Join the adventure:A Beautiful Meditation For the One Who is Exhausted  by John O'DonohueHeartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for heartlifters worldwide. I will be posting more resources and meditative practices here.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during today's reading of John O'Donohue's poem and our Scripture meditation. I suggest ENVISION. https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonSubscribe to the weekly podcast reveal and receive extra resources and goodies.Listen to John O'Donohue's interview with Krista Tippet: Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"When we look into our hearts, may our eyes have the kindness andreverence of candlelight."-John O'DonohueHow is your glimmering going? I'm here in Belgium welcoming my third grandchild into this wintry, Christmas season. What a delightful light-filled time to be born. In this meditative lectio divina Advent Glimmer, I read the gentle words of Irish poet, John O'Donohue, an absolute favorite of mine. His words are life-giving and healing. Worthy of writing down in your heart journal. Listen to these:"When we become false, may the severe moonlight cast our shadow clear."As I listened and edited, I also realized I made a massive error. It's around 2:46 or so and "eliminate" ought to be "illuminate." I can't re-record, so I'm allowing my human error to be food for thought. You will see the vast difference in the placement of that word. It must be...illuminate. May John's words and the Word of God illuminate you this week. Join the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for heartlifters worldwide. I will be posting more resources and meditative practices here.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during today's reading of John O'Donohue's poem and our Scripture meditation: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonSubscribe to the weekly podcast reveal and receive extra resources and goodies.Read the Harvard Health Publishing on Cognitive DistortionsOrder Heather Alfonso's book: "Glimmers."Learn more about John O'Donohue: Bless the Space Between UsSupport the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"Joy levels are like the temperature of an oven. We can choose our ingredients carefully, but the oven temperature will determine what our careful preparations will yield. Consider the effect of angry or joyful parents on family prayer and Biblereading. As joy increases so does the chance that transformation will go in a positive direction. Joy levels greatly affect whether our efforts will be productive and lasting. Why would a powerful factor go unnoticed by most of the church?"-Jim Wilder, Joy Changes EverythingHave you ever considered the idea of "joy-building?" I hadn't until I found a powerful article, Joy Changes Everything, by Jim Wilder. With all sincerity, it changed my life. It showed up at exactly the point in time that I needed to hear a message on how and why some of us can't sustain joy. After all, what is joy, anyway? I thought I knew. In today's Advent Glimmer, I share Jim Wilder's article and offer a beautiful meditation for your heart, mind, and soul. Be sure to download the PDF, grab a highlighter, and create a sacred space to read it thoroughly. I'm hoping his words have the same effect on you as they did on me.Read Jim Wilder's Love Changes EverythingVisit Jim's site for more information on his book and work: Life Model WorksJoin the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for heartlifters worldwide. I will be posting more resources and meditative practices here.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during today's "Remove the Label(s)" meditation: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonSubscribe to the weekly podcast reveal and receive extra resources and goodies.Read the Harvard Health Publishing on Cognitive DistortionsOrder Heather Alfonso's book: Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon

"As we delve into the realm of positive psychology, we uncover a wealth of evidence supporting the notion that focusing on positive moments contributes significantly to our overall well-being. Psychologically, this emphasis on positivity is linked to the broaden-and-build theory proposed by Barbara Fredrickson. According to this theory, positive emotions broaden our awareness and encourage novel and creative thinking, ultimately building resources that contribute to resilience and long-term flourishing."-Heather Alfonso, Glimmers: Cultivating Joy in Everyday MomentsHow is your glimmer hunting going? Season 14 invited us to look for glimmers of grace this holiday season. It is important to remember that glimmers are micro-moments of joy: unexpected delight and surprising visitations of beauty.  But, as we are learning, there can be blocks to our awareness of glimmers: cognitive distortions. In today's episode, we talk about:All-or-nothing thinking (often called Black-and-White thinking)Jumping to Conclusions (often called Mind Reading or Fortune Telling)Disqualifying the PositiveLabelingThis week's podcast prompt: The Stinkin' thinkin' of LABELING often is placed or projected on us by others, even loved ones. After listening to the beautiful meditation on releasing the labels, what glimmers show up?  Join the adventure:Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online meeting place for heartlifters worldwide. I will be posting more resources and meditative practices here.Learn more about Beauty Counter's Clean Cosmetics and get 20% off your first order. Merry Christmas to Yourself! www.beautycounter.com/en-us/janellrardonOrder your very own Young Living Therapeutic Grade Oil to use during today's "Remove the Label(s)" meditation: https://www.myyl.com/janell-rardonMeet me on Instagram: @janellrardonSubscribe to the weekly podcast reveal and receive extra resources and goodies.Read the Harvard Health Publishing on Cognitive DistortionsOrder Heather Alfonso's Support the showBegin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Visit Heartlift Central on Substack. This is our new online coaching center and meeting place for Heartlifters worldwide. Learn more about my books and work: Janell Rardon Support the show: Subscribe to the Substack Community Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International Learn more about Beauty Counter and get 20% off your first order: CLEAN MAKEUP and FACE CARE.Learn more about Young Living Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils and the Aroma Freedom Technique: HEALINGFROMTRAUMA Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon