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Hindsight is 2020: How to Make the Most Out of This Season

As we journey to the end of 2020, we are faced with the memories of all that has happened this year. Many of us remember all the bad, all the what-ifs, all the if onlys. But how many of us have taken the time to truly reflect? We always say that hindsight is 2020. With all of the glorious 20/20 jokes that are at our disposal, why aren’t we jumping on this one? We always say we don’t know we are in the good old days until they are gone. But what if these are the good old days? What if the time we are forced to spend by ourselves, with our spouses, or in a house with our in-laws are the days that we will miss years down the road? Right now, in the middle of all of this, we have been given…

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9 Ways to Have a Mindful Relationship with Food

Warning: This post contains stories of my struggles with eating disorders, which may be triggering for some. Please do not feel obligated to read this post and use your own discretion as to your comfort level. Please, if you are struggling, need help, or want to talk, reach out to me at isabel@collectivelyquantum.com. Story time. I grew up training to be a classical ballet dancer. Ballet was my life; I danced more than 50 hours per week, I knew exactly what company I was going to dance with, and there wasn’t a single element of my life separate from ballet. Unfortunately, ballet isn’t all roses and tutus all the time. During my time dancing, I experienced almost every eating disorder you can think of. At the time, I didn’t realize what I was doing, thinking that this was just what I needed to do…

Dr. Emoto: The Power of Positive Thinking

The Observer Effect There is a famous phenomenon in quantum physics called the observer effect. Simplified, this phenomenon means that simply observing a particle changes the outcome of an experiment. Physicist Pascaul Jordan described this phenomenon by saying, “observations not only disturb what has to be measured, they produce it…. we ourselves produce the results of measurements.” According to Wikipedia, the observer effect is “a disturbance of an observed system through the act of observation.” Although in quantum physics this effect is not relegated to just human consciousness, Dr. Masaru Emoto proved that the observer effect is not simply a quantum phenomenon. Dr. Emoto: Experiments with Water In 1999, Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese scientist, carried out a series of experiments to test the effect of words, thoughts, and emotions on water. When he began his experiments, Emoto wanted to test his hypothesis that…

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8 Ways to Release Limiting Beliefs: Moving Beyond the Box

We all have mental boxes we hold on to. These boxes can also be called limiting beliefs, negative cognitions, the pain body, emotional bean bags, or even samscaras (my personal favorite). Whatever you choose to call them, these boxes are exactly what they sound like: limiting. Limiting beliefs begin as a way to keep us safe. They may develop from traumatic experiences, social conditioning, or even having a parent tell you what to do and not do. When they begin, these boxes are a way for the mind, or the ego, to keep you safe. To give you a boundary that represents what is safe on the inside, and what is not safe on the outside. Because these boundaries are so helpful when they are first created, we often don’t realize when they begin to become destructive. Over time, these beliefs and boxes that…

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The Power of Choice: Finding the Want to in the Have to

Today I was thinking about the power of choice. More specifically, about the phrase ‘I have to do this’. We spend our days doing things we 'have' to do. Going to work, taking care of the family, cleaning the kitchen. Driving, cleaning, paying taxes, texting people we know, feeding the dog. We have to do this, which means we can't do this thing that we want to do. We have to. The word ‘have’ completely changes the sentence. Think about the difference between ‘I have to’ and ‘I want to’. It’s a completely different sentence. Different meaning, different energy, different way of approaching the situation. Imagine if we said ‘I want to’ instead of ‘I have to’. How much would that change how we live our lives? But no, we have to do this, we have to do that. We don’t want to, we…

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How You Treat the World: A Beautiful Conversation

Photo by Jonathan Borba on Pexels.com Sometimes, it is the little things in life that impact us the most. Today, I overheard a beautiful conversation, although I think it impacted me much more than the people speaking. It went something like this: Man: Good morning! How is the world treating you? Woman: Oh, ya know… Man: And how are you treating the world? The man expressing this sentiment meant it merely as a tongue-in-cheek response. But those words hit me. We often forget that how the world 'treats' us and how we treat the world are two separate experiences. We may hear some difficult news, be in the midst of a bad day, or just generally feel off. Typically, on these days, how we treat the world is a direct reflection of how we feel inside. Likewise, when we receive good news, feel happy,…

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