Finding Joy in the Journey

When I am feeling overwhelmed by the war going on in Ukraine, I have a tool that helps me to handle my emotions and function in my daily life. I call it Circle with Love and Let Go. I did a previous episode on Circle with Love and Let Go but today I share it more specificaly with this current situation. HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – Show notes Grab a C...

Someone posed this question to me, and it caused me to stop in my tracks. Longing – such a powerful word. Not what do I want or what do I need. But what do I long for? Sometimes I long for deep connection with others. Not surface conversations, though those are needed and appropriate much of the time. But deep heart felt conversations. Sometimes I am longing for peace and quiet To be all alone in...

Yep…. This is where the 1/24/50/24/1 comes in handy. Though sometimes it really can be 50/50 or 99/1… each day is different. It is so interesting, because in reflecting on my life most of my days that have been the scariest and best days have all be about Devon. The day he was born The day he broke his jaw and arm mountain biking The day he was kidnapped in Mexico. HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Insta...

I was watching WyzeGuy (what I named the vacuum) moving around the house and was really getting irritated by how he was vacuuming. It didn’t make any sense. It didn’t seem logical. I was sort of yelling at him and telling him there was a better way to do it. Then I realized I was yelling at a robot; with artificial intelligence whose only purpose is to vacuum. It hit me; I have a control problem....

I was nervous to move to the mountains where there was so much snow. My affirmations helped me to shift, they also helped my friend to shift and helped her to move here too! Affirmations are powerful, here are some tips to harness that power! HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – Show notes Grab a Copy of one of my Books Gain Free Access to My Favorite Tools

I learned this tool last year and it still amazes me how much it has helped me get more done and enjoy my day more! If you only had 1 thing to do in a day…. chances are you would get it done. But most of us want to get more than one thing done! So what if our day really had 3 days in it? I have 3 “days” in mine Early morning (6-9am) Daytime (9-3) Evening (3-9) So I have 1 thing I want to do in eac...

In this episode I review 4 different habit trackers that I used for 2 weeks and share the clear winner! Here are the different ones I tried: Productive Habit Share Henry Habit and Mood Tracker Streaks See the show notes here - sheridanripley.com/which-of-these-4-habit-trackers-is-best-for-creating-change HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – Show notes Grab a...

It is so much easier to find joy in the journey when you are not stressing about money. So today I am going to share my favorite money tool. It is YNAB – which stands for You Need a Budget . HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – Show notes Grab a Copy of one of my Books Gain Free Access to My Favorite Tools

I usually just throw my dishes in the dishwasher after scraping them off. No rinsing, or scrubbing. This is how they say to do it and frankly, it usually works. But sometimes, you get the stubborn stuff stuck on, that doesn’t want to come off. I usually put it back in the dishwasher in hopes this time it will work. Sometimes it does. But sometimes, after 3 or 4 tries I finally get the scrubby brus...

I loved Elder Dunn’s talk in October Conference called One Percent Change, he talked about the British Bike Team and how horrible they were for many, many years. And how positive change only happened when they had someone come in who focused on making 1 percent changes at a time. From how to put socks on correctly, to tuning their bikes a certain way. These 1 percent changes over a very short time...

I take time at the end/beginning of each year to review the past year and set goals for the next year. Sometimes it feels overwhelming. These words from my friend Felice reassure me that I don't have to overthing things I already AM what I am becoming! HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – Show notes Grab a Copy of one of my Books Gain Free Access to My Favori...

2021 was “fun” Are you ready to say – good bye 2021 and Hello to 2022? Have you ever picked a word of the year? Did you for 2021? Do you remember what it was? Did it help you in any way? Often people don't remember their word... but I have a simple 5 step process to guide you through God helping you choose a word for your year. Sign up for the free class here... https://sheridanripley.com/findword...

Nope! In fact I think it is pretty normal for people to struggle with the holidays. Remembering 1/24/50/24/1 can help! In fact, I imagine for Mary, the original Christmas Day was only 1% wonderful! HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – Show notes Grab a Copy of one of my Books Gain Free Access to My Favorite Tools

One of my favorite birth stories from being a doula, includes a miracle with our Christmas Choir. The timing ended up perfectly, which required a miracle. When have you seen divine timing in your life? HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupyourprayers Podcast Episodes – Show notes Grab a Copy of one of my Books Gain Free Access to My Favorite Tools

I grew up in a home without religion. My parents are amazing and raised me well, but faith wasn’t a part of our life. Except for Christmas Carols. Every Christmas we would play Christmas Carols and sing them together. I vividly remember driving around town, seeing the snow falling and singing Carols with my Mom and Dad. It was my introduction to Jesus. What a magical one at that. The songs all evo...

This is a replay from 12 tips I shared in the holiday season of 2020. They still apply today! I dive deep into these 12 tips to help. Maintain your Spiritual Routines Stay Grounded during the Holiday Excitement What do you WANT? Say NO! Set your intention for activities Set Realistic Expectations and Boundaries Then, Let Go of Expectations Practice Acceptance Count Your Blessings Keep Traditions a...

This holiday season of 2021 with supply chain issues going on, it is a great year to really focus on presence instead of presents. Maybe instead of buying a gift for someone, you buy an experience. Ski passes for the family? A family get away? I think that a lot of the holiday activities are really just a distraction from the real meaning of Christmas. Today I share a tool to help you create what...

I really loved this talk by Ronald A. Rasband – The Things of My Soul . He shared 7 of his 10 things written on his soul and challenged us to find our 8,9,10. Here are mine! 8. Grounding to the Rock of Christ and Shielding with the Armor of God strengthens and protects me. 9. Prayer is powerful and I can use it any moment of the day 10. Angels are anxious to assist me. When I shared these with my...

My friend and co-author Heather is living in Jerusalem. I love hearing about her adventures with her family there. She recently shared an experience about how they miraculously got a sofa and then sadly lost the sofa and then miraculously got it back again! It was such a great example of 1/24/50/24/1 that I had to read it on todays podcast. You can follow Heather on these 2 Instagram Accounts. She...

I love to teach people that our days/weeks/lives have different levels of joy. Life is 1% amazing… 24% pretty good 50% OK 24% not so great 1% horrible This could be throughout 1 day, or throughout a month, or throughout a year… This is so helpful, because when the bad things happen, I can remember, this is normal, of course 100% can’t be good. Also, when the boring normal ok things happen, I can r...

Devon is living at home for awhile. He does not enjoy the automatic faucet in the kitchen. I got it for my birthday and I love it. So the frustration of him messing it up (by turning it off and on with the handle) has been a challenge. I thought I needed to love him more, but as I used it as an opportunity to love myself more, then everything shifted. HELPFUL LINKS Follow me on Instagram @powerupy...

Devon moved back home this month. I was spinning in the ideas of: There must be a right way to do this. I don’t want to mess it up like I did last time. What is the right way? How can I figure it out? It was so stressful. I was honestly stuck in this, I don’t know how to do this! energy And it made me feel Confused and worried. While coaching with my friend that is when I realized I thought there...

Spiritual Languages – Music Social Activism/Acts of Service/Love in Action Communing with Nature/Rocks Solitude/Prayer/Meditation/Pondering Ritual/Symbolism/Traditions/Temple Scripture Study/General Conference Talk Teaching/Learning/ Study Groups Gratitude Movement/Yoga/QiGong Creativity/Journal/Art/Vision Board My Main Spiritual Love Languages Are… What are yours? Music – I definitely learn spiri...

My favorite tool to share is my Essentials to Enjoy Life Group Coaching Class. It covers this and more! Foundational Habits Vibrations Spinning Neutrality Teams Coaching Self Coaching Wrapping it Up - 40 day plan for continued success. My next group coaching starts Tuesday October 12th. Check out all the details here . Sign up online or contact me directly for more information. HELPFUL LINKS Follo...

I have been a minivan mom for the last 21 years. I actually loved driving a minivan and have lots of fond memories and stories... Because we moved up into the mountain, I really needed to change to an AWD vehicle and it was hard to do something different. Today I delve deeper into why it is hard to do things differently, but also how when we are brave enough to try it can bring us a lot of joy! HE...