10 Steps for a Better Life - Step 1 - Live just for today. Your past is now your story, nothing more. It has gone forever. Regret is a total waste of your time, see what came to test you as an opportunity to grow, and when you do look back be kind to yourself and focus on cherished memories. But what of the future? Well, 99.9% of anything that you and I have ever worried about has never happened - In fact worry is like praying for things you don't want. This track is part of a 10 step series. Image by Jack Carter @Unsplash.

"Live for today, let go of regrets, and don't worry about the future in 10 steps for a better life."

10 Steps For A Better Life - Step 1

Do you want to transform your life? To make happiness a thriving state in most moments, you begin with a positive mindset, a loving mindset, and actions of kindness and love to all others and towards yourself - and you practice this. Here we answer the question: How can I make happiness and joy my everyday, every moment state? Join me! For more including my 'live' sessions here on Aura and how we can work together please visit my Coach Page: https://www.aurahealth.io/coaches/dorothy-ratusny?referralCode=undefined&referralType=coach_bm_coaching&utm_source=coachweb

Transform your life with a positive mindset, love, kindness, and self-care to make happiness and joy your everyday state. Join me for more.

Removing Roadblocks To Happiness

Strengthen self-confidence and release doubt through rituals that bring you joy and empowerment. Discover what has the most meaning for you and make them a part of your day with kindness, flexibility, and creativity. When you make yourself a priority, you build confidence in your ability to balance life.

Build self-confidence through empowering rituals that bring joy and make yourself a priority.

Strengthen Confidence Through Rituals

Even as this episode of Life Coaching WISDOM is released months into this global pandemic of 2020, the messages that I share are omnipresent and incredibly important for when you listen; because now is the future. A-HA MOMENTS: For however you have been living your life up until this moment, you must realize that you have been choosing your future. PRACTICAL WISDOM: What I want to emphasize and inspire at this time and in this brave new world that we are all being “rebirthed” into; is the absolute need for greater conscious choice; to wield the freedom that you hold, to choose what you deeply desire; and to live fearless of this; because you now understand that you are able to have everything that you have always wanted. TRUTH SERUM: What you have been wanting and waiting for is before you now. Now is the time to take new action. This time is unprecedented in our lives; and with it is the possibility for change; and new beginnings of consciousness and loving-kindness for all living beings. Now is the time to set in motion what you have been wanting for so long. Now is your time. It is the time for all of us to mobilize into action what is most wanted, and to step forth into this brave new world that we are living. The Future is Here. It is Now. Namaste love dorothy

In this pandemic, choose your future wisely by making conscious choices, living fearlessly, and taking new action for a brave new world.

The Future Is Now

As we move along the path of awakening, we are wise to, from time to time, stop and ask ourselves - what are we leaving in our wake? What is our legacy? When we leave this place, what have we contributed to? Have we contributed to making this world a better place for all, or have we contributed to making it a worse place for all? Are we raising the collective vibration, or are we lowering it? I invite you to join me as we explore these questions in the field of love, kindness, and compassion.

Reflect on your legacy and contribution to the world, whether you are raising or lowering the collective vibration, in the field of love, kindness, and compassion.

What Are We Leaving in Our Wake?

Learn about how and why we tend to treat other people so kindly whilst we tend to treat ourselves with harsh self-judgment and criticism. Listen to this session and others in the series to learn how to treat yourself with greater acceptance and kindness.

Discover why we treat others kindly but judge ourselves harshly and learn to treat yourself with kindness and acceptance in this series.

Why Am I So Self-Critical?

Even as this episode of Life Coaching WISDOM is released months into this global pandemic of 2020, the messages that I share are omnipresent and incredibly important for when you listen; because now is the future. A-HA MOMENTS: For however you have been living your life up until this moment, you must realize that you have been choosing your future. PRACTICAL WISDOM: What I want to emphasize and inspire at this time and in this brave new world that we are all being “rebirthed” into; is the absolute need for greater conscious choice; to wield the freedom that you hold, to choose what you deeply desire; and to live fearless of this; because you now understand that you are able to have everything that you have always wanted. TRUTH SERUM: What you have been wanting and waiting for is before you now. Now is the time to take new action. This time is unprecedented in our lives; and with it is the possibility for change; and new beginnings of consciousness and loving-kindness for all living beings. Now is the time to set in motion what you have been wanting for so long. Now is your time. It is the time for all of us to mobilize into action what is most wanted, and to step forth into this brave new world that we are living. The Future is Here. It is Now. Namaste love dorothy

Choose your future, live fearlessly, and take new action in this unprecedented time; the possibility for change and new beginnings is before us now.

Your boundaries - or even no boundaries - teach people how you expect to be treated. Learn to create boundaries that will teach people to treat you with respect, kindness, and attentiveness. Boundaries shouldn't be confrontational, rather they should be communicated clearly. In this track, you will learn the difference between a boundary and a rule, have a better understanding of what makes a boundary successful, and what they need to be connected to help you enforce them meaningfully. In the end, I will help you get started on your boundary creation journey with an exercise.

Learn to set boundaries that teach people how to treat you with respect, kindness, and attentiveness. This track explains the difference between a boundary and a rule and how to enforce them meaningfully.

Empower Yourself To Create Boundaries

When we sit in meditation in the beginning it can be a little frustrating and we can give up too early. Learning to be in the body and move with the body can be a great alternative to just sitting. In fact, we should incorporate it into our routines alongside formal sitting practice.

Incorporating body movement into meditation routines can be a great alternative to just sitting, especially for beginners who may get frustrated and give up too early.

Informal Movement And Kindness

Tuning in to other people with mindfulness means letting go of the instant labels our mind creates to categorize others. Actively removing those judgments and offering a statement of loving-kindness creates compassion.

Mindfulness involves releasing judgments and offering loving-kindness to tune into others, fostering compassion.

Removing Labels

Do you find yourself saying “yes” when you mean “no,” avoiding conflict to keep the peace, or seeking approval at the expense of your truth? In this talk, I share a personal story of being called forward by true friends—those who refused to flatter me and instead challenged me to grow. We’ll explore how people-pleasing isn’t kindness but control, why honest feedback is essential for self-leadership, and how breaking this cycle can transform your parenting, relationships, and leadership. If you're ready to lead with integrity and set boundaries without guilt, this is for you.

Learn how people-pleasing is not kindness but control, embrace honest feedback for self-leadership, and transform relationships with boundaries.

From People Pleasing to Self-Leadership

Step into the dating world with confidence and self-trust! In this 7-minute audio lesson, Dr. Alexis guides you through practical strategies to feel more secure and authentic in your dating journey. Learn to focus on your strengths, embrace positive self-talk, and set realistic expectations. Discover how small mindset shifts can transform your approach to dating—helping you show up as your true self, build connections, and feel empowered. With affirmations and actionable tips, this lesson equips you to navigate dating with curiosity, kindness, and the belief that you are enough.

Boost confidence in dating with Dr. Alexis' 7-minute audio lesson on mindset shifts, self-talk, and setting realistic expectations.

Build Dating Confidence

Sleep meditation, healing your soul music with tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection.

Sleep meditation featuring soulful music that heals with tenderness, driven by affection.

Loving Kindness

Many of us go through periods where we feel down. Often we try to push ourselves out of this feeling by giving ourselves a hrad time or judging ourselves for not being "happier". In this session you will learn to meet yourself with kindness and support yourself through the inevitable highs and lows of life, rather than beating yourself up.

Learn to be kind to yourself during times of low mood instead of self-criticism in this session.

Feeling Down? Nurture Yourself

Self-criticism and putting too much pressure on yourself undermine your physical and mental health. This meditation helps you to build a kinder, more compassionate attitude towards yourself and develop self-acceptance. It combines mindfulness, grounding, breath awareness, loving kindness, and affirmations. This soothing practice may be particularly helpful for depression, stress, or difficulty with sleeping.

Meditation for self-acceptance and compassion combines mindfulness and affirmations to combat self-criticism, depression, stress, and sleep difficulties.

Being Kind To Yourself

What we tell ourselves creates the life we live. Allow this short affirmations practice to help us foster more love and self-compassion. Practice kindness and self-care by repeating positive statements before our negative self-talk kicks in. During this practice, 10 affirmations are spoken twice and then repeated.

Practice self-love and kindness by repeating positive affirmations before negative self-talk takes over; 10 affirmations are spoken twice and repeated.

10 Affirmations For Self-Growth

We never know when an opportunity to be really kind may come up - even at work, we can make a huge difference to someone.

Opportunities for kindness can arise unexpectedly, including at work, where small acts of kindness can have a big impact.

A Taxi Driver's Kindness

**One of the most powerful states to exist in is happiness.** In happiness, you can hold witness of yourself, others, and the world with loving kindness ~ your heart open and receptive, ideas and creativity in flow... In this meditation, discover your sacred path into your natural state of 'authentic' happiness. Experience an easeful shift from how you feel currently ~ into the emotions of happiness and any other emotion of your choice. This is a helpful practice if you have ever struggled with emotions that were unwanted. Sending you lots of happy vibes as you listen! Namaste!

Discover your sacred path to authentic happiness, shifting from unwanted emotions to a state of happiness and openness.

How To Feel Happy - A Guided Meditation

Happiness and prosperity have so many facets beyond money...the love and support of a friend, health, comfort, kindness, meaningful work, plenty of food, and peace. What happiness blessings of your own would you add to this? I'd love to hear some of yours in the comments. Let the happiness blessings flow! ~Namaste

Happiness and prosperity are not solely determined by money, but also by love, health, comfort, kindness, meaningful work, food, and peace. Share your own happiness blessings.

A Happiness/Prosperity Blessing for You

Let's take a moment to bring lovingkindness to ourselves in this short meditation. Compassion for the self will inspire you to be more compassionate with others.

Meditate on lovingkindness for self to inspire compassion towards others.

With nothing to lose, Leon filled up his motorcycle’s gas tank and set off from his L.A. flat east to New York. The clothes on his back, one tank of gas, a smile on his face: everything else he’d need would have to come through kindness. His goal? Ride across the world. No big deal, right? What he learned on that trip changed the course of his life forever.

Leon set out on a motorcycle journey across the world with just one tank of gas and the kindness of strangers, changing his life forever.

The Kindness Project

Intentionally breathing in kindness. You especially need kindness right now and you can breathe this in for yourself. Breathing out whatever you don't need right now - intentionally letting go of difficulty.

Breathe in kindness, breathe out difficulty - intentionally letting go.

Breathing Kindess In, Releasing Difficulty Out

Here is a practice of imagining yourself radiating kindness all around you. This can really help to boost your mood, and if you look at a beacon, notice where the light is strongest. You're right - at the source, yourself!

Imagine yourself radiating kindness to boost your mood; notice the strongest light is at the source, you.

Being a Beacon of Kindness

We can cultivate an attitude of kindness towards ourselves with a practice of affectionate breathing, enjoying the soft feeling of the air entering and leaving the body.

Practice affectionate breathing to cultivate self-kindness by enjoying the soft feeling of air entering and leaving the body.

Kind Breathing

Kindness for the Body

When we step into a life of kindness, our world takes on a whole new outlook. We start with being kind to ourselves first. This gives us space to be kind to others and the world in general. The universe is then kind back to us in return.

Kindness starts with being kind to ourselves, which allows us to extend that kindness to others and the world, resulting in kindness being returned to us.

The Keys to 'Kindfulness'

We often don't know what effects our actions have in the world, but so often they do come back to us, often in surprising ways!

Unpredictable consequences of actions can come back to us in surprising ways.

The Chain of Kindness

Listen to this heart warming story of how kindness comes back to you - what comes around really is what goes around and you can make such a difference to someone with a small act of kindness.

Kindness comes back to you; small acts can make a huge difference. Listen to this heartwarming story of the ripple effect of kindness.

A Glass of Milk

Listen to this short story about the kindness of the scarecrow to animals and birds in the cold winter, and allow yourself to drift off to sleep, perhaps imagining yourself cuddling up warm as well!

A kind scarecrow helps animals and birds in the winter in a short bedtime story to drift off to sleep.

The Scarecrow and the Snowman

This is a story about kindness; and understanding that how we treat ourselves is how we treat others.

"Story of realizing that treating ourselves well is the key to treating others with kindness."

The Wise Snail

By practising kindness or well-wishing in meditation, we cultivate these qualities in our hearts and minds. Like gardening, it doesn't come immediately but it's well worth the wait. Well wishing or kindness practices also help to calm us down, particularly if we're feeling grumpy and annoyed with other people.

Meditating with kindness and well-wishing cultivates these traits in our hearts and minds, helping to calm us down even when we're feeling grumpy.

Well-Wishing for Ourselves and Others

This practice brings together the anchoring effect of following the breathing with the beautiful practice of wishing well for yourself and another.

Breathing and wishing well practice combines anchoring effect with kindness towards oneself and others.

Breathing in Kindness for Me and Out for You

By visualising and imagining our hearts like the sun, warm and bright, we can help our hearts to become warmer and brighter and full of joy and kindness.

Visualize your heart as the sun to make it warmer and brighter, spreading joy and kindness.

Heart Like the Sun

Bring acceptance and kindness to oneself with this meditation. Why is it so challenging to love and accept ourselves? This is a common issue that people present to me during healing sessions. Most of us are continually striving, trying to prove we are OK causing us to not fully enjoy our lives. We can be our own worst critics which cause great suffering. We rarely feel we are good enough just as we are. This does not mean we stop growing and healing but it does mean accepting who we are in this moment with Kindness.

Meditation helps bring self-acceptance and kindness, overcoming challenges of constantly striving to prove ourselves and being our own worst critics.

How to Love and Accept Yourself

We are often very hard on ourselves, so today I offer a kindness meditation, one I like to call the Inner Smile. Meditating with the spirit of a smile awakens our natural capacity for unconditional friendliness. It helps to activate the energy of loving kindness and gratitude for ourselves and others.

Practice the Inner Smile, a kindness meditation that awakens natural friendliness and activates loving kindness and gratitude towards ourselves and others.

Inner Smile - A Kindness Meditation

Everybody has capacity to be kind. Let’s get in touch with our kind nature and begin from there.

Tap into your innate kindness and start from there.

Taste of Kindness

Sitting in this meditation helps us befriend the mind and body, promoting relaxation. As we sit in stillness, we cultivate a closer relationship with our thoughts and emotions, observing them without judgment. By connecting with our bodies, we become more attuned to physical sensations and tensions, allowing us to release stress and achieve a state of calmness. The practice of meditation enables us to be present, fully embracing the moment and fostering a sense of inner peace and a sense of kindness. Through regular practice, we develop the skill of relaxation, empowering us to cope better with life's challenges and enhancing overall well-being.

Meditation promotes relaxation, cultivates a closer relationship with thoughts and emotions, releases stress, and fosters inner peace.

Befriending, Getting Closer To Ourself

Mindfulness is present moment awareness without judgement and with great kindness towards ourselves and others. When we dwell in this moment we begin to note that it has no center, no boundaries and this allows us to relax.

Mindfulness is being aware of the present moment without judgement, leading to relaxation through recognizing its lack of boundaries.

Awareness of Being

Sending loving kindness to yourself and others can be a nurturing practice that brings ease into your day. Give it a try.

Practice sending loving kindness to yourself and others for a more nurturing and easy day.

Whenever there is an occasion for worry or self-doubt we can feel immobilized, afraid of our steps forward - that they may be wrong or undeserving. Experience this meditation to help you align your heart with truth; to release and shed worry and self-doubt, and to be present and focused on the deliberate actions that wield confidence, kindness, and your highest potential for good. Thank you so much for listening everyone! Namaste Dorothy

Meditation to release worry and self-doubt and align with confidence, kindness, and your potential for good.

Release Doubt: A Spoken Word Meditation

Are you hard on yourself? Do you beat yourself up when things go as planned or expected? Self-compassion meditation can help reduce the pain and suffering we inflict on ourselves and become less judgmental and loving and caring instead. Kindness starts with oneself.

Self-compassion meditation reduces self-inflicted pain, judgment, and encourages a kinder, more caring approach towards oneself.

Being Nice to Yourself

A bedtime fable, reminding us of the importance of kindness and care, bestowed unto others as lasting permanence of what really matters. Narrated by Dorothy Ratusny. (Originally Named 'The Present' - a story in the public domain). Sleep softly, beautiful ones! Namaste! xo

A bedtime fable on kindness, care and what really matters, narrated by Dorothy Ratusny. Sleep softly, beautiful ones! Namaste! xo

The Best Gift Ever

Often we find it easier to give kindness to others than to ourselves. This practice helps us appreciate this quality, our kindness.

Practicing kindness towards others helps us appreciate and extend kindness towards ourselves.

Being Kind

Listen to this lovely story where the woodland folk repay the young princess for her kindness to them.

Woodland folk repay young princess for her kindness in a heartwarming story.

Magic Brushes

In this meditation, Vanessa guides you through a faith-based loving-kindness meditation where she holds space for you to express love towards yourself and others. The practice includes gentle guidance through visualization and concludes with a prayer.

A faith-based loving-kindness meditation with visualization and prayer led by Vanessa to express love towards oneself and others.

Christian Loving Kindness

Many in the world say peace is the way, but if you ask them what Peace is they’re not sure what to say. Peace has many faces, there’s more than just one. Love, compassion, and kindness are some. Join Little Monkey as he asks questions about Peace and comes to realize that it starts with you and me.

Peace has different meanings and Little Monkey learns that it begins with individuals through love, compassion, and kindness.