3 Tips for Being, not Doing
When we knock out the to-do list, wrangle an emotional preschooler, comfort the grocery store cashier who’s having a bad day, and...
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Beyond, an Awkward Place to Be
I find myself not belonging in all the familiar places. I’ve stretched beyond the boundaries of my family of origin, beyond my...
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Remedy for Burn Out
Americans stay on the hamster wheel of work, family, community responsibilities. We typically only rest at holidays (unless we are the...
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5 Principles of Self-Love
In February our world loves to focus on romantic love, when self-love seems to be the one thing that would impact our relationships, our...
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Your Life is Driven by Something
Everyone’s life is driven by something. Thomas Carlyle said, “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.” None of us want...
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The Power of Gratitude
Neuroscience tells us we are creating pathways in our brain, much like ruts in a dirt road, that become deeper and deeper, and therefore,...
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You Can't Just Do It!
I’m caught in a cycle. Every morning I tell myself I’m going to accomplish THE THING. You know the one, the thing that I’ve been pushing...
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4 New Habits for Positive Self-Talk
50,000 times a day we talk to ourselves, according to researchers. Sadly, 80% of it is negative — I shouldn’t have said that . . . She...
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The Practice of Silence
Many decades ago I planned my day out — every 15 minutes. I was ecstatic about the fact that I knew what I would be doing every minute of...
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You are Not Like Her
The day the counselor suggested I was carrying around some shame, I protested, “That’s not even possible. I grew up in a healthy, solid,...
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Hurry, Hurry, Hurry Get More Points
The big lie: You have to have more points. This is the message we are always hearing, you need more — more money, more help, more time....
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3 Strategies for Not Quitting
It keeps coming. I keep working on eliminating it and it keeps coming. First, I try something that worked before. Then, I try something...
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Was it Somebody or Nobody?
If you live with children, you also live with two other mysterious people — Somebody and Nobody. Somebody always did it and Nobody ever...
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Who's Responsible for this Emotion?
With her tongue in her check, she said, “Oh, I don’t need any more emotional maturity — in fact, I probably need to turn it down a...
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Values Motivate Choices
Values motivate our choices. I value wisdom which means I own a library worth of books, spend a couple of hours a day reading, listening...
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Overwhelm - Don't Choose It
This all feels so overwhelming — anxiety, fear, stress, the unknown — it feels like too much some times. If you are like me, you are...
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Get Outside TODAY!
A ten-year old boy was recently ask if he preferred to be inside or outside. He preferred inside because that is where you find...
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Ditch The Rules
Rules. We all live by rules. Arrive at work on time. Stop at red lights. Wash your own dish. Rules make the world go round -- rules in...
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