What’s the difference between reframing and spinning? We all know that person, right? The master spinner, the who can take something that happened and spin it so that they look like the hero of the…
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reflecting on graduating again
By the time you read this, I will have graduated from my most recent coaching certification program. Actually, it’s been much more than a certification program, and I’ll get to that in a minute. But…
BS Files #20: you gotta hustle and grind
The BS Files are kinda like the X-files – full of myths and urban legends and mysterious things. I feel that it is my duty to tackle them (occasionally). Because, you know, the truth is…
Rise Up and use your words!
In church this Sunday, our pastor called on us to rise up. She said that there are many ways to rise up, and of course I believe that taking action is an integral part of…
the siren of “should”
As usual, something interesting came into my view a little bit before I was getting ready to write today. Actually, there were a few somethings, and they all had to do with should. One was…
Am I wasting my guilt?!?
I think I am wasting a precious resource. Okay, it’s actually only a semi-precious resource, but I’m wasting it anyway. I’m wasting my guilt. I know that sounds like a ridiculous claim, but hear me…
what’s the narrator saying now?
You know how when you start thinking about something (such as buying a certain kind of shoe or car or sunglasses) and suddenly you see them everywhere? As if the universe is acting like Alexa…
What’s the narrator saying?
There is one persistent voice in my mind. Mine. It’s my narrator, my instructor, my air traffic controller. I’m not always aware of what’s being said, but I’m listening and following directions. Unconsciously, if you…
Color Thinking Question Extraordinaire
I was just going along my day this morning, doing the things I had planned. I was in the middle of a workshop and received a writing/thinking prompt that exploded inside my mind like fireworks….