One of the things that really gets in the way of us being authentic people, leaders, partners, friends is behaving the way we want to look rather than the way we really feel. That sounds…
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let me do it myself
“Mommy, let me do it by myself!” That’s okay some of the time. Like, when we are learning to tie our shoes, when we need to practice, or when someone is smothering us. Most of…
Time to Rest
Every now and then, we absolutely must stop and rest. If we don’t either our body, our mind or our soul will force us to rest. I’d like to ask you today to take the…
How can I be curious if I think I already know the answer
I heard a very impactful quote recently, and I had an epiphany moment a.k.a an aha or doh! moment, depending upon your influences. I am animation averse, so I had a aha. Anyway, the quote…
that nasty habit of talking to yourself
We all talk to ourselves. Some of us just keep it to our inside voice. But we still hear it, even if no one else does. And you know what? Most of the crap we…
are you ready?
I did a thing I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I went to Colette Baron-Reid’s Oracle Palooza Virtual. It was 3 days of guided meditations, journaling, small breakouts and general self-reflection in a…
and other contagions…
It’s cold and flu season. We keep hearing that, especially if we watch any TV at all. And of course, we’re coming off two plus years of pandemic talk where we were hypervigilant about contagion….
14 ways to say “no”
Sometimes we know that we have to say “no.” But then we worry so much about the how of it – how to say it, how it’s going to be received, will I hurt someone’s…
and when that doesn’t work…
When you’ve tried everything you know, what do you do? I feel like I’m hitting that wall in a specific area of my life. Okay, I’ll be honest – with a specific person in my…
another pretty cool question to ask
How’s your week going? Today, mine happens to be fine. Good actually. But that’s not always the case. Sometimes it’s just irritating. Things are hard when they don’t have to be. People are grumpy. They…