We all want more. More money, more relationships, more heightened experiences… wanting more is how we are wired. But consider what can you subtract. Are there people who are toxic to your wellbeing you could release from your life? If you had only half the stuff in your top dresser drawer, do you think you could finally find, Read More
So, you are in a difficult situation.Emotions are off the charts.Something is wrong and someone else has done something incredibly stupid.You are about to explode or implode. To talk yourself down off the proverbial ledge, try asking yourself these three questions: #1 – “What do I want to believe and feel about this situation?”, Read More
Some people come to me wanting to be fixed.They want to stop the hurting… fast. Of course. We all want that. And man, I would love to fix the problem… take away all that pain. But here’s the thing…When you go from thinking thoughts that make you feel bad straight to thoughts that make, Read More
Sounds pretty hokey… follow your bliss. So let me be the hokey decoder. Sure, following your bliss means following your passion. Or follow your feel-good. (Didn’t think I could get more hokey, did you?) But simply put, people like people who are lit up inside. I totally think that’s why my husband was attracted, Read More
Whether you know it or not, you have a rule book for people in your life.There is an unwritten set of rules of things you want people to do. They usually don’t even know you have these requirements of them. We get upset when they don’t give us the right gift.Or like the same, Read More
Doesn’t that sound heavenly… unconditional love?It sounds like a big emotional hug because we imagine that it comes from someone else.We imagine being loved for who we are, no matter what. No. Matter. What. It feels like a strong tree to lean against. But here’s the thing:It seems like unconditional love comes from someone, Read More
What would you do if you could always get more? Would you let go of your scarcity feelings? What if there was always more money? Always more food, friends, opportunities? Always more air to breathe and sun to shine? Who would you be if you could always get more?
Sure, everyone wants to be happy. Everyone wants to stop feeling crappy. The natural thing to do is to try to move away from the thing you think is so painful. How has that been working for you? Yeah. Me either. Ready to try something new? Something outside the box? Try this: Instead of, Read More
I have spent a lot of time trying to get my life in balance. Right now, I am spending a lot more time alone than I am with people. (Sound much like COVID quarantine?) The balance is off. But here is what I have learned: Balance is a feeling, not a goal. Things won’t, Read More
Thursday I moved my Mom into a memory care room. It’s in the healthcare center of Sharon Towers, where she has lived the last three years. It was expected. That’s how Alzheimer’s rolls. Slow and steady with fits and spurts along the way. I could choose to make up stories about how Alzheimer’s is, Read More