Two Essential Ingredients Necessary for Change – the Hallmark Secret
Tis the season for Hallmark holiday movies. I confess I have at least 10 of them saved on my DVR right now. It seems this time of year I gravitate toward these seasonal chick flicks. Nothing like a Hallmark “take me away” by the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa. Or perhaps a cup […]
When Chasing Your Tail is Beneficial
Sent to me by Fran Kenny, one of my Facebook friends, I share this piece of wisdom today. I have a slightly different take on some of these (imagine that!), and I also offer an eighth rule for your consideration . . . 1 – Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present. […]
How to Transform Politics (and Other Dysfunctional Relationships)
I find politics interesting. I also find it informative, challenging, thought-provoking, and crazy-making. There’s often more talking then listening going on. And there’s a lot of rehearsal about what is to be said, rather than impromptu understanding of what needs to be heard. Politicians are seldom fully present in the moment. I began to imagine […]
Using Disappointment to Leverage Success
We are instinctively created, as part of our basic survival, to avoid pain. We will do everything we can to push it away – blame, project, shame, deny, minimize, berate, distract, and medicate, just to name a few of our strategies. Yet when disappointment happens – and it will happen – in every setting and […]
The Value of Poor Choices (or Stop Feeding Your Inner Piggies)
I know people who feel like they’ve wasted years of their lives because of poor choices. They spent years in a relationship that was toxic, years with an addiction, years at a job where they weren’t fulfilled. But you have to realize, nothing you have been through is ever wasted. Your past experiences, good and […]
Keep Your Eye on the Rainbow Post-a-Note
Do you remember as a child how you anticipated your next birthday? “I’m 7 ½.” you’d proudly say, eager for the next six months to roll by so that you could declare, “I’m 8!” You held a dream inside of what it would be like to be eight years old. You didn’t know, but you’d […]
Sacred Affirmations of Liberation
“Passover affirms the great truth that liberty is the inalienable right of every human being.” – Morris Joseph Our predominantly Judeo-Christian culture holds this weekend as sacred. It is a time reserved for reflection on and celebration of liberation. Jews celebrate Passover, commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. Christians celebrate Easter, also called […]
Persistence Trumps Resistance
“Never dwell on one obstacle too long, for tomorrow is another day.” Last week at this time, I was feeling depleted and fatigued – and I still had several high paced days ahead of me. The frustration was . . . mostly dealing with unkind people. Everything worked out fine, eventually. Interestingly, I realized that I […]
I’m Not Trying to Stroke Your . . .
May I be honest, I’m not trying to stroke your . . . . . . Narcissism. Rather, I’m challenging you to get real about your essence – your soul, your Self, your True You. This is the part of you that is an essential expression of love – perfect, flawless, unscathed by loss and fear. […]
What is Empathy?
Empathy is more than caring for others and desiring to help them. Empathy is more than understanding, being aware of, and being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another living being. Empathy at its deepest and most transformational level is . . . . . . the capacity of the […]
