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 [...]
When Chasing Your Tail is Beneficial GalleryWhen Chasing Your Tail is Beneficial
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]