First week of the New Year and I am all about evaluation. This time of year, I recommend looking at your life and figuring out who you are and what you want. I am not talking about the PollyAnna new year’s resolutions most people create. I am talking about soul-searching with a plan! Some people [...]
January 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
First On Your New Year’s To Do List: STOP
When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. Creating a new you is more frequently about what you stop doing than what you start. In a world where we are overwhelmed with to do lists, appointments, crammed schedules and activity, the best place to start the new [...]
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Give Fear the Fingers
“Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only [...]
March 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
What You Put in a Mind…
What you put in a mind, comes out in a life. Many of you know this is my favorite quote as of late; I have it popping up all over the place… it is so very true and reminds me of an anecdote my husband told me recently: A strong Native American warrior was troubled [...]
December 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What Got You Here?
“What did you do that got you here, that you can now take responsibility for?” This question is one that has faced many individuals over time. It was the question asked of every new client I saw at the domestic abuser program I led for several years. I worked with batterers/abusers for seven years, including time [...]
October 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Ties That Bind
It’s extraordinary how much influence our family-of-origin can have on us far into our adulthood. Of course, this influence can be nurturing or toxic. There’s been much said about the effects of bad mothering on the child. This led to a generation (or more) of mothers obsessed with doing the “right thing” and feeling guilty [...]
September 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Start With A Vision
Sometimes I’m not a nice person. When I’m on auto pilot, I call people ugly. I really get a rush out of swearing, particularly when my husband is around because it really irritates him. I’m a hothead and I like to yell and slam doors. I’ve lied to friends, cheated at games and when I was younger I even [...]
