I was raised to believe it was beyond rude to be late. It was disrespectful of other people’s time, and therefore disrespectful of them. Respect was big in my family. Consequently, I saw to it I was always on time, usually JUST on time, but on time. One day I slid...
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HOW YOUR BIOGRAPHY IS YOUR BIOLOGY
The other day, after doing several hours of paperwork, and before having to attend a business function, I was having what the Brits call a “Sit down and a cuppa (tea).” After congratulating myself for practicing such good self-care by taking a break and having had a...
WHY AUTHENTIC LIVING IS IMPORTANT.
Finding yourself on that never-ending treadmill of what society, well-meaning family members, and friends have determined is a successful and profitable career track, then wondering why you’re miserable can be confusing, isolating, and frightening. It also does a...
IS YOUR LEGACY SO OBVIOUS YOU CAN’T SEE IT?
Recently, a client was wondering what her legacy would be. She was middle-aged, didn’t have children, wasn’t married, and was between careers. As she talked, she shared that she was a little late to our session because she’d stopped for gas, and an elderly gentleman...
WHAT CAN CAUSE CHRONIC BOUNDARY CROSSING
I learned a valuable, though somewhat difficult lesson, recently. I am going to share it here because had someone shared it with me, I could have saved myself a lot of angst and self-doubt. I had houseguests who were staying with me while doing a couple of college...
HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR TIME & ENERGY
As humans, our energy ebbs and flows throughout the day. Most of us have fairly consistent patterns of that ebbing and flowing. By monitoring our energy fluctuations, we can discover what they are and take advantage of them. Assess Your Individual Energy Patterns...
HOW TO PREVENT DISCONTENTMENT
Often, before I made some form of spirituality a daily practice, I would have times when I felt just a little “off” emotionally. Not depressed or sad, but just not joyful…off my game. I noticed that the feeling usually lifted when I did anything to feed and...
HOW TO GET TO THE “I” IN “I DO”
I’ve had so many clients who are desperate to find a partner, get married and live happily ever after. Often it is because they don’t want to be alone...with themselves and because of that, they have never gotten to know themselves. The question I ask is, “How can...
WHY LEARNED LESSONS KEEP COMING BACK
How many times have you recognized a pattern of situations or circumstances showing up in your life then made up your mind to do the work necessary to eliminate those patterns? Pleased with yourself, you move on thinking, “Lessons learned, changes made, that will...
HOW TO MAKE YOUR ANGER WORK FOR YOU
Much of the information being bantered about today can seem and even be somewhat contradictory. It’s so important not to take anything too literally - bring your own sense of what is right and wrong (for you) and some common sense to it. In other words, don’t buy...