How to Gently Shut down Passive-Aggressive Communication
Have you ever been in a situation with someone where they’re angry but they don’t use words, instead, they roll their eyes, stomp around, maybe slam a door? Or, you might be the one that’s acting out...
View ArticleOur Fierce Inner Critic
Do you know who the meanest person you’ll ever meet is? It’s your own inner critic and I came face-to-face with mine this week. Now why in the world would I say that a part of you is meaner than anyone...
View ArticleWatching TV with Your Sweetheart May Boost Your Happiness
I’m very interested in the role of TV-watching in our happiness. After all, after sleeping and work, it’s the biggest consumer of the world’s time. Research suggests that for couples who don’t have...
View ArticleHow to Find Lasting Empowerment and Inspiration as a Woman In Business
I heard a really great story at a yoga retreat. It was told to us by my friend’s husband. He said: We come into life with a suitcase. And that suitcase is full. And we have all that we need inside...
View ArticleThe Simple Power of Showing Up
“The majority of goals people pursue don’t require innate talent, or working a 12-hour a day — in most cases they lack old-fashion consistency.” –Zdravko Cvijetic The truth is, the process of success...
View ArticleThe Questions You Should Ask When You’re Feeling Stressed and Don’t Know Why
The one thing I hear from people most is, “My anxiety has been so absorbing that I just want to go to sleep.” You wake up, get the kids off to school, go to work, come home, clean the house, make...
View ArticleHow to Strengthen Intuition Using Only Your Breath
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” – Albert Einstein, Nobel Laureate and...
View ArticleWords for Finding Your Way (Sentiments from One Traveler to Another)
You are a traveler in this land, and while you’re here, you will move and be moved. In the process of your progress, become the ocean wave that rolls with elegance and sincerity. Burst into joyous...
View ArticleOptimism vs. Pessimism
My mom is the most pessimistic person I ever met. My dad was the most optimistic person I ever met. My mother had polio when she was two. When she was four years old she had to have a “birthday party”...
View ArticleTurn Your Hopelessness into Hope
Feeling hopeless is human. It is a very dark and destructive place to be. How can you turn feeling hopeless into hope? If you read this you might hope to find some hope. And if you have not yet felt...
View ArticleThank You for Your Exquisite Suffering (How to Show Gratitude for Being Saved...
I wanted to thank a few someones for holding me through some rough times. How could I show gratitude for their wisdom and stamina and insistent Love? How could I hail their SANITY? Everything I wanted...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Play on a New Stage?
Do you feel like your insides are being squeezed? As if the way that you now show up in the world is too small for what you really have within you to express? Maybe it’s time to create a new stage for...
View ArticleSomeone Told Me to Keep My Mouth Shut
When we were young … What were you like when you first joined the workforce, many moons ago? 17 years ago when I joined the workforce, I was shy and timid. I was always the quiet one at the meeting...
View Article3 Simple yet Powerful Beliefs That Help You Get What You Want Faster
I was thinking about you the other day. About how some days our enthusiasm supports us in doing the hard things, facing the big challenges, and keeping going no matter what stands in our way. And how...
View ArticleForget Spirituality – the Art of Being Human
Call yourself “spiritual” – is that a religion? What does it mean? Does it mean now you judge people because they don’t understand how elevated you are, because that’s what you are now, elevated. Above...
View ArticleHow About Those Resolutions?
Now that we are past January . . .are you keeping your resolutions? Or did you even make any? On New Year’s Day, most of us wake up with a renewed sense of potential and possibility – unless of course...
View ArticleSome Common Ways We Screw Up Happiness
We all do some things that make it hard to be as happy as we can be. I try to identify these, because once I spot them, it’s much easier to avoid them. I’ve made all these mistakes. How about you? To...
View ArticleYou Are Much Stronger than You Think
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer One of the best days of my life was the day a dear friend of mine told me I sounded like a victim. At the time,...
View ArticleAccepting Our Past In Recovery
One of the most difficult tasks in recovery from drugs and alcohol was learning how to accept my past. I often look back at who I was before, during and after our addiction. Throughout my active...
View ArticleCrazies Create Convenience
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” ~ Steve Jobs I watched a Netflix documentary about the great Steve Jobs recently. He advised people to stay hungry and to stay foolish. If you are reading this post on your...
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