Last year, I saw this journal at CVS. I never really had a journal like this and thought it would be helpful to keep track of life with questions like, “Good things about today?” or “How can I make tomorrow better?” It was great for a few days and then I put it aside and […]
So many things affect how we see ourselves. We have been bombarded since birth with messages that go into our subconscious mind and form how we think, act, and believe about ourselves. I’ve been lost. For many years, I felt like I was living in a pinball machine, bouncing from one thing to the next, […]
Tony Robbins, a life coach, and who I see as a personal development guru, showed on his Netflix documentary, I Am Not Your Guru, how he plunges into a dunk pool of 57-degree water before he starts his day or does a speaking/coaching event. Yikes! I don’t know if I could do that. I get […]
When I was a kid, there was this movie, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark?” with these little gremlin/demons who lived in the basement and had it out for the lady of the house. I was terrified by those things! I was afraid to go down our basement for fear those demon things were there, […]
After my last post, I felt this weird feeling. It wasn’t shame or embarrassment like I felt when I shared my other posts. It was like something I’d never felt before. It was as if I was a caterpillar shedding the last layer to break free and become a butterfly, and I had an astonishing […]
The trees on the side of our property seeded themselves. I didn’t plant them when I moved in with my daughter. It was an empty slope with a view of the river and Campbell’s Ledge. I had to install a fence to protect my young daughter in the yard. I found a used wrought iron […]
I learned three important words to add to my vocabulary. Not my problem (NMP – remember that acronym.) I read the book One Minute For Myself by Spenser Johnson, MD. In it, the author encourages us to take one minute to change our attitude, then ask ourselves if there is a way to take better […]
The best feeling in the world is when we feel peace. We can have all the people and things we could ever ask for and still feel uneasy; something is not quite right. Perhaps there’s that spark that keeps us up at night thinking or doing late-night snacking when you’re physically full but emotionally starving. […]
My last blog was about doing and having all you want and not feeling bad or guilty for it. This one is about giving thanks. What does it mean when you think about giving thanks? We can be thankful for good health, family, and love. But what does that mean? There’s this concept floating around […]
I have a sign in my office with these exact words. What we have in our lives is what we believe we deserve. If we drive a beautiful luxury automobile, then that’s what we believe we deserve. If someone says anything negative about what you have, it’s not your responsibility to respond or feel bad […]