Prescription for enjoying life One of the keys to enjoying life is to always have a goal in the near future to look forward to – and then allowing yourself to feel excited about that goal. This does not need to be something huge. It could be looking forward to watching the sunset, going on […]
You Have Already Arrived
August 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
You Have Already Arrived People live so much of their lives thinking that they have not arrived yet – but that they will arrive when they are (fill in the blank) more successful, wealthier, skinnier, happier, etc. This is a lousy life strategy. First of all it creates a lot of suffering. “I’m not okay because I […]
Dominated By Time
August 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dominated By Time Any time that we are not experiencing lightness, ease, and joy in whatever we are doing, we are being dominated by time. And when we are being dominated by time, we naturally feel stress, pressure, and anxiety (usually because we think there’s not enough time) which makes us far less magnetic to […]
Pine Cones and Attention
August 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Pine Cones and Attention I was talking with a client this morning about how good it is for our business when people feel good about themselves when they are around us. She asked, “How do you do that?” One of my answers was – by giving that other person our full attention. Our attention is […]
Dominated By Time
August 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dominated By Time Any time that we are not experiencing lightness, ease, and joy in whatever we are doing, we are being dominated by time. And when we are being dominated by time, we naturally feel stress, pressure, and anxiety (usually because we think there’s not enough time) which makes us far less magnetic to […]
Hope and the Way
June 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
In many ways, I see the work that I do as restoring hope to people that things can indeed be different and then showing them the path to create this. Hope: Yes, things can be different – radically different. When we change our beliefs, expectations, and mindset then what is possible for us changes too. […]
Essential To Be Refreshed
May 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I often hear people say that they feel guilty if they take any downtime or that they don’t give themselves permission to have downtime, to relax, or to play. There is time for relaxation, play, and fun (and a time for hard work)! Otherwise, what’s the point? Whenever we say something like this, it is […]
Personal growth gone awry
May 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Some of the ideas in personal growth have been taken far too far and consequently produce some negative consequences ~ specifically: the rule that we have to always be positive, and the idea that negative emotions are wrong and we shouldn’t have them. The all-out commitment to positivity often results in denial. And, there is […]
The Wisdom of Life
April 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Life sends us the experiences we need – not always the experiences that we want. A friend told me about a recent experience that pushed just about every one of her major buttons. I said, “Wow! Isn’t life just perfect – sending you exactly what you need to grow and develop!” She laughed and said, […]
If You Are There, You Have Value To Offer
April 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
