Counting Axe Swings It isn’t about how many times we actually swing the axe. It is about how big of a pile of fire wood we create. A dull axe doesn’t split very much wood. People often forget this and get caught up in the trap of busy-ness. They don’t make the time for self-care, […]
Let’s start with a lie
July 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Owning our value and expertise
July 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Owning our value and expertise I got a call today from a past client. She was very excited because she had collected two nice checks in the last week for something that she used to do for free. She had learned to appropriately value her own expertise and experience. She had learned that she is […]
Puncture wounds
July 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Puncture wounds This year for the first time, they mulched the trees around the sand volleyball courts with wood chips. Of course the kids bring the wood chips into the sand. So every time that I play, I clear wood chips out of the sand. On Saturday I gave a handful of rescued wood chips […]
The anesthesia of engagement
July 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Right or Happy?
July 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Circus expectations
July 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Circus expectations We saw Toruk by Cirque Du Soleil this evening. Toruk trades the breathtaking acrobatics of every other Cirque Du Soleil performance that I’ve seen for breathtaking special effects and set design. Toruk was almost like a play with some acrobatics thrown in. Based on my previous experiences, it was not at all what […]
The inner critic
July 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The inner critic Your inner critic – that voice that tells you that you should be doing better, should be farther along, should have already done that, should be perfect, that you aren’t living up to the ideal – actually has a positive intention. It wants to keep us safe. If we do everything perfectly […]
It really is about me
July 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Imaginary Debt
July 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Imaginary Debt People often mistakenly think that they owe someone something which keeps them stuck where they are. For example, I cannot quit my job even though I don’t want to be here because I owe them for hiring me in the first place. No I don’t owe them anything. The ledger is balanced. I […]
