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
Demon of doubt be gone
July 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Wise Advice
June 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Wise Advice I heard Dr James Jackson speak tonight. He is an author, speaker, humanitarian, cultural economist, and the founder of www.projectcure.org. His father taught him and his brothers to “take what you have and turn it into what you want.” This advice launched him on a fabulously successful entrepreneurial career. However, this advice will not work […]
Mistakes and Forgiveness
June 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Mistakes and Forgiveness We’ve all made mistakes and poor decisions. We have all had things that didn’t go as planned. And chances are very good that when these things happened, we didn’t wake up that morning and ask ourselves, “How can I really screw up today and the rest of my life? How can I […]
Flower Gardens and Personal Growth
June 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Flower Gardens and Personal Growth I was looking at my flower gardens this morning and comparing the 4 different flower beds. One is new this year. Two are three years old. One is older. They are all planted with perennials. The new garden looks good. The plants are small with plenty of space between […]
Deep Identity
June 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Deep Identity Are you a saint that occasionally stumbles or are you a sinner that seldom gets things right? Are you inherently good or inherently bad? Are you a miracle or are you a screw up? Are you a winner or are you a loser? At a deep level, people all too often identify themselves […]
Layers of the Onion
June 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It is all packaging
June 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It is all packaging Any time that we get upset, feel bad, or harshly judge ourselves about our bodies and about how we look – we are confusing the packaging with who we really are. Tall, short, wide, thin, big nose, small nose, freckled, straight teeth, crooked teeth, six-pack abs, 1-fluffy-pack abs . . […]
Designed to contribute
June 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Designed to contribute I believe that every human is designed to contribute to others, to make a difference, and to be of value to others. This is where true happiness and well-being show up. What do you think would happen to the quality of your life if you intended to be of value to anyone […]
