Dealing with other adults is hard.Especially when they are getting it wrong. But to bring a little more peace to your life I have one suggestion. Occasionally let other people off the hook. How do you know if you should correct them? Here is the determining factor:Ask yourself, “Does it matter if I am, Read More
You don’t have to clean your plate because children are starving in Africa. You don’t have to feel badly and try to live a smaller life because people are living in squalor. You don’t have to lower your prices or give away your talents and services for free just because everyone deserves what you, Read More
Some people come to me wanting to be fixed.They want to stop the hurting… fast. Of course. We all want that. And man, I would love to fix the problem… take away all that pain. But here’s the thing…When you go from thinking thoughts that make you feel bad straight to thoughts that make, Read More
Sounds pretty hokey… follow your bliss. So let me be the hokey decoder. Sure, following your bliss means following your passion. Or follow your feel-good. (Didn’t think I could get more hokey, did you?) But simply put, people like people who are lit up inside. I totally think that’s why my husband was attracted, Read More
Whether you know it or not, you have a rule book for people in your life.There is an unwritten set of rules of things you want people to do. They usually don’t even know you have these requirements of them. We get upset when they don’t give us the right gift.Or like the same, Read More
Doesn’t that sound heavenly… unconditional love?It sounds like a big emotional hug because we imagine that it comes from someone else.We imagine being loved for who we are, no matter what. No. Matter. What. It feels like a strong tree to lean against. But here’s the thing:It seems like unconditional love comes from someone, Read More
What would you do if you could always get more? Would you let go of your scarcity feelings? What if there was always more money? Always more food, friends, opportunities? Always more air to breathe and sun to shine? Who would you be if you could always get more?
Sure, everyone wants to be happy. Everyone wants to stop feeling crappy. The natural thing to do is to try to move away from the thing you think is so painful. How has that been working for you? Yeah. Me either. Ready to try something new? Something outside the box? Try this: Instead of, Read More
I have spent a lot of time trying to get my life in balance. Right now, I am spending a lot more time alone than I am with people. (Sound much like COVID quarantine?) The balance is off. But here is what I have learned: Balance is a feeling, not a goal. Things won’t, Read More
Thursday I moved my Mom into a memory care room. It’s in the healthcare center of Sharon Towers, where she has lived the last three years. It was expected. That’s how Alzheimer’s rolls. Slow and steady with fits and spurts along the way. I could choose to make up stories about how Alzheimer’s is, Read More