Is it time to stop asking:“Am I doing enough?” And start living from:“What wants to happen here?” Letting what wants to happen occur is not passivity.It is a partnership with life. It is alignment between you and your world.It is changing your focus from micro to macro. Maybe it means you stop adding effortwhere, Read More

Spring is for new beginnings.Summer is for adventure and abundance.Autumn is for harvest and celebration.Winter is for rest & recharge. What season are you in?(Please ignore the storm raging outside.) What is it time to do… or not do?

The goal is not perfection. The goal is wholeness. So how the heck do we get to wholeness? Wholeness involves accepting and integrating all parts of who you are, including your mistakes, your messy bits, and shortcomings, as well as embracing experiences that are both joyful and painful. Wholeness means you embrace your flaws, Read More

It’s the holiday season.Only three weeks to get everything done. You are pushing your mind and body to do more. At this moment, how do you talk to your body? My body can’t do what it used to.Ugh. So saggy!Stupid knees!All I do is recover from the next illness or injury. OR Do you, Read More

I’m like you. I don’t always follow through. I like to read about new ways to think. I love to hear stories about what is working for everyone on the self-development front. I love smart ideas and clever insights. I collect coaching tools like charms on a bracelet. But I don’t always take action., Read More

Our society is set up to reward doing. What awards have you won?How many non-profits have you started?How many toys do you own?How many degrees do you have?  And yet, we experience rewards (and the rest of life) through feelings. Where is the disconnect? Hell if I know. Maybe we think that we can, Read More

Want to stop your emotional pain? Byron Katie put it best… “There are only three kinds of business in the universe: mine, yours, and God’s. Whose business is it if an earthquake happens? God’s business. Whose business is it if your neighbor down the street has an ugly lawn? Your neighbor’s business. Whose business, Read More

Before I was trained as a coach, I had never heard of koans. A koan is a Zen Buddhist term for a riddle that has no answer. They are designed to disrupt our logical path of thinking, so we get out of our own way (or become more enlightened). The most well-known is probably,, Read More

When we last left off, I was thinking that my daughter wouldn’t ever come and visit again if I showed her a crappy time. On a deep level I believe that. I know it’s true for me that if I go somewhere and have a fabulous time I want to go back. More, please., Read More