Happy Fourth of July
The most important thing I do every Fourth of July (as well as Memorial Day and Veterans Day) is call some of the veterans and active duty military personnel in […]
the most confining expectations are our own
I have been working on managing expectations for almost fifteen years now. That was the spring that my health fell apart and I realized that there was only so much […]
a roadmap to resilience
re·sil·ience [ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns] noun 1. the power or ability to return to the original form, position,etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity. 2. ability to recover readily from illness, depression,adversity, […]
Yeses aren’t permanent
I talk a lot here about saying no, about knowing when to say no even at work, how to do it and why you don’t need to feel guilty about […]
Savoring (or what do you most want to feel)
There are questions I love to ask myself. What do you need right now more than anything else? What feeling do you most want to have? When I recently asked […]
You’re your problem, but…
You are also your solution.” So says quirky but wise Bridesmaid Meagan in Bridesmaids. There comes a time in most every movie when something really wise and true is uttered. […]
find YOUR reason to stop the car
There is a farm on the way out to Triple Play Farm (where I am fortunate enough to do the Equine Facilitated Learning workshops) that catches my breath each time […]
on the bedside table
I mentioned yesterday in my 10 Things post that I started several different books in March but didn’t make my way through all of them. That lack of completion isn’t […]
What if your approach to life has actually made you live less?
Resisting change is futile. Wrong-headed. The opposite of the point of life. Life is a series of changes, and we must adapt to survive. from a mid-1990s personal […]
