We all know what happens when we live our lives with clenched fists, eyes shut tight, and never-ending defensiveness: Nothing can get in. Nothing can change. We put ourselves in “lock-down” mode. Oh yes indeed, I truly recognize that we are living in a challenging...
Time for New Beginnings! Really? As I put away the last of 2024, I realized a few things. First, the prospect of 2025 signifies a fresh start. Next, is the idea that all of my old self will be with me as I turn the page on the calendar. All of my successes along with...
As the year 2024 draws to a close and we arrive at the dawn of 2025, we enter into a time of year-end responsibilities, holiday gatherings, and an accelerated social calendar. So much fun, but also an extra dose of stress added to our already turbocharged lives! In...
June is traditionally a month of life changes: graduations, marriages, travel, relocation, career shifts, and so much more. It is a time of expansion, growing, and adjusting. Not always easy or comfortable, but definitely a very real part of our very real human life!...
It would be difficult to argue with the idea that it is good to forgive. The problem for many of us is that we really do not know how to move from a state of resentment into the space of forgiveness. What does this have to do with self-love? Plenty! Our resentments...
To be human is to be part of an ever-changing adventure. Whether we avoid change or seek it out, change is always with us and we continually interact with our changing universe. Our precious little baby grows up to be a moody teenager. Our bouncy puppy or kitten...