My coach and I were talking about the word should the other day. Out of that conversation comes my quick thought for the day: “If I could have, I would have.” “That’s brilliant! Fucking genius!” he responded. Our conversation continued as we talked about the reasons I fail to do something. He explained again that […]
Category: Self Care
Learn To Love Your Life
Do you believe that you can learn to love your life? Are you suffering from physical, emotional or spiritual pain? Has someone you love and trust betrayed you? Are you feeling worthless? If any of these apply to you, I want you to understand that you can learn to love your life! Here are three […]
The Mind Is Power
The mind is power (a concept so profound, it’s the only thing I want you to contemplate at the moment). Photo by Juan Rumimpunu on Unsplash
How To Have A Good Day
I am experimenting with my self talk and working to have a good day, everyday. How do I achieve my goal? As I get up in the morning, no matter how achy or depressed I feel, I say to myself: “Today, I am going to have a good day!” As a result, I am much […]
Celebrate Success!
Take time to Celebrate!
Be Selfish
What do I mean “be selfish”? Isn’t selfishness a mortal sin? That answer depends on how selfishness is defined. In recent years, I am discovering that selfishness is necessary for me to live a more fulfilling life. I am talking about taking time to care of myself. With no apologies, I have taken a couple […]
The Truth About Pain
The truth about pain is something that we don’t often want to think about. When we hurt we want to eliminate or erase our pain, to alleviate it. We do anything we can to avoid or stop pain. The truth is we need pain. Recent studies have shown that emotional pain is similar to physical […]
Our Need For Community
As I finished attending a two day author’s conference, I was reminded how we all need community to thrive. We had a small group of about 15 people total. We spent two days talking about the structures and content of our book ideas. The most amazing dynamic took place when we walked into the conference […]
PTSD: One Test for Growth and Recovery
One test for for measuring whether or not you have achieved growth and recovery process for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD) is to assess how much you react to flashbacks and how long the emotional and physical reaction lasts. As an example: Leaving for work, my garage door was open. I could not find […]
Grief and The Holidays
My husband and I love animals having grown up with dogs, cats, horses and assorted rodents (not rats or mice!). We learned to make them a part of the family treating them with love and respect. One year our daughters begged and teased for us to get a pug dog. I knew nothing about the […]
