In order to grow up, you have to take your parents off the pedestal or out of the ditch. Most of you have either written your parents off as awful and focus on how you are different, or you still think your parents are somehow god-like and not subject to all the human phenomena you […]
The beginning of the year is undeniably a good time to deal with your body. This New Year is a line of demarcation, thank goodness. We are all, the willing and the unwilling, forced to deal with our bodies. All the commercials on TV even are telling us it’s time to rein in the calories. […]
I’ve been watching football lately. Forgive me now if these analogies are going to be hard for you because you don’t understand football. I barely understand it myself, but I am in the habit of pulling great life lessons from anywhere I can, so here goes. 1) IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ‘EM, JOIN ‘EM For […]
I have to say, sometimes my “oh so brilliant mind” is just not enough to get me out of hell. I have been feeling that that is the case lately. No doubt, I have many structures, rules and promises in place to keep me focused on what I truly want. I only schedule myself a […]
Last week I celebrated what I DID accomplish in 2010. So, what about the things I didn’t accomplish? It’s time to focus on closing out the year powerfully rather than feel bad about what didn’t get done. So first I went back to my list of plans for the year and made note of everything […]
It’s December; time to look at everything I wanted to accomplish this year and see how I did. Taking stock has always been rough for me because I do not like to admit defeat. But then again I don’t like to admit success much either. I like the chase, not the assessing. Some part of […]
A very sad thing happened in my daughter’s life recently. We found out a camp counselor with whom she was very close had committed suicide. It’s really got me thinking about what’s wrong with the world, how much I want to fix it and how much I need your help. It starts with an individual […]
No, I don’t mean sex. I mean your skinny jeans.Do you wear something elastic to your Thanksgiving meal or do you find yourself unbuttoning that top button? Often, holiday time seems like the perfect time to literally let loose on your pants and to loosen up (read: compromise) your integrity. Actually, it’s the exact right […]
Remember I mentioned the client who tracked herself complaining to friends to make THEM feel better? Seems if we aren’t busy putting others down to make ourselves feel better, then we are busy putting ourselves down to supposedly make someone else feel better. Ugh. Or we are busy trying to win at “misery poker” so […]
Hi all,I had so much fun doing my impromptu rooftop interview with Kate Northrup Moller, one of my favorite personal growth connoisseurs. Please try to excuse that we are staring straight into the sun and squinting, that day became suddenly and unexpectedly bright. Perhaps it was the content? Anyway, it’s still worth a listen if […]
Do you feel like time is speeding by? How is September already over? Why does it feel like you can never catch up? Are you breathless?I used to feel that way constantly. Especially, in early fall when everything starts up again with a vengeance. That was back when I was only running the private coaching […]
I know complaining is a bad idea, but sometimes it just feels so good and right. First, it gets me attention. Second, it makes people feel sorry for me and so they might be nicer than they otherwise would be. Third, I think it helps ensure others won’t criticize me or put more on my […]
