How we FEEL is always the direct result of what we think. Managing your mind and deciding what you want to think is the secret to creating a happy life. Don’t believe me? Let’s say for example that you have been let go from a job you love, through no Read more…
From Rachel Hollis in Girl, Wash Your Face: “When you boil it down, that’s the heart of the problem with my father. He couldn’t understand what to do with a small child, let alone a girl. Since he didn’t understand me, he often unintentionally muted the parts of me that Read more…
There is only one reason that we fail, ever. We fail when we give up. As long as we haven’t given up, as long as we keep trying a new approach, a different tact, a fresh perspective, our dream is still a possibility! So, why do we give up on Read more…
This insidious question can perpetuate a cycle of darkness that will feed itself to infinity if we do not disrupt the pattern. “Who cares?” is a thought. Thoughts are what cause our emotions. Emotions drive our actions and the actions we take make up our life. What sort of emotions Read more…
I am not suggesting that we give up our goals. Goals are crucial to creating the life we dream of living. They give destination to the intentions that drive us, and the values that guide us. Goal = destination.Intention = driver.Values = navigation. All three are crucial when it comes Read more…
Let’s use “horse” as an analogy for whatever new behavior you are trying to integrate into your life. Every time we try a new “horse” our gremlins get their knickers in a twist. They HATE letting us outside our comfort zones. So when we try something new and we fall Read more…
Before electric lights and heaters, the long, cold dark of winter practically knit itself into endlessness at winter solstice. People had to face the dark with fear or with faith. Winter holy days began being celebrated to bolster our faith in the darkest part of the year, and celebrate the Read more…
Focus on just ONE thing. Humans often feel overwhelmed because there is so MUCH we choose to do. We just can’t fit it all in our heads sometimes. So pick just ONE, and focus on that. Yes, you want it all. You deserve it all, and you can have it Read more…
You know what I am talking about. MOST of us have said, “When it comes to XYZ, I have NO self control!” Or, “I can NOT resist XYZ!” (XYZ = your drug of choice) XYZ is that THING that you won’t resist because it is simply too tempting, too delicious, Read more…
“Every time you come from a place of, “I need to get X” today, flip that impulse around and make it about giving.” “For example, if you realize you’re out of toothpaste, instead of focusing on getting some, focus on giving the drugstore your business; on giving the employees a Read more…