Moving On, Transitioning to New Beginnings
Thoughts of new beginnings start surfacing around this time of year. New Years Day is right around the corner and so many of us are making resolutions to begin on a new journey in the new year. So many...
View ArticleThe Art of Crying, a Tool for Personal Growth and Life Transition
During my recent passage through some significant life transitions, I discovered what I call “the art of crying”. Unexpectedly, crying has become an instrumental tool for my own personal growth. This...
View ArticleChoose Personal Growth………..
Before Growth Chooses You Do you believe you have the power to create the life you want? Many of us give our power over to our circumstances. We believe outside forces control us. We are wired for...
View ArticleA Fresh Approach to New Year’s Resolutions
Kindness and Gentleness It’s time for people to consider important life changes and make resolutions for 2016 or, conversely, not commit to any new year’s resolutions because of past failures. I...
View ArticleKnow Your Own Spiritual Branches
Winter is the best time of year in temperate climate zones, to examine, trim, and plan restorations for when Spring arrives, to the shape and condition of trees which lose their leaves. The reason is...
View Article4 Tips for Managing Change
REAP the Rewards! As I reflect back over the last few years and all its moments, months, and seasons, I admit that I have experienced some pleasant and also not-so-pleasant changes. I also admit that...
View ArticleAre You a People Pleaser? Discover Your True Self!
You’ll never be everybody’s cup of tea,” Aunt Gena used to say, “I’m sorry to tell you, Honey, but it just isn’t going to happen.” Somehow the years dimmed my memory of her words of wisdom. Back in...
View ArticleFinding the Real You Will Bring You Joy
What’s it like to be a nobody? After I left my job as a television news anchor I found out. I had no place to go and nothing to do. I had traded in business suits for sweat pants and morning editorial...
View ArticleEnjoy a Heart Centered Valentine’s Day!
February and Valentines Day bring relationships into strong focus. Valentines Day is celebrated by many people with all its traditions of heart shaped everything, candy, cards, flowers, gifts or...
View ArticleLet’s Retire Retirement & Focus on Work Life Balance
This is not an article about money, a resource which has its value determined by employers, corporations, and financial markets. It is about living, strengthening and managing the values and priorities...
View ArticleFeel Like You’re a Fake? Find Your Authentic Self
“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” ~Maya Angelou Ever feel like a fraud? Like you are just faking it? Really not that good at what you do, or not as important as you would...
View ArticleCrisis, Coping Mechanisms Running Wild
I recently saw a cartoon depicting one of those adorable Minions, with the caption, “Ever have one of those days when you’re holding a bat and everyone looks like a piñata?” This gave me quite a...
View ArticleGraduation is an Opportunity to Consider Thriving Instead of Striving
Graduating students will soon be celebrating the completion of their studies and relish the ability to go out and start living life. A graduation ceremony is called commencement for a good reason. It...
View ArticleHow Empathy Helps
It might be easy to ‘poo poo’ empathy, as in ‘Empathy plus ninety-nine cents, what’ll that get me? A donut?’ But honestly, out of all my therapy skills, I think it’s what my clients hunger for the...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, The Thankful
Ever get bad news? Not just the, “you need a new transmission,” news, or the, “that color doesn’t look good on you,” news. But, life-changing bad news. The kind of news that can send you into the fetal...
View ArticleWhat is Your Organizing Inspiration?
All of us, regardless of age and whether or not we attend school, feel and live the rhythm of the academic calendar. End of August through mid-September is a time many people sense a surge in their...
View ArticleInsight, How to Fine Tune Your Inner Wisdom
A quick look at the definition of the word insight reveals these qualities: intuition, discernment, perception, awareness, understanding, comprehension, appreciation, acumen. How would you like the...
View ArticleWhat Changes Will Fall Bring for You?
“He who binds to himself a Joy, Does the winged life destroy; He who kisses the Joy as it flies, Lives in Eternity’s sunrise.” William Blake It’s almost September and a new school year is always a...
View ArticleThe Healing Benefits of Pampering
For many, summer vacations are over. Yet so many people complain they need a vacation to recover from their vacation. All the stress of preparing, packing, and doing as much possible while away takes...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Definition of “Help”?
“Help” seems like a relatively simple and clear word to define. Each of us has been on the receiving and giving side regarding some form of “help”. Despite the familiarity of the word, each of us has...
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