Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the audio player below. Thanksgiving is a natural time for teaching thankfulness. From an adult’s point of view, Thanksgiving and the following holidays often bring a higher degree of work and responsibility than our usual routine. If we are …
For 16 wonderful years I worked side by side with a strong willed girl we named Phoebe the Huntress, who taught me life lessons without saying a word. I’ve always had the belief that we can learn much about how to live by watching animals, noticing how they …
Do you believe that you can end overwhelm? Can you describe what being overwhelmed feels like to you? One definition is “to be buried or drowned beneath a huge mass.” Sometimes when I’m listening to clients I’ll hear them describe overwhelm as feeling swamped, buried, or flooded. One woman said, …
One sure sign of being a drama diva is letting outside circumstances pull you off your commitments to yourself or to others. Here’s an example. You committed to a morning walk for yourself 4 mornings a week. Your daughter constantly has trouble with her child care. At least once a …
When someone I am working with is stuck – making excuses, unable to move forward, feeling fearful I know to check the alignment of their thoughts, heart, and gut. You see, a lack of commitment or a habit of procrastination means that there is a disconnect somewhere in …
I’ve had to learn to walk 3 times in my life. Like you, once when I was small. A second time when I had spinal surgery as a teenager. A third time when I had a severe post-operative complication to a knee surgery. The second and third times …