Here’s Why It’s Okay–Even Good–NOT to Make New Year’s Goals I feel like I’m walking into a church and announcing that I’m changing my religion. I’m about to make a case for NOT setting goals this year! I’ve always been …
This was going to be a post about JFM‘s (Just for Me’s, The Opposite of Burnout, p 28), the pleasant little treats we can give ourselves every day to restore and reinvent ourselves like: a break bright lipcolor watching the …
The Norman Rockwell image of Christmas is crap, at least in my experience. The idea that people can set aside their anger, pain and unresolved trauma is unrealistic. It’s a setup for disappointment. And, swinging the pendulum in the other …
You are energy. I am energy. Everything is energy, and all energies are intertwined. I know this might sound a little crazy, but I want you to know this is your reality. Once get this, you can begin to claim …
I came around the curve and to an abrupt stop behind a red river of brake lights, flowing as far ahead as I could see, down, into the mouth of the tunnel. Eyes shot to the clock: 5:53. I would …
What we expect, we experience. This is a tricky, often aggravating, truth. When a car broadsided my Miata years ago, I could swear I was not expecting it. Nor was I expecting past illnesses, divorce, or particular job challenges. Let’s …
Your life experiences have led you to possess a certain set of expectations. And then these expectations color your view. They become the filter through which you experience life, thus reinforcing your expectations. This is a natural, though very limiting, …