How are you doing? No, really. How are you doing? Have you been anxious, unsettled, uneasy, off? Have you have been super productive, getting shit done, checking things off your to-do list? Maybe your days have been a little of...
Recently, I’ve been having conversations around the topic of forgiveness. It’s been interesting to hear other people’s views on the topic. It started when a woman recently shared with me that she was having a difficult time forgiving someone in her life. She was so...
Have you ever felt like everyone, everything is against you? For example, the barista at the coffee shop did not acknowledge you as you picked up your morning coffee; you tried to have a deep conversation with a friend, but she barely heard a word you said and then...
Self-compassion, love, and care, which I like to refer to by the acronym S-CLC, is such an important topic. I mean who doesn’t want to have compassion for themselves? Who doesn’t want to love and care for themselves? I know I do, but sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes I...
Have you ever walked into a room and instantaneously felt off, uncomfortable, or uneasy? You were feeling good one minute and then all of a sudden your mood changed and you felt uneasy, sad, agitated, or even angry? This used to happen to me a lot. I was on an...
As a quick reminder, last time I talked about “How can you be okay when someone you love is not okay?” I shared the first of 4 key lessons I’ve learned related to this topic, which was - we can only help someone as much as they are willing to help themselves. You can...
Is it okay for you to be okay when someone you care about is not okay? Of course, it is, but have you ever consciously thought about this question? For a long time I didn’t, but now that I have, I am grateful for the awareness. You may recall my post “Taking off the...
Who do you trust? Have you ever really thought about this question? It has come up for me because I ran across an old email that I had sent to my acupuncturist back when I was trying to conceive. I was letting her know that I was on board with the new treatment plan...
This is going to be a post about Dave, my husband. I wrote it, but he reviewed, made some changes and approved it. Dave and I have been together for almost 19 years now. I can’t believe it. I would be lying if I said it’s been all sunshine and roses. We have...
Interesting question, right? I was asked this question recently, and I have to admit that it kind of took me off guard. My immediate thought was “Uhhh, hmmm, well, it’s supposed to be my children, right? But I don’t have any?” Yes, it poked at me a little, but...
Relationships - sometimes they are great and sometimes they are not so great. Are you nodding your head up and down with me? For example, they can fill us with happiness, joy, pleasure, love, excitement or sadness, grief, stress, fear, and anger - to name just a few...
“The purpose of my life is to let things go.” This has been my mantra lately. It was something that Michael Singer, author of the Untethered Soul discussed in a video I recently watched. This mantra has stuck with me. “The purpose of my life is to let things go.” I...
I was looking at past journal entries at a time when I was struggling and felt stuck in life. I noticed how at the beginning of many of those entries I would write about how I may be hiding from my emotions - from how I was really feeling, which at the time was sad,...
Have you ever been in a situation where someone in your life will not communicate with you - no matter how hard you try? I am going through this right now. There is someone in my life that I love dearly, whom I have tried to reach out to many times, but have received...