Break Down the Wall

February 20, 2012 in behavior, communication, connection, emotions, feelings, growth

Have you ever noticed that you may connect and communicate with one person more easily and freely than with another? Why is this? Why do we act and interact one way when we are with a person, one-on-one, then behave and treat them totally differently when we are with a [...]

Let Go!

February 8, 2012 in communication, control, growth, language, parenting, uncategorized

Forgiveness is crucial to growing yourself. When something doesn’t go as planned accept responsibility that you played a part in it. We are each responsible for the actions we take, the things that are said. But also be willing to forgive yourself for the mistakes that were made and continue [...]

Opening Up to Abundance

February 4, 2012 in growth, mind-body, uncategorized

How many of us are truly open to abundance? How many of us say we are but our actions show something different? What is this “abundance” we hear so many speaking of? I define it as there being more than enough of everything, for everyone. Here are two definitions from the [...]

The Stolen Socks

January 17, 2012 in childhood, growth, list, parenting

Have you ever let your thoughts stop you from having a loving relationship with someone in your life? I did and for many years I felt unlovable! One of my earliest memories is my fifth birthday. My parents had put me into a boarding school when I was 4. So when my mom [...]

Turn Inaction to “In Action”

October 11, 2011 in growth, movement, simplicity

What does it take to move forward in your life? Action! Recently, I wrote about structure and how I no longer wished to go to either extreme, being rigid  or lax. I also mentioned having a support system for creating balance between the two. It included receiving guidance from mentors, coaches, and [...]

Structure Phobia

September 12, 2011 in growth

Have you experienced confusion about what action to take? Recently, I have felt that way. There have been times in my life when I have been very structured. Why am I struggling with it? Upon reflection I became aware of a few things. The structure I had in the past [...]

Mine is Better Than Yours

August 28, 2011 in growth, parenting

How might you feel if someone were to say to you, “Your son can’t read yet? Mine was reading by the time he was five.” How do you think your child feels when he is compared with his sibling? I would guess similar to how you would feel. Upset? Frustrated? Full of [...]

Getting Beyond The Weather

July 10, 2011 in communication, growth

Have you ever had one of those conversations where, no matter what questions you ask, the conversation never went past, “Hey, how are you? How’s the weather?” My relationship with my father had been that way for as long as I could remember. Conversations rarely got beyond the superficial formalities. Everything [...]

Terrible or Terrific? It’s Your Choice

April 12, 2011 in communication, growth, parenting

What is that age called when your child turns two? Some call it “The Terrible Twos”. You’ve likely heard this often and are conditioned to approach this stage expecting your child to be terrible. So, guess what? Some of the inconceivable things they do seem quite terrible to us. Every [...]

Hitting Snooze on Your Life

February 8, 2011 in growth, movement, parenting

Do you wake up in the morning excited to experience the day, or do you hit the snooze button? There is a saying “How you do anything is how you do everything.” I may have mentioned this before and it is very important. If you notice you’re doing something in, [...]