The Blog
Here’s where I share thoughts on the work of moving toward our biggest lives and baddest selves.
Do malicious people exist or only malicious acts?
Years ago, I worked with a therapist who divided the world into three kinds of people: Mindful, mindless, and malicious. (Others might suggest there are really two kinds of people: Those who feel the need to divide people into categories and... well, okay, basically...
Networking = Connecting: A Guest Post by Ivette Edinkrah
My friends tease me because I still try to actually talk to people on the phone. I’m sorry, but I like to actually talk to a human being! I love that connection with someone else. I love to actually hear the emotions and not just read them. I also realize that so much...
One Big, Bad Misconception about Meditation
I sat down to meditate for the first time on May 31, 2013. That's not literally true. I tried meditating here and there over the years starting from when I was a tween with chronic headaches and the biofeedback practitioner I was seeing said all I needed to do was...
Moving from Reaction to Response in 3 Steps
At the start of the year, I mentioned that my key tool for creating the 2018 (and, in many ways, the life) I most want is the Pause. I wanted to circle back around to it because it's one of those things that's really easy to say and pretty doggone challenging to do....
Getting to the Meaty Goodness of Goals
We are two weeks into this dandy of a New Year, friends, and as promised, I'm coming atcha with the third part in my series that's kind-of-but-not-really related to New Year's goals (or, blerg, resolutions). First was about the Pause, a critical tool for tapping into...
Finding Our Core Selves in the Pause
Back in my college days, I would absolutely geek out when I got my first glimpse of next semester's course catalogue. Reading through it and imagining what I would take next felt like touching into boundless possibility (especially since I treated my psychology...
Sometimes, it’s not about science or faith but, rather, focus
A few years back, I was sitting in a waiting room reading a book called e2: Nine Do-It-Yourself Experiments that Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality. Truthfully, the whole book is shaky from a science-based perspective and so when it suggested the reader choose a...
Inspiration from the guy in the little pickup who was road raging last week
Round about once a week, I drive a stretch of highway I deeply dislike in order to have meetings with folks I think the world of. It's a fair trade. Last week, I left a little earlier than usual and the highway was a little emptier than usual and I had moment, driving...
I Dress Like a Lollipop and Easily Forget Positive Feedback
I keep a folder in OneNote with testimonials and other nice words people have offered me over the years. Though I don't look at it often, it feels good to know it's there and warms me whenever I happen upon it and give it a quick scan. I couldn't tell you a word of...
Technology has Off Buttons; People Don’t
Okay, there's something I don't talk about much because I feel like it comes across high falutin and me, I like to keep my falutin on the down low. You know what I mean. I have watched untold hours of television in my life but now, I don't have a TV in my home. Once...