Both of these things start with a brick. It just takes one brick. It’s the intention that sets everything into motion. It’s that first act, moving in one direction or another that decides what will be created. One brick placed one on top of another that can build a wall.…. or one beside the other that [...]
Living Up To Expectations
I believe in rules and boundaries. Mostly out of fear of the consequences, I am apt to toe the line. But over the last five or six years, reinforced by coaching from True Voices, I’ve realized that living to please others is not true living. It’s been a gradual journey, and there is a long [...]
Risking Hopefulness
My 49 year old, healthy daughter-in-law had a stroke. For a couple of days we weren’t sure she would make it. What a terrible thing a stroke is! It takes a person full of “piss and vinegar” and reduces them to a living person with no personality. I was with my son for a week. [...]
Dodging Bullets
A couple of weeks ago an old friend from college was in town on business so we got together and had dinner. As expected we reminisced about old times and discussed the paths that life had taken us. When I left school I took a drive around the country in an old Ford Pinto and [...]
A Line In The History Books
I always thought the right guy would cure some of the ambition and restlessness I have.
Making A Life Over, One Week at a Time
I joined a Life Makeover Group this week. It’s actually a group of women who have been meeting this way for years but things kind of fell apart, so they are reinvigorating the group and taking in new members. So far, I’m one of two newcomers. There is so very much about me that needs [...]
Feel the feelings (yikes!)
“What type are you?” is a question I began studying when obtaining a Masters Degree in counseling. I was introduced, then, to typology–understanding what makes a person tick by digging down to understand gifts, talents, differing strengths. We’re each built and carved out–certainly!!–as luscious and special individuals. Yet there’s some great wisdom in learning more about patterns of [...]
Ask For What You Want
Most people don’t have a problem asking for what they need. You can justify a need. It’s a scary thing to ask for what you want. You expose your vulnerabilities. You open yourself up to the possibility of NO as an answer. You might find your desires being scrutinized, questioned, or ridiculed. And yet, if [...]
