Comfortable in My Own Skin For as long as I can remember I’ve enjoyed being around older people. When I was in grade school I loved to visit my paternal grandmother in rural Minnesota on the weekends and a week or two in the summertime. There was always something…
It is finished! Pausing to Savor the Moment Let me be among the first to wish you a Happy New Year for 2015! This is traditionally a time when we begin to look ahead to the upcoming year; when we dream, set goals and make plans for achieving them.…
Practicing What I Preach If you’re having a season like mine, you might relate to the sensation that the holidays are “catching me by surprise.” It’s really not that I can’t read the calendar, but this year so many other things are pulling at my awareness that the days…
In Search of a Larger Perspective Part of Something So Much Bigger There is nothing like the vastness of space to shift my daily worries, pressures or struggles into a larger perspective. And there is nothing like a clear, dark sky saturated with stars to feel the vastness of…
What Lens Are You Looking Through? “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein The last few months I’ve been writing about the power of “seeing differently;” and the…
The Power of Perspective, part 3 In this series on The Power of Perspective we’ve discussed the impact of All or Nothing Thinking and Taking It Personally. To continue the discussion of how twisted thinking can keep you stuck, today’s focus is on the dynamic of “emotional reasoning.” Emotional…
The Power of Perspective, part 2 “Don’t take anything personally.” – Michael Ruiz, The Four Agreements One of the most powerful ways to “see differently” is to recognize and shift a default pattern of “taking it personally.” Taking it personally – or personalizing – your experience happens when you see…
The Power of Perspective, part 1 In my last article on The Solution to Being Stuck, I said the first step in getting unstuck or creating change is to “see differently.” Several of you have asked for more information about this step, so I want to expand on what I…
A Life-Changing Equation Have you ever felt stuck in life? I mean really stuck? So stuck that your brain high-jacks you into believing that the only way out of your pain is to wait for something/someone “out there” to change? So stuck you are certain that the only way to…
And Other Thoughts from Behind the Camera Do you remember the first time you heard your own voice recorded? It was like listening to some alien version of yourself that made you cringe and say “is that what I sound like?” Well, I’ve had a similar experience lately as I’ve…