If there is a feeling I know intimately, it’s fear. As a child, I was afraid of the dark and slept with my closet light on. I closed the closet door, of course, because the open space and shadows coming from the closet were scary, too. A tiny sliver of light, however,...
If the song tells us that this is the “most wonderful time of the year,” then why are so many folks so stressed out? Yes, my dear, I know that with all the demands on your time and attention as the holidays approach, often what gets tossed aside is self-care....
The year I stopped making resolutions was also the year I stopped giving things up for Lent. That year, I spent regular time at a Buddhist Monastery in order to learn to meditate. As a life coach, though I know we can’t separate our bodies from our mind nor our souls....
One of the modules in my Finally Love Your Life course has to do with aging. And though the module focuses on the choice to soften into aging rather than becoming more bitter, there is an underlying question of caring for yourself as you get older. Here’s some...
If you want to love your life, it’s important that you learn how to spend time alone. Even if you’re in the healthiest of relationships, learning to enjoy your alone time allows you to be a better person in all of your relationships. That’s because...
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we just passed the official beginning of Autumn. I spent the first forty-years of my life in Texas, where the seasonal changes present with a notation on the calendar. Now, living in the Midwest, I am blessed to experience Mother...
There’s a big bunch pink and purple tulips on the kitchen island, a similar bouquet of pink and white tulips in my office, and a teeny jam jar next to the bathroom sink with the pink, purple, and white tulips with stems that were too short for my favorite vases. Well,...