Photo by JESSICA TICOZZELLI on Pexels.com I am having a lot of thoughts after last week’s TX freeze that resulted in massive power outages and a water crisis for millions of humans, untold damage from burst pipes, and most tragic of all, loss of life. At this time, we don’t really know the entire scope …
Stop Dwelling on the Past and Change It
Photo by Alex Green on Pexels.com Memories are something else, aren’t they? They can really take you back to both amazing times and moments of trauma. I want you to stop and think for a moment though, how wonderful it is that our brains work that way. We can associate the sight of something, a …
Perfect Is An Illusion: How Perfectionism Keeps Us Stuck
Photo by Maria Eduarda Tavares on Pexels.com I have a question for you, today. What is it in your life that you are trying to get perfect right now? Is it your appearance? Is it the work that you do? Is it the words that you say…or write…or the posts that you create on social …
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Comparing Your Life Experiences to Others
Photo by Marcio Nascimento on Pexels.com I have an important question for you. How many times have you found yourself comparing your own life experiences to someone else’s? Often, when we do this, we end up generating feelings of jealousy, or lack, or even shame. Because we can actually do this comparison in any number …
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When People Talk About You
Photo by Ryanniel Masucol on Pexels.com I want to share a neat little phrase with you before I get into this important topic. The phrase is something my ex would say a lot: “All I know is what you tell me.” I didn’t think it was neat at the time. He used it quite often …
It’s Time To Crush Your Excuses
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com Here we are at the end of 2020 and the time of year when many of us set goals for the new year. Don’t worry, if you’re finding this another time, because that’s part of what I want to talk about. This tendency we have to only focus on …
How To Be Alone With Yourself
Photo by Laura Stanley on Pexels.com Today, I want to talk about being alone with yourself. And whether or not you enjoy being alone with yourself. Or whether you think that being alone is a lonesome activity. Now, if you are a person who loves being alone with yourself, this may not be the post …
Boundaries: “No” Is Not A Bad Word
Photo by Ralph Rabago on Pexels.com Holidays seem to be a time when our lack of boundaries really start to show up in full force. For some of us, this is any day, really. Because if you’re still struggling to find a way to have your own back and to say “no”, I want to …
Dancing With Depression: A Perspective
Photo by Jackson David on Pexels.com I want to dive into depression today. In fact, I’d like to try a different approach with it because it’s a topic that we all tend to dance around. I have had a close and toxic relationship with depression over my lifetime and I now have a new perspective. …
Letting Go of Fear
My friends, we spend far too much time in the zone of fear. I’m not talking about pandemic fear. There’s a whole layer of fear that we cling to in everyday life, and that’s fear of taking action. Now, we can certainly apply this to current events, but the truth is that we’ve been doing …
