Having healthy boundaries may mean disappointing someone else in order to honor yourself. If people jump in to do things for me when I haven’t asked them to, it makes me feel inadequate and often angry. When I say “yes” to doing something for someone...
Here’s an effective strategy to quiet the inner critic and create a positive outlook. We all have that “judge” or inner critic that constantly finds fault with ourselves, others and our circumstances. Rather than a positive outlook, it contributes to...
Find freedom by embracing the beautiful mess. A perfect life is a happy life. I used to believe this. That when I was perfect and had everything in order, THEN I would be successful and I could finally be happy. Because to be imperfect meant I was a failure –...
To suffer or not to suffer, the choice is yours! Last weekend I dropped my new $1,000 phone in the river. Needless to say I was soooo upset. I spent a good 30 minutes berating myself for my stupidity. 👉 Why didn’t I close the waterproof case after I put the...
Did you know your brain has a negativity bias? That you are hard-wired to look for what is or might go wrong to in order to keep you safe? Your habitual or default programming is to assume and expect the worse. As a species, this may have served us well when we were...
You make a difference in the world even if you’re not paying attention. Have you ever heard of the ripple effect? That one small ripple made in the water goes on and on and on? Well, let me tell you that it is real. I was recently blown away by this realization...