I am holding the phone in my hand, sweating and pacing around my bedroom. I’m 21 and I’m working up the nerve to call my parents. I am going under general anesthesia in 14 hours for minor, elective surgery, and I figured they should know. I am terrified to tell them because the surgery is … Read more…
I was at a networking event with some fabulous small business owners and one of them, an esthetician, said something that blew me away. She said, “When people are quiet in my chair (during a facial), I take that as a compliment.” Really? Silence is a compliment? It made me realize, how totally arbitrary compliments … Read more…
It’s not the job; it’s who you get to be. This line really stuck out to me years ago when I was reading Martha Beck’s book, Finding Your Own North Star. I could see the truth in it and how it applied to people around me, but it wasn’t until this summer that I was … Read more…
I tripped on something and banged my knee something awful. It hurt. My initial reaction was to yell “Ouch!!” my second was to blame my husband. “Damn you! If you had removed what I asked you to remove, I wouldn’t have gotten hurt! It’s your fault!” What I noticed, immediately, was how good it felt … Read more…
Do you have friends telling you to take a break, relax, get a massage, hire a babysitter? Do you have a doctor telling you your ailments are related to stress? Or maybe you relax too much and your friends keep encouraging you to get out more, exercise, do something exciting. It’s easier to notice other … Read more…
Seventeen year old, Anna wrote her parents a note saying “{My younger sister} would kill me if she knew I was telling you this, but I am so glad you wouldn’t let us have facebook accounts. I can see how I would get roped into it like my friends are.” Fifteen year old Sarah was … Read more…
What Do You Want? A tropical vacation? A night out on the town? A new house? To lose weight? Flowers from your sweetheart? $$$? What do your kids want? A new toy? To play with their friend? A day at the beach? A puppy? To play video games all day? A cell phone? There is … Read more…
I just put my son on the bus for a week of sleep away camp and I have had lots of emotions rising for me today: sadness, sentimentality, and excitement. Last year he asked to go, and I told him, “Mommy’s not ready yet.” I knew I had work to do on my fears around … Read more…
You worked hard all day, doing things for everybody else. The kids are finally asleep. Your emails, dishes, laundry and paperwork are as done as they are going to be tonight. You finally sit down to take a little time for yourself and you settle in with your favorite chocolate chip ice cream and some R … Read more…
5 Questions every morning to give you clarity and intention.
5 Questions every evening to give you satisfaction and gratitude.
This is the best way to get you in the driver’s seat of your life.