My Thoughts and Stories
Personal Reflections and Fun Memories
As I reflect on my life, I realize how truly blessed I am. It was that time when I walked through great loss that I found many treasures. Though there was struggle and darkness through the way, I mostly saw light in the midst of pain. It is my hope in sharing what I’ve found that you too may be encouraged and inspired. God bless.
What Are You Not Seeing?
Failing to see ourselves clearly is the first relationship mistake I discuss in my Avoiding the 12 Relationship Mistakes Women Make. How's Your Self-Awareness? Do you know how others perceive you? What if other people think you talk about yourself too much or you are...
What To Do When You Are in Over Your Head
"I am physically weary and emotionally exhausted," my coaching client said with a heavy sigh. "I'm not motivated to do anything." She was in over her head at work and at home. I knew how she felt . . . been there recently myself. Overwhelmed with too much to do and...
Are You Paying Attention to Your Limitations?
Have you ever said . . . "On most days, I can make it all work, but I'm stressed out and definitely not enjoying my life." "I'm usually cranky and irritable with _______. I feel angry or anxious most of the time." "I'm tired, tired, tired. "At any given moment I'm at...
5 Tips to Rescue Your Brilliant Idea
Did you ever have a brilliant idea that later seemed to turn bad? Several years ago I had a great idea for a book. Once I decided to take action and make it a reality, however, I felt at times like it was the worst idea I ever had. We have all had similar moments....
Are YOU Life-Giving or Life-Draining?
In the last newsletter, we discussed the high cost of negative friendships. In his book Social Intelligence, Daniel Goleman says, "When we are continually exposed to negative and angry, hurtful people, the detrimental impact on our immune system is significant." In...
Eliminate the Negative, Accentuate the Positive
A bit ago, I received an email informing me that a story I had published in one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books had been included in their 20th anniversary volume. Even better, the publisher wrote about my story in the book's introduction and told how it...
Five Ways to Reduce Toxic Anxiety
When you're heading into another busy week it can come feelings of anxiety knowing there are extra things you need to do. While not all anxiety is detrimental to your well being, constant anxiety can lead to headaches, increased moodiness and insomnia. Here are a few...
Live on Purpose
"Don't live carelessly, unthinkingly." -- Ephesians 5:17, The MESSAGE) My coaching client, Beth, knew that the type of cancer she had would eventually take her life, but she was taken aback one day when a woman asked, "What does it feel like to know you're going to...
Five Ways We Deceive Ourselves
Have you ever cleaned your house before guests arrive and thrown junk in the back of a closet or stuffed clutter into a drawer? Your house appeared clean and organized as long as your guests didn't look in those areas. We do the same thing with our motivations and...
Are You Creating Emotional Distance in Your Closest Relationships?
In this newsletter, I'm sharing an article Linda Jewell (www.LindaJewell.com) sent me about how Taking Out Your Emotional Trash helped her to pay attention to the emotional distance she tended to create in her closest relationships. She writes: My husband and I...
