When We Feel Stuck
Photo credit: Bigstock “But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.” - Anne Frank Lately, I've felt...
Working with Difficult People
“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” - Pema Chodron Lately, I’ve found...
A Lesson in Boundaries
“If you spend your life sparing people’s feelings and feeding their vanity, you get so you can’t distinguish what should be respected in...
When Our Feelings Are Hurt
My daughters and I were volunteering at a group event a while back. We were all working for a common good, when one of the group...
Healing the Wounds of Our Past
“We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.” - Marcel Proust This morning was not particularly different than any...
When to Say Something and When to Learn Something
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is what it also takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill When I first...
Making Happiness Last
“Happiness is a journey, not a destination.” – Ben Sweetland I get happiness. At least I get what it is, and theoretically speaking, what...
A Stranger to Moderation
“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” -Rumi Finding balance is a quest on which I have been traveling for years, and I am...
Resilience in Rejection
“Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.” – Dr. Steve...
Embracing Inner Storm Clouds
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." - Victor Hugo Just as there is day, there is night; nature has times of activity...