Self View and Life Experiences I was born with a congenital heart defect, one so extreme that if I was born ten years earlier I would not be alive today! I had my first open heart surgery when I was two years old.My parents raised me to make my health a priority without allowing it …
Our inner world directly impacts our outer world. What we think about ourselves, about life, and everything in between is mirrored back to us. What we say to ourselves and the thoughts that we think directly impacts our experiences. For years (going back all the way to my High School days), I had this belief …
When life gets rough, how do we rise? How do we accept life circumstances, when they are not what we had wanted and deeply desired? These are the kinds of questions that I have asked myself many times and this is what I have realized- there are a myriad of ways that we can each …
Have the past few weeks felt intense? If they have, you are NOT alone, I know that mine have! There were many roadblocks and detours that were happening. It felt at times that there was not a clear path in sight and the frustration and anger were mounting. I had to find a way to …
Pain of any sort: physical, emotional, etc., brings different levels of intensity that ebb and flow from subtle, bearable/manageable, becoming increasingly worse, unbearable, and all the nuances in between. At different stages of it, various responses/reactions occur- avoiding dealing with it when the pain is subtle is easier to do and sometimes we do just …
Continue reading Recognize Your Courage as You Navigate Your Pain
Navigating the new can be hard to do- What to think? What to feel? What to say? We may not know yet because we have not been on this exact road before. We have nothing to compare it to- some experiences may be similar but definitely not the same. When in times of transition and …
The circle of life, birth and death, and all the in-betweens. Through it all we will fall, it will get bumpy, we will get bumped and bruised and this has meaning too. The firsts, the lasts, the learning, and growing that we will do in between- is there any other more beautifully challenging school, than …
Continue reading Ready to Step Into Your Power and Change Your Life?
Experiences happen that can clearly define an ending and a new beginning such as: Losing a loved one Getting divorced Receiving a serious diagnosis A family member and/or loved one getting a serious diagnosis (physical, emotional, developmental/ cognitive delays or disabilities) Receiving a transplant A global pandemic The list goes on… While we are in …
Continue reading Did you forget and now you are beginning to remember?
Even jugglers drop the ball sometimes, so why would we think that it would be any different for us? When we make multiple commitments to ourselves or others at one time this is bound to happen. When it does, how can we respond with self-compassion and humility rather than feeling upset or disappointed with ourselves? …
Continue reading Do You Feel Like You Are Dropping the Ball?
Giving ourselves permission to heal can help us see what is real. What is it that we are truly feeling? When we ask this, we start to give meaning to our feelings and emotions. The why behind the cry, the anger, the out rage, the numbness, the silence. When we do this we get to …
It is easier to shine when the sun is bright but when it is dim and you need to find the light within, that’s where your inner fighter comes in. Your inner fighter can get you through the darkest of nights. It will get you to show up again and again and say, YES! I …
