Cleaning Up
My youngest daughter is notorious for having a difficult time following instructions. As a younger child, she had a difficult time remembering and staying focused on the instructions given. Now...
Selfish Apologies: Saying “I’m sorry” for your relief, not theirs
We accept the belief that forgiveness is a necessary component of a healthy, satisfying relationship. But if that's true, why don't apologies always work? Why are offended people still unsatisfied...
The Art of Self Care
You’re going to laugh at me, but sometimes the best part of my month is lying on a rickety old table in the back of a nail salon with my...
Embracing Pain
Let’s face it, nobody likes pain. Physical, emotional, mental, and/or spiritual. It does not matter which sphere we might be experiencing it, we do not like it. Our natural instincts...
The Common Cold
I have been coughing for a month and it is probably been the most frustrating illness I have had in quite some time. I have a cold. Or, probably more...
The Discipline of Restraint
There are times in life when NOT doing something can usher in a sacred moment. I had one recently. I learned a lot from this moment, and I want to...
Send A Message To Future You
Now that you’ve got a bit of this year behind you, I know a couple things are likely true. First: you can already write 12 at the end of each...
Withdrawing – What is that Communicating?
One of the first things I remember learning in my training as Marriage and Family Therapist is this fact from communication theory: “One cannot NOT communicate.” The communication axiom, “One...
Following Our Emotions
While speaking with a friend recently about a significant fork in the road she was facing, she described how she wanted to just “do what she wanted” and forget the...
Hospitals…Emergencies…Unknowns
Hospitals, emergencies, and unknowns…our health can be a great interruption in our lives and can take us away from the things that we desire to accomplish. There is a reality...