I recently bought Will Bowen’s book, A Complaint-Free World. It’s an interesting concept - the idea is that you can increase your happiness by training yourself to stop complaining, gossiping, and, most difficult for me, using sarcasm. The program involves a simple purple silicone bracelet, but you can use a rubber band, or any of … Continue reading How Long Can You Go Without Complaining?

Image by Greg Plominski from Pixabay Lately, I’ve been listening to Marie Forleo’s book, Everything is Figureoutable. Yes, that’s a made up word, but it’s a very helpful book for anyone who has been floundering or unsure of how to follow their heart and do the thing (or things - Marie is a multi passionate … Continue reading Mind the Gap

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay This is a story about commitment, and how we allow the vision of perfection to steal what is possible, if we are only willing to be seen to be imperfect. This week I am listening to an audiobook of Marie Forleo’s Everything is Figureoutable. Yes, that’s a made up … Continue reading Every Day Except 6

Image by Nadja Donauer from Pixabay I know. We are 8 months into a pandemic, the numbers are terrifying, people are being stupid, and we are all so, so weary of all this. Still, we can’t let up with our precautions and our isolation. It’s hard. If you are someone who works in healthcare or … Continue reading How to Become Resilient

Image by Esa Riutta from Pixabay The other day I had the experience of witnessing myself being triggered. Not a lot of fun, that’s for sure, but always a learning experience. I find it fascinating that the term “triggered” has become so loaded. In its most simple form, it refers to a small event that … Continue reading What Do You Do When You Are Triggered?

Image by Harut Movsisyan from Pixabay Remember back in July, when we had no COVID cases and thought we had beaten this thing? We observed the rest of the world with some disdain, clearly they weren’t as good at this as we were. Ha. I’m guessing we needed some humility. It’s a very frightening time … Continue reading How to Survive Feeling Out of Control

Image by Laura Kuhn from Pixabay In the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast, there is an enchanted rose that is kept under a glass bell. You don’t see those around too much anymore, but in Victorian times they were used to display flowers or wax fruit in a dust-free manner. Something that is under … Continue reading Are You Living Under a Glass Bell?

Image by fabrixx from Pixabay Lately I’ve been listening to an audio book by the late Joseph Murphy, a very interesting and remarkable man. I don’t know that I can accept all of the claims in this book, but there’s no doubt in my mind that he is correct when he talks about the power … Continue reading What Are You Telling Your Subconscious Mind?

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Lately I’ve been listening to an audio book by Joseph Murphy, called The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. It’s quite fascinating - he makes some very interesting connections between the well-known healing power of the placebo, and the unplumbed depths of our subconscious minds. I’m very appreciative of my … Continue reading Is Envy Holding You Back?

So this weekend was … interesting. I was tired, I was stressed, and I got into sugary things I shouldn’t have. I can definitely feel the result, there’s a reason why I’m not supposed to eat that stuff, and it’s not because I’m on a “diet”. So now what? In the past I would probably … Continue reading What to Do When You’ve Blown It