“What’s the point? My marriage has failed, I am looking old, I’m depressed, and there’s just nothing worth living for anymore.” I listened with compassion, and leaned toward her as I asked gently: “Do you know the purpose of your life? Because that is the point.” Her lip quivered and tears began to flow as…
“Ummmm…”… “Hmmmmmm…” I am never speechless but those were the only two sounds I could utter. The host chuckled and said, “That was the exact response Oprah gave when asked the exact same question!” I was on a podcast last week, and I guess he thought I would be somewhat relieved to hear that Oprah…
She sobbed from a broken heart as I sat with her. Then in despair she looked up and asked: “Why can’t we all just use our time to love each other like it was our last day on earth?” I was processing my dear friend through the sudden loss of her husband. From diagnosis to…
“So I guess you’re just wanting me to start a bonfire right here in your office?“ He came in because he felt he was “losing his edge.“ About a year ago, we had ceased his bridge burning, and taken a torch to his boats. Amazing things were happening in his business, and in his marriage.…
The couple walked into my office, and the husband flopped back in the chair as if he had just been on 100 mile cattle drive. He groaned audibly followed by: “Hell I don’t know if we should burn the bridges or burn the boats! Hopefully you can help us decide and give us a match!“ …
“We are having some challenges, and we both feel wounded. We are both deeply committed to getting back on track. But we both agree we need a little boost to help us get there.“ I cannot tell you how much I love receiving those kinds of texts and voice messages. Because clearly they are healing…
When I walked into my closet and saw that every thing from his side was gone, my heart sank to a place that felt like quicksand. Like it would never rise again. For a second, everything went black. There were thousands of drums booming inside my ears, my palms went clammy, and I knew I…
“There are two major things I cannot seem to overcome. I’m too wounded to love … and I’m too wounded to love.” I saw the puzzled look on her mentor’s face as she tilted her head to understand what she had heard from a very broken hearted woman. She continued: “I’m too wounded by life,…
With a very timid and quiet voice she half whispered, “I’m barely hanging on by a thread!” I know you’ve been there before. A moment when things were not going well at all, and you felt like you have slipped from what was “the end of your rope” to “hanging on by a thread.” I…
“I thought you might like to have this rusty propeller!” It was corroded and not really anything that I wanted to touch. But I could see the sincerity in his eyes when he handed it to me and I accepted it graciously. He had just completed Life Coaching 101 and revealed, “I came to your…