”There have been so many tears and such grief. I so wish he wanted to fight for this, for me, for us, for our family!” This was the text I received last night from an amazing young woman whose husband seems to be giving up on the marriage. As I read the words, I thought of…
Wow! If I had only known that as a child! The formula for my life was very different: “You are such an idiot.” (Complements of my unaware Dad) + “She’s not educational material.” (Complements of my 1st grade teacher) = An ordinary life with a potential of 3 inches off the ground if I was…
“You can certainly keep on shoving those pink elephants up under the rug and feeding them peanuts! But you’re either going to trip and break your neck, or the city is going to come and condemn your home when their ‘stuff’ keeps piling up!“ All three of us belly laughed, but the couple got my…
“The number one thing I would recommend to save your marriage is for each of you to find your Purpose and for you to find a purpose together!“ It was the response of one of the premier marriage and family therapists at a worldwide conference when asked about saving marriages. At the moment, I wasn’t…
“I guess the Lord’s been good to me, and I lived my mission and my purpose.“ That was the response of my botany professor from my freshman year of college when we asked why he thought he was still so vibrant. He was still driving and living on his own well into his 90s. It…
A catchy tune with a funky beat grabbed my attention. Otherwise, I would have never stopped on that radio station. Little did I know a country song was about to bring me a revelation! With some good red wine and my brand new shoesGonna dance a blue streak around my living roomTake a chance on…
This bright young woman had just learned about breaking free of shame. And, seeing a college girl transformed before our eyes — when her wish was that we all jump in the pool with her (fully clothed!), no one resisted! Yep! Sixteen of us who were in Coach Training together jumped in and celebrated the…
“So you are saying I might not get into heaven drinking my bottle of wine every night?” “No!” I said with a curious smile. “So you’re saying I’m going to hell for my bottle of wine each night?” “No!” I replied with even more amazement! “I have no idea how this conversation went to heaven……
“This family will just never come together again. Too much has happened and there’s too much sewage under our family bridge.” I was so very sad to hear the patriarch of a wonderful family say something with such determination and certainty. His wife, on the other hand, had dragged him to my office in hopes…
“Well I’m just not a planner!” was what a client said when we were talking about designing an extraordinary year for him and his business. With no grace or mercy, I leaned forward and told him, “You need to suck those words right back in even if you have to choke on them!” It has…