When I was a little girl I could hardly wait til the last day of school. As the bus would near my home I could see Mamaw’s car in the driveway. My heart began thumping like a bass drum in my chest, and I could hardly choke the tears back as I jumped off the…
Thanksgiving… Great food… Turkey … Family … Friends … Laughter … Pumpkin pie. It’s all part of a wonderful day… But midst all of those great things, don’t forget ‘tis the season to give thanks! Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time. Yes, every family has an Aunt Sally or Uncle Billy, or someone who creates…
I couldn’t breathe. My chest was pounding, but in a different way. It was like each pounding beat was the breaking off of another piece of my heart. Pain shot through my neck and down my left arm like a bullet. I was dizzy. My hands were sweaty, I was shaking as if unclothed in…
We even acknowledge it in our invitations: “the honor of your presence is requested”… Presence matters! But the presence I’m talking about is not your body being present and accounted for. The presence I’m speaking of is you being present in body, mind, heart, and spirit. For you, for your loving relationships, for your family,…
Yes! I’m talking to you! No matter where you are on your journey, your DNA has the programming of wings to fly… to take you to greater places! I was just a little girl when this revelation came to me. Maybe it was the science class I was in, maybe it was a moment of…
“The devil made me do it.” Although the blame game began long before this saying became popular, it has been a constant battle since the beginning of time. I’ve heard it said that it began in the garden when Adam blamed his wife for preparing him apple pie for dinner, and his wife blamed the…
I was intrigued the first time that I heard Tony Robbins say the quote, “success without fulfillment is the greatest failure.” I knew it was true, because although receiving my doctoral degree with honors was a great success, it brought no fulfillment. I woke up the next morning and thought to myself, “I worked all…
Your fulfillment in life … your relationships, your project success, your career success, your business success, your financial success; ALL of your success … is TOTALLY predictable! No, I’m not a fortuneteller, and I certainly do not have a crystal ball. But neither is necessary to assess your destination, your fulfillment, and your success (or…
Getting our needs met. Yes … it’s the one thing that can put us in danger of violating our values, give up our goals, and sacrifice our dreams. WOW! If you had any psychology courses at all, you will remember Abraham Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs.” I was absolutely blown away by the concepts, because it…
A funk. Don’t look at me like you don’t know what a funk is. We all have them. And they are always dysfunktional! I define a funk as that place we go when we have been hurt, upset, or disappointed. We go to that place, and we nurse our wounds, rehearse the wrongs done to…