Nothing a Good Cry Won’t Fix
Nothing a Good Cry Won’t Fix I woke up this morning in a low mood. That’s become rare for me, and I’m afraid I got caught up in the gravity of my thinking for a few minutes. I believed what I was thinking and got sucked into some apocalyptic feelings. Half an hour went by […]
Want More Grace?
Want More Grace? It’s tempting to imagine grace as a rare event, a bolt from the blue, or a miracle. Well, to me, it is a miracle, but what I’ve found is that assuming it needs to be a rare occasion, or that it’s necessarily accompanied by the “bolt from the blue” feeling keeps grace […]
Which Passenger Should I Listen To?
Which Passenger Should I Listen To? I had a conversation with a client a few days ago. They were trying to figure out how to know when they were overthinking something. In effect, they were trying to think their way out of a “situation” they were already thinking too much about. But the following recipe […]
What’s Sacred in Your World?
What’s sacred in your world? The list of what’s sacred will vary depending on who you talk to and what they believe. In most cases, certain things will be regarded as sacred, and certain things won’t be. This idea has always felt wrong to me in a way I couldn’t quite define. Sometime recently, the […]
What Happened to My Endless Possibilities?
What Happened to My Endless Possibilities? You might notice how often I use the phrase, “endless possibilities.” Endless possibilities is another way to talk about the resilience that’s built into humans. I realize as I write this that “endless” and “possibilities” have become welded together in my brain. It doesn’t occur to me the phrase […]
What if You Didn’t Have to Feel Any Different Than You Do Now?
What if You Didn’t Have to Feel Any Different Than You Do Now? From what I’ve seen, most of us just want to feel a little better than we do right now, and it’s funny to see the lengths we go to and the stuff we’ll try just to feel that little bit better. You […]
Love Can’t Die
Love Can’t Die What a beautiful experience it is to see something with such utter clarity. Today, while I was putting together lunch, I happened to think of Lois Brown, who died some years ago at ninety. We’d known each other since I was about six. Her kids had been my schoolmates, and we developed […]
Yes? or No?
Yes? or No? Humans constantly have the opportunity to make choices, to say “yes” to this and “no” to that. Have you noticed that you tend to respond in one way more often than the other? That answer can be thought of as your “default answer.” It’s likely you’re more inclined to say “yes” more […]
Love Wins Every Time
Love Wins Every Time When I was talking with a client the other day, she told me she was making a video for an online class and asked me to watch her run through the version of it as it appeared in her mind at that moment. The video was an assignment intended to capture […]
Laughing at Yourself
Laughing at Yourself I have something for you. It’s something that can make your life feel easier, that can make your load feel lighter, and that can give you a feeling of resilience, even when you’re exhausted or overwhelmed. Now I have to rephrase the first thing I said to you, which was, “I have […]