50 Shades of Frustration, Root Cause Analysis and My Insecurities
A friend gave me a stinging slap on my ass on Friday.
And I liked it.
No, not in a 50 Shades of Grey way.
…but I still liked it. Continue reading
Category: Self Awareness and Personal Growth
One Thing You Can Do to Diffuse Your Difficult Feelings
Do you get that tight clenchy feeling at the base of your ribs in a new situation? Or maybe you get that lead ball in the pit of your stomach when you are afraid. Is the feeling accompanied by rational … Continue reading
When Things Suck We’ve Gotta’ Learn to Accept It
When things aren’t going your way or just plain suck, do you know what the most important thing to do is? Continue reading
Why Is It So Hard To Accept a Compliment?
When someone says, “I like your shirt,” why do we automatically say, “This old thing? I found it behind a dumpster . . .” even if we spent half an hour deciding exactly what to wear. Continue reading
Lazy Asses, Crazy Spiritual People and the Rest of Us
According to comedian Kyle Cease, There aren’t enough spiritual teachers for “the average person watching Nickleback videos,” and I totally agree. Continue reading
How to Be Happier By Taking a Pass On Judgement
Many of our judgements make us unhappy, they close new paths before we have a chance to explore them, and they hinder our relationships with others. Continue reading
Passion Is a Dirty Word
Passion is a big word. Meriam-Wester defines passion as an “intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction; a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept; an object of desire or deep interest.” Continue reading
Hello World, You Scare the Sh!t Out of Me!
This post is supposed to be about this blog and what I want to achieve with it. But it isn’t.
You know why? Because sharing this with you scares the sh!t out of me. Continue reading
Release Yourself by Forgiving
A few years ago I shared an idea I was working on with a co-worker. He used that information in a way that, at the time, I thought discredited me and hurt my career.
I was angry. I felt my trust had been violated and that I had been used. Continue reading
Un-balanced Living: The Poop Story
When my kids were small I worked full-time.
I felt like I was always running; trying to build a career, commuting an hour to and from work, coming home to take care of two kids, cook dinner, feed and walk the dogs etc. etc.
At the end of the day, my routine often left me feeling overwhelmed and incompetent. Continue reading