Life’s Edges Are Where Things Get Better
I’ve been working on updating my website over the winter and while it’s a work in progress, it’s beginning to come together. One of my favorite sections is the Gratitude section where people share their thoughts after making something important to them, better. I have deep respect for the people who make a choice to commit their faith, time, and courage to creating desired change in their life.
Are You The Author of The Story Of Your Life?
I work with smart, competent people who often don’t feel so competent or smart in a relationship they are struggling with. Often they have worked with traditional therapy to no avail and are looking elsewhere for help. They often mistake feeling challenged by the state of the relationship as a judgment of themselves and their worthiness. Yet nothing could be further from the truth as within all challenges is the invitation to realize more of who one is and is truly capable of.
Bye Bye Being Nice and Hello Fierce Compassion
First off, appreciation to the people who have responded to my newsletters with questions seeking more clarity about what the power of their presence is. Being curious and asking questions are under-rated actions for getting more of what you want in life. One of the questions I received was whether the power of presence is anything like being mindful. My response was yes, and, more so. While mindfulness is the practice of being with the present moment, the power of your presence is being congruent with what is true for you in your words, actions, and choices. When you engage the power of your presence, you will not need to say as much, do as much, and yet will realize more of what you seek. Your presence, whether spoken, written, or through your actions, is the power created through your alignment, your integrity with your deepest values and truths.
The Power of Your Presence And Your Legacy
What do I mean by your legacy? While we may consider a person’s legacy to involve money, a person’s legacy is larger than their financial worth. Legacy includes what you accomplish as well as the impact you have with the people you intersect with in life. Legacy in the simplest terms is the story of your life… the dragons you slay, the love you offer, and the faith in yourself and life you lived.
When Conflict Shows Up, Bring On Your Power and Presence
As promised, today’s article is about how showing up with the power of your presence when conflict arises will create outcomes better than avoiding conflict. Conflict seems to be universally feared, the irony being that in order to avoid conflict,...
What’s Your Relationship With Your Power and Presence?
Expanding on what I call “the power of your presence” which is a way of holding and engaging power differently that the dominant model of power-over and power through fear. When I am working with someone seeking change in their life, we work with...
How Time Flies!
Wow! Has it really been 2 years since I wrote to you last?? Time flies even when you're living through a pandemic it seems. Time did become altered by the times of isolation and disruption in community and family rituals and events. Being on the...
“Once Upon a Time You Did Love Yourself”
Valentine’s Day is upon us and awhile I understand feeling cynical about Valentine’s Day if not in a romantic relationship (or in an unhappy marriage), Valentine’s Day for me is a time to offer love to those I love. Cookies are made and decorated,...