Posted in Self-Acceptance, Stress on Apr 7th, 2010
Sometimes it can be easy to feel peaceful – all is flowing, all feels good, life is lined up in a way that really works. Then there are times that feel like a wild ride through life. I’m just making my way through one of the latter times which is why I haven’t been on [...]
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My invitation to you is to consciously spend time today observing the thoughts that pass through your mind. What do you notice?
How much of your thoughts are focussed on expectations or desires? How common are the phrases “I wish” or “if only” as you pay attention to thought? In other words, how often do you [...]
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‘Trying to control’ our own lives and the lives of those around us, especially those who are close to us, can be a common human trait. We want people to respond to us the way we want. We have expectations about how someone should be, particularly with us. We can get into thinking we’re right [...]
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Sound familiar? I certainly get this place. And what I know from experience is that it’s an exhausting place to live. I’ll say more about me in service of you with the goal of illustrating this perspective (defined as a way of thinking).
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The particles of life or, in other words, life’s details, can be challenging to take care of on a daily basis. For everyone, it can create a busyness that can be hard to handle. This is especially true for those of us (as I include myself in this group) whose strength is not taking care [...]
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One of the powerful ingredients of coaching is asking open-ended, powerful questions. Clients get to stop…reflect…and get in touch with a deeper part of themselves. They get an opportunity to be honest about what’s really happening.
I find that I really appreciate the power of asking important questions and that includes asking them of myself. It’s [...]
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Posted in Relatonships, Wholeness on Nov 21st, 2007
Yes, it’s true. Men come to me for coaching on claiming their lives as their own almost as often as women do. Their process can often show up in a different way.
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At a gathering, I listened to a young man talk about planning for his upcoming wedding. My heart felt for him as he was dealing with the social and family pressures, whether assumed or real, to ‘get it right’ and follow the ‘rules’. All those opinions, all those ’should’s’. The bottom line question that [...]
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With intentions to stop putting yourself last in your list of priorities and to live life grounded in who you are, it’s important to explore what compromise means to you. What are the compromises in your life that you have made for the sake of your relationships? Why? Is it so easy for you to [...]
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