From the category archives:

Personal Growth

“A goal without an action plan is a daydream” –Nathaniel Branden–

May 10, 2011

I recently read this quote in a book by M.J. Ryan called “This Year I Will…” and I was drawn to it–perhaps because I am venturing into the coaching world and coaching focuses on quicker movement, less of the past and a lot planning for the future.  It’s essentially less talk and more action. This [...]

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No Ordinary Woman

April 23, 2011

When I was a child I painfully recall being told I was average. Although I wasn’t completely sure what that meant I had the distinct sense there was nothing (at the moment) different  or unique about me that would distinguish me from others. I was as Webster would say average
typical; common; ordinary: “the average person”. [...]

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How Getting A Dog Improved My Life

April 22, 2011

As I sit here writing this morning’s blog my dog is lying across my feet sleeping. Just a minute ago he was standing between me and a stranger that had come to the door. He is by NO MEANS a security or protection dog but every now and then he pretends and I like it. [...]

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Learning how to be conscious without being judgmental

April 18, 2011

It’s certainly not a bad thing to have dreams and goals and in fact none of us go anywhere without a vision for the future. But for many of us those “dreams” turn quickly into judgments and leave us with an empty feeling inside– as if we aren’t good enough unless THE dream comes true. [...]

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Feeling a little off?

April 17, 2011

I had a dream that I was painting and woke up this morning sure I was going to have a piece of charcoal in my hand.In my dream I had been drawing one of my “usual” female faces but I had done something unique with the background which looked like a blurry puzzel. But I [...]

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Help, I’m Exhausted!

April 6, 2011

Ever catch yourself uttering those words? Perhaps you feel “less than” because you see others juggling their tasks with grace. No matter what they have on their metaphorical plates, it looks easy. I’m often guilty myself — that feeling of wanting to take on as much as I can — prove to some under-developed part [...]

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Stop, Look and LISTEN

February 2, 2010

Stop,Look and LISTEN
Remember the instructions you were given when you were first learning to cross the street? Stop, Look & Listen. It’s amazing how certain phrases and sayings just have a way of staying with you and this one is definitely one that we are all familiar with. As a therapist I get the opportunity [...]

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“Spirituality For Dummies”

October 21, 2009

O.K., I admit it — I went into a bookstore and bought the book “Spirituality For Dummies”. Years of telling myself that while I don’t feel that I am a religious person, I know I often feel something. Whether that “thing” is the “greater than myself thing,” I still don’t know – I’m only on [...]

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