Taking Compliments

Taking Compliments

How do you take compliments? Do you just say “thank you”? Or do you deflect? Do you say something like-“Oh this old thing”, “I got it for $5”, “I have had it forever”.Why do you think that you do that? Deflecting is a learned behavior and a lot of us do it. I noticed...
Letting go

Letting go

When I used to get upset about something, I tended to hold on to the anger. I could get mad just thinking about the story. I got upset hours longer than the incident even took. I could spin out for days, sometimes weeks.   ​ What was this about? As I looked at...
New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions

  Happy New Year and Welcome to 2020. Here we are at a new year with new goals and new possibilities. Leading up to this time there is a lot of pressure-the holidays, gifts, family, travel… The main topics and questions in media and from people around you are...
Lessons

Lessons

As I age I look to older people for advice. One thing I have seen on social media is deathbed regrets lists. One thing that stands out from those lists is that most people wish they had not wasted time on anger. They wish they spent more time loving themselves and...
Take in the Love

Take in the Love

Going through a breakup can be very sad and you can feel alone, like nobody loves you. We tend to feel like we need to be part of a couple to feel love. I am here to say that that is not true. I am single and I feel more love now than I ever have in the past, even...
Mindfulness: Kindness

Mindfulness: Kindness

Kindness is one of those things we forget at times, especially when we are overwhelmed, stressed and sad. When all you can see is your pain, being kind is hard to muster. Sometimes you just want to make others feel the pain too. You really don’t want to hurt others,...