Responsibility

Responsibility

When I was going through my second divorce I was a mess.My second marriage was ending. What was I doing wrong? Why wasn’t I able to make my marriages work? I was given the book “The Year of Living Consciously” by Gay Hendricks This book is laid out to read daily. Each...
Are you happy?

Are you happy?

We are in charge of our lives. We are in control of our happiness. Sometimes we think we don’t have control of our happiness, that other people are in control. This is not true. Sometimes we think other people had all the advantages that is why they are happy. This is...
One Thought Away from Reinvention

One Thought Away from Reinvention

I saw a post recently that said  “ You are one thought away from reinvention.” That made me think about all the thoughts I had before and after starting on my path to reinvention. I have spoken about thoughts in the past. I believe your life all comes down to your...
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...
Learning your lessons

Learning your lessons

Throughout our school lives we have been taught to work hard and get good grades. This is our training. We are taught that failure is bad. If you fail you haven’t worked hard enough, you haven’t done what you are supposed to do. In a school situation, this may be...
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...