Memorial Day: Who We Remember and How We Live Our Lives
Memorial Day, which dates back to the Civil War is about remembering those who fought and died for our country, and who, today continue to fight for our country, and not just the unofficial start of summer. I want to honor our service men and women who sacrifice their lives for us, not [...]
Emotional Dependency or Emotional Responsibility
Thank you to Dr. Margaret Paul for this insightful and helpful message: Emotional dependency means getting one’s good feelings from outside oneself. It means needing to get filled from outside rather than from within. Who or what do you believe is responsible for your emotional well-being? There are numerous forms of emotional dependency: Dependence on [...]
5 Steps to A Positive Attitude
5 steps to a more positive attitude in life. Irving Berlin is quoted as saying: “Life is 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it.” How do you “take” your life? Do you celebrate it and value it, or do you spend your life in worry, uncertainty, fear, burdened etc? We all [...]
Valentine’s Day: Loving Yourself
Valentine’s Day is a hard day for anyone not in a relationship, and it causes more stress, anxiety and depression than almost any other ‘holiday’ for everyone, in or out of relationships. It is a day that begs for acknowledgment of love, passion, connectedness and for validation of whatever your hopes, dreams fantasies are about [...]
Practicing New Behaviors: Creating Habits That Enhance Your Life
As we continue down the road of becoming more aware of our intrinsic value and worth, there are new attitudes and behaviors that will begin to emerge. You may recognize that you really do have strong feelings or opinions about things; you may recognize that you feel more capable and more positively about yourself. You [...]
Facing Your Biggest Challenge: Stepping Into the Life You Deserve
Facing Your Biggest Challenge: Stepping into the Life you deserve This is your gentle reminder of your continuing work on your self-esteem, and positive self-image. You really have started on a path towards “healing from within”. Everyday we have opportunities to bring in positive thoughts and messages about ourselves and our lives; we just [...]
10 Ways to Express Your Gratitude to Clients and Colleagues (Guest Post)
Last week’s teleseminar on Gratitude was a huge success. We’ve had many responses to the program with people asking for more thoughts and ideas on bringing gratitude into their lives. I was fortunate to receive the following message in my in-box just the other day, and with Paula’s permission, I am reprinting it here for [...]
Gratitude and the Difference It Makes in Our Lives
What does it mean to be grateful? What does gratitude feel like? How do you connect the word grateful to a feeling and even a state of being? There is a lot of talk during the holiday season about gratitude. We’re told to be grateful for small things, for the love we have in our [...]
Creating and Maintaining a Positive Attitude: Before the Holidays and Beyond
Every day is a new beginning, if we allow it. Every morning we have an opportunity to start fresh. How do you want to start your day? What attitude or intention do you choose to bring to each day? If you wake and tell yourself that it will be just another day, then that is [...]
Nurturing Yourself
There are so many things to do in any given day. Lists seem to grow by themselves overnight. Most people walk around overwhelmed, stressed, and resentful of the many things they are responsible for in their lives. People wonder when life got so complicated, and where all the joy went. Many people feel that there [...]