Several years ago, I was on an overnight with a friend of mine when he noticed me checking my phone. “Do you ever just leave that thing alone?” he asked me. “What? I’m just checking text messages.” I retorted. “Un huh, for the 100th time since you got up.” It was about 11 o’clock when he made the comment. I
The Self Remembered
Within each of us there is a sacred voice, one that has never been heard before, and will never be heard again. I said that. I say it often, in many ways to clients, friends, family. We are each our own unique self. We come here to this planet pure and fresh, fragile yet fierce, knowing intuitively we have a
The Spirit of Spring
Thank the great Spirit, Spring is SPRINGING! Folks, here in the Midwest, it has been a loooooong hard winter; record snowfalls, major vortex cold spells, as those of us who have been around awhile have said, “It’s a real old-fashioned Minnesota winter!” That sentiment comes with both smiles of remembering fun filled days as kids, and a little bit of
Smooth Seas Do Not Make A Strong Sailor
“Smooth seas do not make a strong sailor”. No truer statement has been made, and this particular statement surrounds a depiction of a large clipper ship amidst raging seas…on the arm of my son. It is a message he holds dear and one that I believe strongly in. “Life” is not most fully experienced through ease alone. I can feel
The Grace in Falling Down
I’ve had plenty of people in my life validate me for being strong; single Mom, self-employed, paid a mortgage on my own for years and still had a great life. I can do things like install hardwood floors, tile a bathroom, sheetrock walls, etc. I got this, or so I thought. Then, something crazy happened. Not all at once, but
It’s All About Walking The Path
I was sitting at coffee yesterday, with a client I’ve worked with the last few years in various capacities. That being both personal work, and business coaching. This time, it was to be a business conversation that quickly went the way of personal growth. Really, the sometimes struggles of personal growth. See, when we are growing up, we’re given a
Being our Best
I gave a talk to a local women’s’ group a while back. It was a talk, that joyfully, turned into a conversation, and I love conversations. I don’t always like giving “talks. Even I get bored listening to myself sometimes. But I do truly adore conversations. It feeds my love of people, and what they think, and who they are
Is Love A Second Hand Emotion?
“What’s love got to do with it” ~ Tina Turner. Sorry to date myself on the music, but is love really just a second-hand emotion? A sweet old-fashioned notion? I think not. Welcome everyone, to February! The month of love, and cards and candy and pink hearts everywhere. It’s great, isn’t it? Well, mostly. We really put a lot of
Good bye, and hello; letters to time
Well, here we are, starting a brand-new year! It’s January 1, 2019, and I can literally feel the buzz of newness in the air. That may actually be our -16-degree temps here in Northern MN, but I’m choosing to experience it as the buzz of the New Year, so please leave me to my delusion. I love, and I mean
Going Home for the Holidays
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like HOME. For so many of us the holidays mean going home. And for many people its not ALWAYS a positive experience. For everyone I work with that is steeped in their family of origin with love, support, unconditional acceptance, there are several who are constantly working to maintain themselves, their truth,