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Effort Not Outcome
When I trained for a half marathon, I did it through a charity, which supported us with training schedules, locations, group meetings, sneaker-measuring-discounted-help. I raised over $11,000: I was motivated, because my son was undergoing chemo, so I was a...
People Will Always Hurt You: But You Can Choose Your Reaction
Sometimes people hurt us: intentionally or unintentionally. Some times we know we are hurt - right away, the words have slipped out or the door is slammed in our faces. We immediately recognize the hurt - our heart rate rises, we might notice our breath becoming...
Find Comfort in Your Own Skin
This weekend I went to Nashville, TN, with a friend of mine. We have been friends about 7 months and this was our first time traveling together. We spent about 19 hours driving there and back and then the whole Labor Day weekend together. It was so much fun to...
Invite Yourself to the Table
We all struggle with something. Some days it’s the size of our thighs, or our inability to say 'no' to a second slice of pie, other days it’s a relationship that we seem not to be handling well, or one that we keep returning to, even if it doesn’t serve us well. ...
If It Doesn’t Bring You Joy….
Having a break from your regular life, by going away, gives you perspective. It gives you a chance to miss (or not) your friends, pets and family and your belongings. When you return - you look differently at things and people, because you realize that you didn’t...
Being Lead: The Power of Letting Go
I've just spent seven days on a yoga/hiking retreat. It was the first time I had traveled without a friend or my family since 1998. As a mother, it can be hard to get away and to find a way to do it in a mostly guilt-free way. My parents play a hugely active role in...
Expectations: Lower Them & Then Have Fun!
Will that donut taste as good as I imagine it? Will my new lover be as good as I imagine him to be? Will the Rolling Stones be as amazing as I have imagined them for the last 25 years? One of the tricks that I found myself using towards the end of my failing marriage,...
Cooking as a Way to Learn About Failure
I love to cook. All kinds of food, but particularly breads, cakes, pies, muffins, cookies - all things carb! My usual MO is to follow the recipe, and then, based on my experience, I tweak the ingredients. Sometimes, particularly when making things like breads, or...
Create Your Happy Place
Day two of my vacation and although I’m jetlagged, I’m feeling profoundly relaxed. Partly it’s because I’ve been lying down and reading novels, drinking tea, eating bread, cheese, hiking, spending time with my loving family. I’ve been considering why I find it so...
Emotional Contagion!
You walk into a room. And before you even open your mouth, you know. You can feel it. Your heart rate starts to rise. You feel hot & a bit nauseous as the cortisol starts to flow. The person in the room is mad, steaming, angry and the volatility is...
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