Posts by Ann Ruane
Storm
When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.
~ Haruki Murakami
Sole Custody
You have sole custody of your life. Who you are today is not who you have to be tomorrow. Embrace the possibility of transformation.
~ Leeza Gibbons
Change Your Heart
You change your life by changing your heart.
~ Max Lucado
Transformation Mantra
When I choose to listen within, I open to transformation.
~Ann Ruane
Who or What-That is the Question
Can you imagine how many arguments could be avoided if the idea of what is right took priority over who is right? Take a moment and think about that.
Read MoreIt All Comes Down to the ‘F’ Word
There are quite a few “F” words that contribute to worry, frustration and resentment:
Fear
Frantic
Futility
Falsehoods
Funk
Falter
Fret
But the word I am referring to is FORIGVENESS. All of the other “F” words listed take us out of the place of love and firmly into a place of fear. Forgiveness fosters the extension of love…to yourself and to others.
Why Does It Seem So Hard?
Do you ever find yourself spinning your wheels and not getting anywhere? Feeling like every effort you’re making is yielding, “access denied” or “effort declined”? If so, you’re not alone.
When I find myself running into walls like that, I need to pause and pay attention. What am I bringing to the situation that is providing an unintentional (or unconscious) road block? How am I creating resistance?
Read MoreYou Made Me Feel Uncomfortable
The biggest area in my life I try to control—or blame someone else—is around emotions. I can dance around really feeling my emotions better than Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on the silver screen.
Read MoreHonest Intolerable Uncertainty-What’s Eating at Me?
Maybe this would be better phrased as the intolerable need for honesty and the uncertainty that keeps me stuck. There is a weight on my heart that I feel needs to be seen and heard, but there is such uncertainty around it all: how will it be received? How will I deal with the fear that is sure to come up after I share? What impact will it make in my world, both professionally and personally?
Read MoreVulnerability Q&Q
In order to stretch ourselves we do need to experience the vulnerability of not knowing the outcome.
~ Philippa Perry