Courage
Boundaries
My darling, sweet Topaz continues to teach me so much about myself. The latest topic: boundaries. How much wiggle room will I allow him before enforcing boundaries? It made me veer outside of puppy training and look at what boundaries I enforce in my human relationships, too. How much justifying do I do (i.e. he’s…
Read MoreWhy Surrender doesn’t have to be Taboo
In a world where everything is planned, managed and controlled, the concept of surrender can bring you to your knees. It doesn’t have to. Especially if you shift your perception of surrender and the benefits that come along with it. The first thing to realize is that surrender is not about giving up. It’s not…
Read More4 Hard-Hitting Reasons to Forgive (summed up in one word!)
What’s the one word reason why to choose forgiveness? Love? No. Peace? No. It’s SELF. You, yourself, are the very reason to choose forgiveness. So, I suppose you’re wondering what the four reasons are… Sanity Energy Love Freedom These are the gifts YOU receive from choosing to forgive. Sanity Stopping the endless cycle of monkey…
Read MoreOne More Time
The levels of understanding and invitation in this quote are rich and deep. From one perspective, it holds the invitation to offer forgiveness or acceptance within a personal relationship. If someone hurts us or betrays us, what is our willingness to offer forgiveness? Do we have the heart strength (courage) to trust loving again? And…
Read MoreUncertainty
Uncertainty. I find it to be unsettling at times and somewhat exciting at others. It’s the unsettling side of uncertainty that is a bit more present these days. It seems that every time I shift my attention to another area in my life, uncertainty appears. One could argue that every moment of every day is…
Read MoreDigging In
What is important to you? What do you desire but talk yourself out of? Is it a different job? A new hobby? A dream vacation? Growth in a relationship? Learning a new skill? Where does the ability to struggle, fail, get up and repeat come from? As…
Read MoreRebirth
We all have a story. Sometimes the story is embraced and sometimes it is rejected. Sometimes we integrate our story and sometimes we want to tuck it away to never have to look at it again. The important thing to understand is that our story helps inform who we are in…
Read MoreMistakes
Why are mistakes so powerfully paralyzing to so many? What kind of mistake can be so disabling? What’s the worst thing that could happen if a mistake is made? Fear, or fear of making a mistake, can be debilitating…to your own self…to relationships…to work productivity…to enjoying life. The fear of making…
Read MoreCourage
Here’s an interesting little back story. When it comes time to “find” the quote for my blog, I often go to my collection of saved quotes in my email and the one that resonates is typically the first one I click on. The first quote I found was about courage (dated 2018). I thought…I’m not…
Read MoreRisk
One of the things that really strikes me about this quote is how often this question can be asked in the course of one day. There is a constant need for awareness of being tuned into how I feel, what I believe and who I am. There is a choice to be made with every…
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