Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. -Haruki Murakami while i don't recall the moment i first heard haruki murakami's quote, i distinctly remember the feeling in my body. my jaw clenched and...
You are worthy of world-class support support: give assistance to; to give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed; suggest the truth of. friend, we're not...
"Treat yourself like someone you love" only works if you have a healthy relationship with LOVE the other day i posed the question, how do you "DO" self love? i think many of us talk about it, but...
I took this picture four years agoto the dayJanuary 3rd, 2015I remember this momentI wanted to capture itI was sad and pissedin a good wayFired up about my own...
I welcome anything that "triggers" me. If you're unfamiliar with the term, what it means a thing that "activates" an emotional response. The "activation" could be of excitement, passion...
When you move to make a change in your life, your unconscious mind will resist. "Nope. We are not doing THAT." She may lash out or rage. She will dig her heels in. She will scream. "This doesn't...
"It's hard to see a way out, isn't it?" Yesterday I heard my coach say, "We are programmed for protection and dying for connection." His statement shook me. I felt it in my core. I messaged him...
One week ago today, I was one day home Having arrived late in the evening from my most recent trip to California Transformed, but in ways not yet fully detectable by me Aware of a stirring Unsure...
"I have a past, but I don't live there anymore." Earlier today I heard my coach say, "If you really are committed to producing the kind of future that you want; don't stand in judgment of the...
Insignificant: too small or unimportant to be worth consideration I was with this heavy, gnawing, nagging feeling last week. It stayed with me for most of the day on Tuesday. Okay, to be honest,...
I recently read an article by Erika Bruhn. She says, "The truth is, quitting isn't really giving up. Maybe, when you look further, the words "I quit" could really reflect a person's self-awareness,...
"For what it's worth, it's never too late to be whoever you want to be." -F. Scott Fitzgerald It’s NEVER too late to begin again... To try something new... To walk away from your current reality...
What if you decided to put down your stories? What if you decided that everything happening in your life was happening for your highest good? What if you decided to no longer label anything as good...
Self loathing. I wasn't born hating myself and honestly, I don't remember the exact moment that it started. My best guess is that it happened slowly. An unfolding over the course of many many years,...
"But if these years have taught me anything it is this: You can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in." -Junot Diaz Identities. I mean, I'm certain I have heard the word before... But...
"I'm overwhelmed." "I would, but I don't have time." "I don't have time to (or time for) ______________. " Go ahead and fill in the blank with all the things you SAY you want. Fill the blank with all...
I realized today that I don't trust myself. F*ck. How do I know? Well, let me share my (old) pattern. First, I take a step into something new. This could be a new group, a new training, a new...
Have you heard the saying, “Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance”? It makes sense, right? Do your research and be prepared. I get it. But when you’re a (recovering) perfectionist,...
"What if you believed you were enough right now?" I am sitting here at my desk, listening to YouTube play "Tibetan Singing Bowls Chakra Healing Meditation Music", all in an attempt to open my 5th...
