‘DO WHAT YOU CAN, WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT, WHERE YOU ARE.’ ~Bill Widener (although this quote is often attributed to Theodore Roosevelt). When the events of the world feel scary, overwhelming, and difficult to fathom, and perhaps leave you wondering: what can I do to...

SOMETHING THAT MAKES RECEIVING INTUITIVE MESSAGES OR GUIDANCE SEEM DIFFICULT is that we’re often looking for something revolutionarily different from anything we’ve experienced before. ~ Connecting in to inner wisdom / intuition / source / spirit / universe - whatever...

SOMETIMES WE FEEL STUCK - unclear about what decision to make, what to do about a situation, or how to get through an experience that’s been challenging for us. We wonder what our next move is – we feel unable to see it or find our way. I see this a bit like someone...

YOU ARE NOT ALWAYS WRONG. OTHERS ARE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT. When listening to others and expanding your understanding, particularly when it comes to things of a spiritual nature, or others' creative ideas, perspectives, beliefs, opinions, advice, or works of art, or even...

‘NO BREAKTHROUGH IS GOING TO COME FROM MORE JUDGMENT’ ~Brendon Burchard (I recently heard him say this on a short video clip, but I can’t seem to confirm whether the quote is his or someone else’s, originally.) We can be our own worst critic, can’t we? When we’re...

IMPATIENCE FOR WHAT WE WANT. Sometimes our 'wants' are not what is meant to be - at least, they might not be meant to be in our life or a part of our experience at this particular moment. But we are impatient (which, I believe that might actually be my middle name )....

INVITE THE SOLUTION TO COME TO THE SURFACE AND BE SEEN That issue you're struggling with, that problem you have, that decision you're trying to make... ~Pause ~Close your eyes ~Take a deep breath Imagine, for a moment, that someone has come to you, sharing how they...

DO YOU REALLY TAKE IN THE COMPLIMENTS YOU RECEIVE? It’s wonderful to get compliments when they come our way - it feels good, right? But… Sometimes it feels uncomfortable to receive one. Sometimes we don’t know what to say in response, other than a quick thank you....

IF I AM WHAT I HAVE AND IF WHAT I HAVE IS LOST, WHO THEN AM I? ~Erich Fromm At a time when I was feeling the loss of someone who had removed themselves from my life many years ago, I met with a therapist who offered me this quote – which I have not forgotten. The...

Consider paying attention to the times that you think to yourself - YES, BUT - when you have something, and yet you continue to see a deficiency. I do this. We all do it. I also notice - particularly recently - how great it feels to acknowledge what is present,...

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POSITIVE IMPACT YOU HAVE ON OTHERS. Your ideas, your actions, your words - intentional or unintentional, the just-who-you-are attributes and those you've worked hard at honing, the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ decisions you’ve made - these things all...

SOMEONE ASKED ME RECENTLY WHETHER I THOUGHT THEY NEEDED TO CLEAR CLUTTER – mental, physical, or even relationships – in order to allow new things to come into their life. Here’s the gist of what I shared with them: Since you are asking this question, it suggests that...

I'm not where I thought I’d be right now in an area of my life. I won't lie: sometimes that gets me down.   That is, it gets me down when I focus on the discrepancy between where I thought I’d be and where I am.   [This isn't just another 'be grateful for what you...

Thoughts, beliefs, perspectives, approaches, even personality - these things aren’t you. They are layers that have accumulated around you. ~ Thoughts and beliefs might benefit you if you changed them or cleared them away altogether. ~ Practices or habits could be...

Let’s stop trying to be perfect. Our imperfection is far more interesting. Isn’t that why we love comedians? They point out inconsistencies? Share huge blunders? Isn’t that a big part of how we identify with other people – in general? Making friends? Sure, it’s partly...