I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about risk-taking. I’ve also been doing a lot of thinking about finally, finally following your dreams. So many of us accept the mantle of responsibility too early. And then we wear it, all day, every day, for the rest of our lives. But what about those dreams? When…
Today’s power words from my Show Up! Journal free-write. Like many of us, I often set myself insurmountable goals. Or, allow me to clarify, they seem insurmountable. But, I keep at it. That’s all there is. I think that’s all any of us can do. We keep going. We keep showing up. We keep working…
Today’s Show Up! Journal free-write power words. I don’t buy that whole, “It’s the journey not the destination,” thing. I can relax and enjoy the ride a whole lot better if I’m not driving around in circles. Granted, I might see things from a different perspective each time on the circle, and I might learn…
Here are today’s power words from my Show Up! Journal free-write. Let’s face it. We’re not all Jedi. Even though Yoda can expect to “do or not do, there is no try,” the rest of us? We fail. We fail a lot, (until we don’t). The key is to keep trying. Because if you aren’t…
Today’s power words from my Show Up! Journal free-write. I’ve been thinking a lot about the nervousness and anxiety that so many of us feel before we go on stage, embark on a new project, take up any new challenge, and sometimes meet new people or even go outside. Anxiety can be crippling, and yet,…
Here are today’s power words from the Show Up! Journal. I realized this morning that I have been letting fear keep me from acting. Instead of standing up, stepping up, and showing up, I’ve been avoiding. And that has kept me from delivering on my promises to myself. Because, here’s the thing, my deadlines are…
Today’s power words from my Show Up! Journal free-write. I struggle with hypothyroidism. I have to take excellent care of myself, watch what I eat, exercise lightly, and do yoga or tai chi every, single day, or I will rapidly get to the point where I can’t even get out of bed. Since I have…
I wrote the following to a friend. And I decided to repost it here. For anyone who is going through a long, dark night of the soul right now, I send you my love. — It sucks to be laid bare. It sucks to have to face the biggest fears of your particular spirit (and…
You know those seeming coincidences that knock us upside the head and that bring clarity to murky situations? Or the ones that bring us to decisions or actions that must be taken in that instant if we know what’s good for us? They appear to give us an “I could have had a V-8” moment…
My good friend John is an Olympic class skier. I am strictly a Bunny Sloper. I don’t mind going fast. I don’t mind wearing skis. I like being on mountains. I’m just not terribly good, and I’m okay with that. When we were in college, we took a weekend and headed to Georgia Bay in Canada….