Don’t be scared

Today’s Show Up! Journal power words: I think that often what we need when we are scared is a change of perspective. Sure, everyone gets scared. Even the people who say they’re never afraid are sometimes terrified. I don’t think the key is to never be afraid. I think the key is to know what…

Reciprocity 

Today’s Show Up! Journal power words: I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the notion that as we progress, what’s most important is how much we give and how much we help. I think it’s true. I think generosity, kindness, compassion, and a giving nature are some of the best and most notable characteristics…

You are the machine. 

Today’s Show Up! Journal power words. I’m sitting after having taken care of my morning leg massage, that allows me to walk, and thinking it’s important. It’s important to take care of ourselves. If we don’t, who will?  Vitality and Health are two of the ingredients that give us drive and purpose. If we are…

Ingredients of success

Today’s Show Up! Journal power words: these are it. After meditating and writing about the idea of success, these are what I came up with.  First, we must breathe and breathe deeply. Accessing our breath allows us to build and extend our patience not to mention oxygenating our blood and maintaining all our systems. Remember,…

Want it? Go get it!

Today’s Show Up! Journal power words: I’m not trying to be flippant. It’s really the way I feel today. At last night’s Hood College “Tell Better Stories,” workshop, a number of the students were concerned about having to make peace with doing jobs they disliked.  And I said, “I realize that there are economic concerns….

Try!

Much as I hate to disagree with Yoda, that’s just the truth of it. We have to keep trying until we succeed. The result might not be what we envisioned, but it will be incredible.