Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
I recently met with a woman named Diane. She is starting a new chapter in her life, a new venture that will fuel her passion. Of course, life is giving her some bumps in the road along the way! Recently her day started with an unexpected and unpleasant situation that made her frustrated, irritated and […]
Are We Taking our Thoughts Way too Seriously?
“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.” Erma Bombeck Recently, I had a client come to me that was concerned with her busy mind – analyzing and worrying about both her own life and others far too much. Overall, she is struggling with her thinking. […]
Have You Missed Seeing Signs of Love?
“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” Anais Nin Recently, I had an argument with my special friend, Jay. It was so trite; it’s not worth discussing. Even so, I got my feathers ruffled and went upstairs to “try” to be productive. All I really wanted was for him […]
You May be Surprised!
You must be the change that you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi We all want better relationships – whether it be with friends, family, co-workers, colleagues, or even people we have yet to meet. I recently heard a story about a workshop being held by Dr. Kristin Neff, a leading psychologist in […]
Return of Cheers to YOU!
We are now well into summer, and in my world, life is flying by!! My newsletter, Cheers to You, is back after taking a long hiatus! It is an honor to once again communicate with each of you. I also am excited about my new and updated website. Feel free to check it out here. […]
What is our Trust level?
“Before we can make friends with anyone else, we must first make friends with ourselves.” Eleanor Roosevelt Sometimes we get impatient and frustrated wanting life to happen when we want it to happen. We may feel that we want to control the situation and may do our best to control it. We try to arrange […]
The Power of Thought
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” Norman Vincent Peale Do you believe in the tremendous power of thought? Many of the wise and famous throughout history have been telling us of this power, and now modern psychologists have been reiterating this. With the current economic situation, I feel the power of thought is […]
Memorable Experiences
Yes, spring is in the air! It is amazing what the warm sun can do to lift our spirits. As Shakespeare said, “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” I just happened to catch the tail end of Oprah a few weeks ago and it was an episode on Happiness. Studies have shown […]
Love or Energy Zappers?
“Mother Teresa said that we can do no great things, only small things with great love. It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into the doing, and it is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving. To God, there’s nothing small.” Dr. Robert […]
How do we see things?
“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” Anais Nin I was at Keeneland, our beautiful thoroughbred racetrack in Kentucky, recently with friends. We noticed this young couple acting extremely amorous with each other. They were kissing, and the guy was getting really carried away with the young woman’s backside […]