The combination of chunky peanut butter and dark chocolate I’m eating tastes good. I admit it. I’m self-medicating with food (again) today as I lament my woes and lick my wounds. Life can be rough! At the same time, I recognize, looking back over the past few years, how much I’ve grown. Looking forward, I …
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Brighter Life’s It Matters™ Webinar on 1/11/18 gave me a lot to think about. (Imagine that!) As executive/entrepreneurial coach Maikel Bailey, taught us about “Getting Your Brain to Work Smarter Through Journaling,” I wrote down a few personal takeaways: The brain is designed to move forward. Journaling helps us get our power, direction and focus working …
I took a lot of notes during our dress rehearsal this week for Dr. Vern Cox’s 1/4/18 It Matters™ Webinar, “How to Make Others Feel Felt: The Ultimate Listening Skill.” As he spoke, Vern’s message resonated with me in an important and personal way because he gave me real-life tips on how to communicate more effectively. …
If you’re familiar at all with Brené Brown, you’ll understand why I say, “I HATE VULNERABILITY!” Just kidding. Sort of. Vulnerability, says Brown, is the key to human connection, “our ability to empathize, belong, love.” If you missed her groundbreaking TEDxHouston talk in June 2010, here’s the link. I’m going to be vulnerable in this post, …
It’s that time of year again. ‘Almost time to start setting goals… The 30 pounds I didn’t lose last year The book a week I didn’t read The monthly budget I didn’t follow It’s easy to beat ourselves up this time of year. We reflect on good intentions that didn’t get much beyond a thought. We …
I saw a post on Facebook this morning reminding me to think beyond Santa this Christmas. When we consider our Christmas trees, what are the most important gifts to lay beneath them? Sometimes, we get so wrapped up in the wrapped-up packages that we forget to feel the real magic. Many years ago, my mom and …
“Laughter is always the best medicine,” they say. “Laugh, and the world laughs with you,” said American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. “Weep, and you weep alone.” Why do these statements ring true even when we face such great hardship and overwhelming sorrow in life? Maybe it’s because life can be so hard. Maybe laughter is …
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