See Video Version “And the Soul Felt Its Worth” It’s a line from my favorite Christmas carol, O Holy Night. A number of years ago, someone pointed out this line that I’d sung for years but had never registered — and every day in my counseling and coaching practice, I see the epidemic of the …
See Video Versionhttps://youtu.be/d57zhokh6Z4 My neighbors have two large wooden ornaments in their front lawn, each painted with the word “JOY.” Makes me smile every time I see it. Add some twinkling lights, parties, carols, and the laughter of celebrating, and it’s the holiday season! Do you feel it? It’s a tough season for many who …
See Video Version Twinkling lights and displays of “Peace on Earth” are everywhere in this season, and maybe we are kinder and more giving to others, which is lovely. At the same time, we’re often not so kind and giving to ourselves. How peaceful is it in your head? Yeah, and me sometimes. It’s a …
See Video Version December is Holiday Central, the month when many spiritual traditions celebrate as the days reach their shortest point and lengthen again to bring light and hope back to the earth. Hope is a common theme in spiritual traditions because we cannot live without it. When we don’t feel it, we seek it …
See Video Version Sometimes Pie Is Not Just Pie In the States, it’s Thanksgiving on Thursday, and there will be plentiful food. What’s your plan? Do you “take” the holiday and feast, try to stay on track, or fall somewhere in between? There are no wrong answers to that – even if you change it …
See Video Version Ready? I know – -breaking out of that comfort zone is hard. There are two ways to do it: THE BLAST — Blast out doing everything differently until it feels more normal. Also known as “going cold turkey” on a change. There is a time and place for this. THE STROLL — Take …
See Video Version Comfort Zones are so lovely and – well, comfortable. They’re wonderful for feeling safe and in control, but we don’t do much growing there. Yet it’s a challenge to leave because the Comfort Zone is surrounded by the Fear Zone. How are you at feeling the fear and doing it anyway? Yeah, …
See Video Version So I did a thing this weekend. There was a moment before I signed up that I paused – do I really want to do this? There will be hundreds of people there. Going with my gut never steers me wrong, but it does sometimes defy my comfort zone. A coach I …
See Video Version Halloween brings the sugar rush of all those tempting fun-sized bars and packets of sweets or gummies. It’s probably not the healthiest thing, but that’s not really the point of a celebration. All Soul’s Day and its Eve are part of culture in various countries – with or without pumpkins, lots of candy, costumes, …
See Video Version I’ve just celebrated ten years at my goal weight after 40 years of yo-yoing up and down the scale. Three Ways to Make That Happen for YOU: Part 3 We looked at the First a fortnight ago, and the update now is: Say it with me: It’s still NOT THE DIET – …
