Community & Relationship
Today I’m so happy to be blogging in partnership with two fabulous women, Lianne Raymond and Heather Plett. We’re all writing on the theme of “location dependence” and connection to place. Lianne and Heather are both remarkable writers and leaders. Check out their posts here: Feels Like Home to Me and A Declaration of Dependance. [...]
There comes a time with every coaching client when our work comes down to letting go of what other people will think. We all carry other people’s voices around in our heads, often making it impossible for us to hear our own. Lately, I’m seeing a deeper dimension to this, illuminated by psychologist Helene Brenner [...]
“What country, friends, is this?” – Olivia in Shakepseare’s Twelfth Night A person is a person. A person is also a place. In our doing-focused culture, we tend to define ourselves by what we do when we are in motion: what we accomplish, what we cross off the list, where we go. But what really [...]
I was thinking about people-pleasing the other day – why we do it and why it’s so hard to stop. (I think about people-pleasing often, since I struggle with it and am trying to people-please less.) The thought occurred to me that maybe people-pleasing is a kind of substitute, a kind of crutch that we [...]
You never know what you are really writing about. On Monday, I wrote a post called “Just A Feeling: Dealing with Difficult Emotions.” I thought I was writing about the freedom that comes from knowing that a difficult feeling is “just a feeling” – temporary, often arbitrary, not necessarily a call to do anything. On [...]
Hi folks, A couple weeks ago I had an icky, embarrassing experience. I decided to mine it for all the wisdom and interesting writing it could be worth. And that’s what I’ve done. It turned out to reveal all kinds of gems. I hope you’ll come read it – it’s a guest post over at [...]
Today I’m very pleased to have my first ever interview at Wise Living! Jen Smith is a life coach and personal development blogger, and she’s based in England. I encounter so many blogs and writers online these days, but Jen’s energy really stood out for me. I could feel her kindness and integrity popping off [...]
I had the best time walking with my friend M yesterday, and I’m still on a high from it. So much laughter and humility and sharing the truth. There’s nothing like being in the presence of someone who lifts up your energy from blah to yay, that you feel kindred spirit-ness with, and that you [...]
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the scientific research on the causes and correlates of human happiness, and there’s some fascinating findings from recent years. Overall, the research about happiness is in its infancy. There’s a lot we don’t know, but there are also some very interesting discoveries. Here’s one to think about today: [...]
Good morning. It’s one of those mornings when everything has worked to enable me to be up and at the desk at 5am. Delicious. Many of you know this is my favorite time to write. It’s been an amazing few days for my writing, with my posts being published at some great blogs around the [...]
