We all need some help at times and good questions can be most helpful when we’re beginning anything. So I’m beginning this New Year with “wonder” questions which are the kind of questions
I’m asking these questions because I’ve been hearing a lot about holiday stress. It seems to be about our longing to
Is life like a balloon ride sometimes? “I can only control the up and down, I can’t control the direction we go in.” – Jerry, the balloon pilot Taking a vacation break last month had me thinking about the nature of time and about using life more deliberately. This wondering came from hearing someone say …
I’ve been thinking about possibility… about bringing an attitude of possibility to whatever comes up during the day. Possibility thinking involves experiencing something and asking yourself some “wonder” questions like, “I wonder what might be another way to handle this?” or “I wonder what other thoughts I could have about this?”. It involves opening up …
“My religion is kindness.” – The Dalai Lama What are all these musicians doing? In my last newsletter I offered a question to promote meaningful conversations between people like family or friends or co-workers. That question was “What did you do today that you would like some acknowledgment for?” I heard from people about the …
Many years ago, I did a rock climb with a group of women, led by expert women climbers. I had heard that rock climbing was an excellent form of physical challenge and personal growth learning. I did learn a lot about myself on the rock face as security fears arose even though I was on …
Meditation and Happiness In this article I want to give you a view of mindfulness meditation that hopefully will be an invitation for practice and/or support and encouragement for your journey. As I’ve heard many teachers say, “It’s a simple practice, it’s just not always easy”. With that in mind, let’s begin. “What we live …
Do you ever just want to whine?? If you’ve got yourself tuned into any positive psychology blogs, any “take charge of your happiness” message boards, or receive self-improvement tweets from anyone, you’re probably getting similar messages to the ones in my box. They go something like “make the best of things”, “sure this is a …
Positive change in any area of our life – relationship, health, work, community – begins with a conscious commitment. For example, criticism and blame in relationship ends with an ongoing commitment to catch ourselves and shift to new behaviors of acceptance and love. Improving our health begins with a commitment to eat nutritiously and make …
Do you let yourself think about what a gem you are? And that you are surrounded by other gems? I’m using “gem” as a way of describing how precious and valuable your life is. Granted we all might have a few (or many) rough edges, but I’d like you to consider looking at yourself and …