For me school was a great experience.  I remember the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and all those crisp, new notebooks waiting to be filled with all the cool stuff I’d be learning in the coming months.   Whether you also loved learning as a kid or dreaded the thought of setting foot in school […] Read more

What is “Butterpillar Soup?”   Nature provides us with many analogies that are relevant to our personal growth journeys.  Everyone is familiar with the amazing metamorphosis that occurs when a land-bound, leaf-eating caterpillar transforms into a beautiful, nectar-sipping butterfly that is capable of flight.   What I didn’t know until recently is that while inside […] Read more

Let’s Review One Last Time!   This is the fourth post of this four part series. If you read the previous installments, you’ll remember that being unhappy sometimes doesn’t mean you are flawed, unappreciative, or somehow abnormal. It’s a normal part of being a person, so avoiding unhappiness isn’t a realistic goal. Instead, look for […] Read more

Let’s Review This is the third post of this four part series. If you read the previous installments, you’ll remember that being unhappy sometimes doesn’t mean you are flawed, unappreciative, or somehow abnormal. It’s a normal part of being a person, so avoiding unhappiness isn’t a realistic goal. Instead, look for ways to improve how […] Read more

Let’s Review If you read Part I of this series, you’ll remember that being unhappy sometimes doesn’t mean you are flawed, unappreciative or somehow abnormal. It’s a normal part of being a person, so avoiding unhappiness isn’t a realistic goal. Instead, look for ways to improve how you respond and what you do when you’re […] Read more

Many times during my adult life when I have been in an unhappy mood I have looked at the blessings in my life and thought, “I have so much! Shouldn’t I be happier?”   Shouldn’t I Just Be Grateful & Happy?   If you live in the United States or a similar country, odds are, […] Read more

A few weeks ago I wrote about how happiness is a choice. It is not a situation that, if we are lucky enough, we experience. Nor is it a goal that we someday hope to reach.   No, happiness is found or lost in all of the little decisions that we make each and every […] Read more

Happiness! It’s one of my favorite topics.   Today my friend and bestselling publisher Linda Joy released Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness featuring the soul-inspiring stories of 27 amazing women who share their intimate stories of transformation.   Choosing Happiness also includes Reflection Questions after each story which will empower you to integrate the vital lessons […] Read more

    I’ve been hearing this question a lot recently – from my clients, my friends, my kids, even in my own head! What is Behind this Question?     “Shouldn’t I be further by now” is judgment masquerading as a question. It comes from setting the expectations for our results based on the results […] Read more