The (at least) five gifts of curiosity

The (at least) five gifts of curiosity

As a coach, I often encourage people towards curiosity. We can walk through life knowing so much. So certain of our point of view, and so absolute in our certainty. Yet there are gifts in curiosity. Or we can approach things with uncertainty, with doubt and...
How (and why) to be Mother of the Year

How (and why) to be Mother of the Year

I have a wonderful friend who says the most brilliant things. “Sometimes when I’m feeling down about how I’m showing up for my kids,” she said one day when we were running, “sometimes when I feel like I’m letting everyone down, or I’m just not nice to be around, or I...
It’s okay to pick the easy way out…and here’s how

It’s okay to pick the easy way out…and here’s how

My past modus operandi: take the hardest path and plow through. I don’t know if any of you are like me, but not only did I pretty much never choose an easier choice, I didn’t even open my mind to consider an easier choice. I didn’t even know an easier choice existed....
Another opportunity to surrender

Another opportunity to surrender

Another yoga class. Another instructor. Another reminder. “Another opportunity to surrender,” she said. There’s been quite a few opportunities to surrender in my life recently. All is fine, and yet some is challenging. I have more than a few opportunities to surrender...