I have to create the habit

I have to create the habit

“If I want to be happy, I have to create the habit, just as I had to with daily writing, and flossing.” Anne Lamott As I’ve written here before, I am taking a certification course in Positive Psychology, and one of the things we’ve learned is that happiness and...
Just this breath, that’s all there is

Just this breath, that’s all there is

I’m sitting in the airport, waiting. Our flight is over three hours delayed. Ah well. It’s been a whirlwind of a weekend. My older child graduated from college yesterday (was graduated if I want to be grammatically correct, for Danny, my dad). Then we had lunch, then...
Why Am I Thinking?

Why Am I Thinking?

I have an acronym I offer to clients – WAIT, Why Am I Talking? It’s a coaching acronym we use to remind ourselves (us coaches) to shut up and let the client do the talking, the work, the thinking things through. As a coach my “job” is to listen, ask questions, provide...
I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams

I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams

If I were to be honest, I never knew a life like mine existed. I’m still trying to grasp it. I don’t think I could even imagine the love and ease I have now. I don’t think it was part of my vocabulary, or my understanding of the world. I was just talking the other day...
Don’t work too hard on anything…

Don’t work too hard on anything…

That’s the advice I heard. It’s very different from the advice I used to give myself. It’s very different from what I learned, and thought I had to adhere to, way back when. In fact, I think it’s the opposite of where I used to come from. I think my motto was to work...