Lower the bar

Lower the bar

I can be a human doing, not a human being. I can strive and push and aim for beyond everything. I can try too hard. And I can not. I am lowering my bar, dropping my standards, and letting up on my striving. Again. And again and again and again. It’s an ongoing...
Stop talking so you (I) can listen

Stop talking so you (I) can listen

I think many, if not all, of us have a propensity to need to explain ourselves. I know I do. I have a quest to be heard. To be understood. To be gotten. And this can cause me to talk and talk and talk. To make sure you grasp my situation and my feelings. That you see...
I am feeling vulnerable. That is okay.

I am feeling vulnerable. That is okay.

I reread Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection. Once again, I can’t recommend it highly enough. What jumped out at me this time? Brené offers this self-soothing for the times when we are afraid. “I am feeling vulnerable. That is okay. I am thankful for….” I’ve been...
I am ready to be ready

I am ready to be ready

I (often) believe – or know – that everything is always working out for me. I (often) remember that, and remembering that always brings me ease. I (often) believe – or know – that I don’t have to push hard to make everything happen. I don’t have to try harder, or...
I am Love Embodied

I am Love Embodied

That’s what my friend “titled” me, when she titled all of us in our Positive Psychology program. Love Embodied. It was amazing how everyone’s new title fit – and captured – them so well. It was amazing how much mine was the essence of everything I believe and every...