After sharing my judgmental thoughts about mother deer in my last post (insert eye roll), I thought I'd clean up my record today and say that more often than not, I do quite the opposite. On most days, I actually offer words of affirmation to the deer – and not only the deer, but to all the wildlife …
Selfless: When Women Lose Themselves, We All Lose
Life Coaching Tip: As women, we must ditch the cultural expectation of selflessness. We need to nourish ourselves and cultivate our gifts. We are not here to be self-less, but to be full of ourselves. The world needs us to shine! So, here’s a weird thing to admit. Although I’ve read articles that …
Springtime Snow: Weather Is Never the True Cause of a Bad Mood
Life Coaching Tip: Telling yourself a story that something is "not supposed to happen" will send you into a tailspin. Shift your mindset by asking yourself, "How can this be ideal?" instead. It was a little unusual, and some folks were irate about it. “This is not supposed to happen,” they …
Playtime!
“I don’t have two hours in my schedule for creative playtime!” That was my thought. Not something a client said to me, but a thought that actually came from my own brain. Yep, and considering what I do for a living, not a shining moment for me, for sure. I had this thought while reading a …
You Deserve It!
I love my walks by the lake. Now, I understand this is not a news flash, but I want to emphasize that I never have to “force” myself to go for a walk. I consider my walks a treat! It’s something I get to do, not have to do, and my walks add to my emotional and physical health in some great …
The Cost of Being Right
“I’m a procrastinator. I just don’t have any motivation, and I drag my feet on everything.” That’s what my client recently announced to me, as a justification for why she didn’t accomplish the goals she had created for herself that week. She then continued before I even had a chance to raise an …
Reality Check
Those of us who live in Northeast Ohio have recently had the pleasure of enjoying warm, spring-like weather, and it’s been amazing! Of course, this makes my morning walks even more delightful, helping me to feel a bit lighter without my heavy winter coat and boots. And on these walks, I’ve begun …
Knowing… a little more!
How can I tell the difference between knowing and fear? That’s what a client asked me after reading last week’s newsletter. Ah, what a great question, I thought, because we humans so often confuse the noisy chatter of fear with the wisdom of our inner knowing. But how to explain it? My first …
Just Knowing
I’m not sure how to explain it exactly. I mean, I couldn’t see it or hear it. And there was no evidence to support my belief. Really, the evidence was to the contrary. My husband tried to point this out and encouraged me to give it up. Yet still, I knew. Here’s the story of what happened… A …
The Perfect Time is Now!
Obsessed. That’s the only way I can describe how I’ve been feeling about the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy who will be joining our family in a few months. And I should confess, the adorable dog in this picture is not my dog. It’s actually one of the pictures from my vision board, and I also …