Seeing Red
When something is unfair or unjust, I get angry. It lasts as long as it takes for me to do what I can about the injustice. When I’m enraged, it’s a different story. Most often, while the rage is pointed outward, it mostly has to…
If you knew you were worthy
A short while ago I wrote about feeling unworthy. This week I want to look at what life might be like when we shake off that undeserved mantle of unworthiness, and feel our own real worth. There’s an imagination exercise I do with new clients…
Groundhog Day Revisited
In case you haven’t noticed … life has taken on a déjà vu quality – seemingly repeating itself over and over, and over. There’s a movie – Groundhog Day – starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, that is about, in a way, what we’re currently…
I Hear You
Katie mentions to her spouse that she wants the toilet seat down, please! Her spouse, Dave, responds in a slightly annoyed voice that he’ll do it if he remembers to do it. Katie, already annoyed that he ‘forgot’ again, reacts – mildly, she thinks later…
On Being Pleasant
I recently read that after Margaret Thatcher said “I beg your pardon” she was ridiculed by Princess Anne as “common” because U’s (meaning upper class) never beg. Who knows how true that story is – many of the upper class have plenty to beg pardon…
Attitude and Approach
I’m reminded of the Serenity Prayer – many times a week – as people, including myself, wrestle with the restrictions that continue to be a part of all our lives. The Serenity Prayer, originating from the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr in the 1930’s, goes like this:…
