Success Cheat Sheet for Holiday Gatherings

It can be tricky to navigate the social parts of holiday gatherings. Here’s a cheat sheet of do’s and don’ts, along with some good conversation starters to make it easy and enjoyable. Cheers!

It Matters How We Treat One Another

It matters how we treat ourselves and how we treat one another. Kindness and respect above all other approaches, above anger, above insistence, above entitlement or power, and above manipulation of any kind, gets things done and opensthe door to … Continued

Protect Your Emotional Immune System This Holiday Season

Raise your hand if the holidays stress you out sometimes. Keep your hand in the air…raise your other hand if you often end up exhausted or sick around the holiday season. Now wrap both arms around yourself and give yourself a nice big hug. Hug yourself and repeat after me:

They Were Right There Waiting for Me

For me, writing is an ebb and flow sort of process. When it flows, it is absolute heaven. When it ebbs, it seems to take so long to come back. That particular day I tried going for a walk to clear my head, praying, meditating, and reviewing old pieces I had written in and effort to turn the faucet back on. Nothing seemed to work.

And Then…

I was just about to give up when a little movie started in my head. Somewhere between fully awake with my eyes closed and the sweet spot of imagination and intuition, all of a sudden there was a…