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…

This Is Me. That Is You.

The secret to a loving and peaceful existence is good fences, healthy boundaries that say, “This is me. That is you. And we both matter.” Every person is unique and has his or her own set of experiences that have … Continued

First, Do No Harm

We never really know what another person is thinking or feeling, and therefore cannot always know the right thing to say or do when things become difficult or heated. Our natural instinct is to protect ourselves via the fight or … Continued

Managing Your Personal Energy When Faced With Difficult People

Recently, one of my dear friends was verbally accosted by her co-worker. Taken by surprise at first, she was blindsided by his vicious and uninvited criticism. She felt the sting of shock as he started to siphon her energy. But … Continued

Vulnerabilities: Gateways to Wisdom and Strength

Abigail had a succession of really bad days in which people either directly insulted her, pushed past her without noticing she was there, or blamed her for things she had nothing to do with. At first angry, she grappled with … Continued