I Know!
Were you exposed to energy and intentions – words and nonverbals – that affirmed and validated you, or diminished and discounted you?
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Are You “Where You Came From” or “Where You’re Going?”
Sometimes our minds get stuck in the past – focused on a history that we can’t change or affect. Sometimes people we love unwittingly keep us moonwalking over the same history – one that says this is all we can ever amount to. We can always amount to more – until the day we die!
Read More →Do You Look At Yourself With Loving Eyes?
When you look at yourself, what goes on inside you? What are your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and reactions? What do you say to yourself about what you see? Do you look deeply or do you barely glance?
Read More →Caught In The Act of Meditating On Her Moment
In response to last week’s blog post “Does A Better Life Mean More?” Rasa Kaye Brittain shared this photo and story about her talented, go-get ’em daughter Aleks. It perfectly illustrates the joy that comes with fully experiencing the special moments in our lives.
Read More →Guest Blog: Does A Better Life Mean More?
Guest Blogger Kyle Ruffin gives us a little Yoga for the mind to help get us back on track and focused on the things that matter most.
Read More →A Food Fight In A Nursing Home?
Lessons about limiting LIES are everywhere. Here’s a story about being attached to a definition – a labels that defines what a thing is for.
Read More →It’s Never Too Late to Forgive
Jo Anne Dearden shares her very powerful story of unconditional love and forgiveness. I thank her for telling this very personal and deeply moving story of her relationship with her brother so that each of us can grow.
Read More →Hurricane Irene’s Legacy of Peace
Despite the pace required to complete preparation and vacate our home, I experienced several truly lovely things…feelings and insights I’ll carry with me.
Read More →Do Labels Stop You From Taking Action?
Through labels we give things meaning, meaning that often determines how we see, use and interact with those things
Read More →Back to School and Back to Sports!
Parenting a competitive athlete is not easy, yet there are simple things parents can do to ensure a successful experience and create teachable moments – developing real life skills that will impact your child all the way through adulthood.
Read More →Guest Blog: For My Girls, To Be or Not To Be “Alike.” That is The Question.
We all have LIES in our lives – those Labels, Illusions, Excuses and Stories that dictate how we live, make decisions and interact with others. My dilemma focused on Excuses.
Read More →The Difference Between Truth And Fake Fact
Reality is subjective, and most things we call facts are really fake facts. They’re Illusions, a personal story born out of a perspective at a given point in time and subject to change as points of reference change.
Read More →Do You Settle Before You Even Try?
How many times do you do that: settle for less than what you want before you give your all and go for the full magilla – before you put your full energy and total attention into pursuit of your goal?
Read More →Are Your Problems Covering A Hidden Passion?
Perhaps more of us have a purpose and passion masquerading as a problem. Survey your life. What’s the gift in whatever it is you’re complaining about, annoyed about, angry about, resentful of, tired of? There, in that nagging problem, perhaps even scary problem, may lay the pathway to your purpose.
Read More →My Life In A Box
When was the last time you looked back on your life and reviewed the road you’ve traveled? Doing so may open the door to a new story and fresh awareness of important “pivot points” in your life.
Read More →Who’s Calling the Shots In Your Life?
For many of us, it feels like someone else is in the driver’s seat of our lives. Our jobs. Our families. Our previous commitments that seem to have taken on lives of their own.
Read More →Failure Is the New Success: 8 Ways to Embrace Failure
So what does this mean to you and your success path? If you’re a “play it safe” kind of person, how can you learn to love failure? How can we dilusional safe seekers become dream-fulfilling risk takers?
Read More →Financial Fitness Mid-Year Check Up
This past January, Financial Advisor Steven Girard, President of Northstar Financial Companies, Inc., gave the LIES That Limit™ community 9 outstanding, easy-to-follow tips for getting into financial shape. It was the start of the new year when everyone’s mind was squarely on how they were going to improve their life in 2011! As we approach the 6-month mark, how are you doing?
Read More →What Progress Have You Made With Your 2011 Plans and Resolution?
Today, take some time to reflect on your 2011 journey to date. Give attention to the road you’ve travelled this year and affirm all you’ve done to serve your sense of purpose and to support the success of others.
Read More →Want to Bridge the Generation Gap? Here’s One Way.
Given the quality of interaction I experienced during “The Reading Circle,” I was reminded of how beneficial cross-generational settings and conversations were for me. I believe they can help more of us feel less alone and more connected; to be seen and accepted by others. They can help us develop and refine skills – reading, presentation and coaching skills. Coming together for pleasurable, constructive reasons gives us an opportunity to learn about and affirm each other’s interests.
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