The Order of Things

“Go do a little yoga,” the still, small voice in my head gently whispered. “But I’m tired, and if I get online, it’ll help me wake up!” the competing voice argued with authority. Guess which voice won out?  The louder, argumentative voice scored a victory this time.  However, not really a victory for me.  Oh […]

“ADD-ish”

Aha!  I finally found what to call “it”!  You know, that place where you kind of think you might have ADD, but you don’t know if you have ADD?  You’re not sure if getting distracted or being disorganized or procrastinating might mean you have ADD, or just that life is stressful and sometimes overwhelming. “ADD-ish.”  […]

Drained, Dry and Devoid of Ideas

Oooo!  How inspiring!  “Drained, dry and devoid of ideas”! As I went about the process of writing my article, I stumbled a bit.  Well, I stumbled a LOT!  I didn’t feel well on the day that I had picked to write it, nor the next day.  I had some ideas that I could have certainly […]

“I DON’T WANT TO!”

Is Your Inner Child in Your Face? Mine has been lately… Very adult-like (I thought), I set out to make some changes… “AAAAAAAAUGH!” screamed that little person inside my head, followed by “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” This response didn’t happen right away, and honestly, the words in my head weren’t exactly those, but they do quite succinctly summarize […]

“Do I Have ADD?”

Do I or Don’t I? “Do I have ADD?”  Does this question ever pop up for you?  Or, has someone else suggested that you have ADD (often not very kindly…)? If not knowing is bothering you, or if you find yourself struggling to cope, then by all means, please go meet with a psychologist or […]

Is There Enough?

Those icky, old familiar feelings.  Panicky.  Barely breathing because your lungs feel so tight. “Not enough money.” “Not enough time.” “Not doing enough.” “Maybe I’m just not enough…” Yuck.  From there it can be a slippery slope to feeling discouraged, then overwhelmed, then hopeless.  Have you been there?  I certainly have.  Anxiously taking some kind […]

Motivation for Change: Part 3

No discussion of change would be complete without your vision for change.  Your vision for change is what pulls you forward, is what motivates and inspires you to make the changes needed for that vision to become reality.  If your vision is lackluster or ho-hum or just not that compelling, what is there to pull […]

Motivation for Change: Part 2

I jumped right into the meatiness of this topic in Part 1, but by doing so, I got a bit ahead of myself.  Before you look at making changes and creating a SMART goal for yourself to increase the chances of successfully meeting your goal, first you want to see what you already have on […]

Motivation for Change: Part 1

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao-tzu Making a change can seem like a huge undertaking, if not completely overwhelming.  To counteract that feeling, it can help to remember that change is a process that occurs little step by little step by little step.  The cumulative effect of those […]

Reversing the Irreversible

“One can never change the past, only the hold it has on you, and while nothing in your life is reversible, you can reverse it nevertheless.”  — Merle Shain What a juicy quote!  I love the challenge to our thinking of this quote.  There’s nothing for us to do about the past because it remains […]