Those in our lives who make the most meaningful and enduring contributions to who we are have dared to take their place among equals. The world stares in amazement at the glittering adornments of the ego, but only those who walk beside us in love and equality reach our hearts and transform us. – [...]

The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark [...]

Hallelujah!
Had a great day today!   WHOO HOOOOO!    I delivered a presentation to a new group of people…not people who would typically be “my people.”  Oh, the mistakes I made!!  Some really big blunders like misreading the audience and the energy level I “should” have delivered from.  But the point was I stepped out of [...]

They’re not following the old rules at the Tour de France…a couple of times this week riders made some maneuvers or strategies that raised eyebrows. Lance didn’t like someone not giving someone else the respect he was due.
The world is changing; the energies are shifting; there’s a sense of instability. [...]

What is it about shame?
Holding on to shame, continuing to harbor negative feelings about our sense of shame, severely limits us from being who we’ve been created to be – we don’t feel great about ourselves because we’re ashamed, feel less than, having to hide something; we aren’t as open as we’d like to be, [...]

When I first started my coaching training years ago, I was introduced to the work of Thomas Leonard (God bless him!).   One of the concepts struck me as being particularly powerful – that of cleaning up tolerations…those usually niggly little things that tend to take up lots of mental or emotional energy just because they [...]

Have you ever walked through an unfamiliar room in the dark, slowly feeling your way along so you didn’t trip over chairs or run into walls? Hands out, feeling along the wall until you found a doorway or sensed a bit of light (or found the light switch)? Maybe stubbing your toe along the way? [...]

One small, authentic action.  Take those small, authentic, inspired actions consistently and you can get to where you want to be relatively quickly.  Take too big a step, it’s easier to get discouraged or fall, and it makes it harder to keep going.  I know when I’ve been out of the habit of exercise, it’s [...]

How often do you sabotage hopes and dreams by using those two words…”yeah, but…” They are dream busters. How can you stay focused on what you most want, with those words buzzing around you like bothersome gnats?
As you become more aware of your “yeah, buts” you can counteract them…by using another [...]

Do you want more passion in your life? More joy, more enthusiasm? What do you think is stopping the flow of these in your life?
I’m going to hazard a guess. If your life lacks passion and juice, it’s probably because you’re playing it safe, living in your comfort zone, even [...]