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The Ugly Truth

A friend is working on relationship issues and sends me links to dating tips, free webinars on how to talk to men and the like. Some are amusing and some have some generally worthwhile—and readily known—tips. Most just turn my…

Face the Dragon—SELF-HONOR

I’ve had quite a bit of dialogue–publicly and privately–about my MISTAKES article. It is incredibly interesting how each person took away something different. Some are experiencing similar things and thanked me for being REAL. Others felt bad for me because…

My BIG Mistakes

We all have times in life when things don’t go the way we think they should. That includes me, maybe especially me. For the last year, I have been in another intense transformation period. Or, to put it another way,…

YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES!

This is an article unlike any I have written here before. For one, it isn’t my usual upbeat tone or even a self-help topic. It is also very long, so proceed at your own risk. Blame it on crazy vibes…

Forgotten Parts Heal Broken Hearts

When we have a problem, we start out looking at symptoms. We focus on the things that are wrong in our lives and try to fix those—as we should. But just like the critters in the “Whack-a-Mole” arcade game, no…

Are You Asking the Right Questions?

We all have a lot of questions running through our minds, but most of them don’t ever get asked. Granted, there are times they don’t need to! But here, we’re talking about the times they really do–the times when you…

What’s WRONG with me???

What’s WRONG with me? How many times has your internal critic looked at your behavior or yourself and asked something like: What’s wrong with me? What was I thinking? How could I be so stupid? My personal critic is stellar at…

It’s Tough to be Honest

I got a call yesterday from a group asking me to participate in their organization in a leadership role. I was honored to get the call, but my immediate reaction was NO! Actually, you can add a few expletives to…

Which came first? The end or the beginning?

“The end is only a door that you’ve already walked through.” – from White Horse by Tanya Buck In some ways, it’s a chicken-egg thing. Which comes first–the end or the beginning? Did I have to clear the past in order…

A Meltdown I Didn’t See Coming

As I was scurrying around getting things ready to go for my trip to Denver, thoughts and images from my old life kept popping up—and so did emotions. Well, I didn’t have time for that, not to mention that breaking…

Do you feel safe?

A lot of people say to me, “Oh, I read your book!” I express my delight then ask if they also did the exercises at the end of each chapter in Living the Life You Love. The response is often,…

Full Moon Release Meditation

Tomorrow (Thursday, June 12th), we will have a full moon at about 11:13 PM Central Time. This is a great time to think about all the things you want to release. It can be a way of thinking, a situation,…

Are You Stuck in Your Story?

Six Great Ways to Stay Stuck in Your Story! As we talked about in the last article, Just Make It STOP, when we’re in pain, all we want is to feel better. However, that doesn’t automatically mean we want to…