It's already feeling like spring as we close out February this week. Daffodils are in bloom sharing their brilliant shade of yellow and the birds in the backyard are making more noise than before. Spring is springing up. I've done a lot of talking (and writing) about self-love this month and how vital it is to love you. I believe it is the … [Read more...]
What is driving your possibility?
Loving Your Body: Self-Love Series
Take a look at your hand. Go on, look down at the hand holding the device you're reading this on and really take a look at it. What do you see? I see a hand that looks older than it did. A new freckle. More skin. Pretty painted fingernails. A hand that has changed countless diapers, said goodbye to my dad with one last touch to his … [Read more...]
No more feeling guilty – 3 steps to putting guilt where it belongs
This month we are focusing on self-love, and nothing can put the kabash on self-love quiet like guilt can. It can smoke out our most valiant efforts in attempting to lay down boundaries, stand up for ourselves or tell someone no. Like a rubber band bouncing us back into a guilt-fed response, guilt can be the glue that keeps us connected to … [Read more...]
B is for boundaries not bitchy: welcome to self-love month!
If you've ever laid down a boundary with someone where there wasn't one before then you know the discomfort that quickly follows. It can be gut-wrenching. The person for whom you have surprised with your new-found boundary placement is not going to be your biggest fan at that moment. But don't fret, this is par for the course when you go from … [Read more...]
talking death and helicopters in the carpool line
The conversations with my kids while driving them home from school have been laced with uncertainty over the last couple of days. My 10 year old daughter Lily has become entrenched in knowing every detail of Kobe Bryant and his daughter's sudden and surprising death. (And the others riding with them.) As she jumps into the back seat of my SUV … [Read more...]