Pema Chodron on how to be happy with what you’ve got
Where Are You Right Now?
Where are you, right now, in your state of being? Are you the fern, providing shade and C02 as you grow? Are you a rock-solid foundation, reliable in your unmovingness? Are you the stillness, observing with joyful eyes, and in which others find a moment’s resting spot? Are you on the cusp, alert and poised […]
Don’t let fear do you in
Nobody likes to go down for the count. None of us want to be so beaten we can’t get back up. But one of the uncomfortable truths about life is that if you’re not seriously messing up at least every now and again, you’re probably not living your life as fully as you could. If […]
If it feels good
“… if something feels really good for you, you might want to do it. And if it feels really horrible, you might want to consider not doing it.” — Martha Beck. That’s a nugget of advice contained in this 2013 article from The New York Times about Martha Beck, other life coaches, and about the […]
Vulcan Tendencies or what I learned from Mr. Spock
“I’ve never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question.” – Mr. Spock, Star Trek I get asked all the time by friends, strangers, readers of this column, and the occasional ex-boyfriend, — why I’m “still” single. Sometimes I answer metaphorically: I say I’m from another planet (which most people seem […]
Shake it off: Get your New Year groove back
Shake it off! A six-week telecourse to help you get your New Year groove back. Mid-January can bring a major slump and dump to any New Year goals, resolutions and gonna-do-it-this-year-no-matter-what promises you made to yourself by the light of the glittering New Year’s Eve disco ball drop. A few weeks later, and there aren’t […]
The Christmas Curmudgeon
People close to me know I’m a Christmas curmudgeon. They know I’m not exactly imbued with appreciation for what generally passes for Christmas “spirit” — giving gifts with little or no meaning; the pervasive air of “obligation” that people impart to the days leading up to Christmas; the lamenting of “I’ve got so much to […]
Certified Martha Beck Life Coach
Whoo-hoo! It’s official! Received my certificate from Martha Beck and I couldn’t be more proud. I’ve added it to the wall directly across from my desk — it’s directly in my line of sight while I work all day and will be a sweet, inspiring reminder every day of what my intention is: to coach […]
Fear of finances: beating procrastination at its own game
Who among us doesn’t procrastinate? Often it doesn’t really matter. The important things get done … eventually. But when it prevents us from being financially responsible, procrastination can wreak havoc on our bank accounts, and devastate our sense of self-worth. We all say we’ll start spending less after the holidays are over; we’ll ask our […]
Who you gonna call?
When we’re struggling with fears or a lack of confidence, juggling a to-do list longer than the list of women pointing the finger at Bill Cosby, or just plain trying to figure out our lives and our next steps in them — who we gonna call? New York City had the hilariously handy Ghostbusters to […]