I used to be the classic people pleaser. I spent countless moments worried about what other people thought. If somebody thought ill of me, I spent time going around trying to fix it. I remember in College, a friend started saying things about me, to other friends, that weren’t true. […]
Things will be going along. There is contentment, a type of surrendering peace, purpose, happiness and then one day we pause. Maybe we look at the smiles of the other couple too long . . . . Next thing you know, we are putting our relationship under a microscope, looking […]
I have talked often about focusing on what we want, shifting perspective, focusing on all that is good in our life! I have talked often about when we are in the dumps, changing our perspective can be as easy as snapping our finger. I have talked often about how we […]
Some people just really want the dramatic story to continue. I mean I’ve been guilty of it! Like how many more stories can I add to the “this happened to me” saga? It’s real. Things do happen. But in every moment, we have a choice to change our perspective, our […]
Whether we are talking about children or our own partnerships, sometimes a major reaction/event can be as easy as doing a re-do. We all get triggered and sometimes find ourselves exploding over little things (in the grand scheme of life). It usually has its root in something much deeper. Possibly […]
It was an amazing summer full of backyard relaxation and work in the yard. It was a beautiful balance, a way to recharge from a hectic school year. School is now back and on another blistering hot Saturday morning, I was about to set out for my morning jog. Neighbors […]
This subject came up recently. It is a topic that I have struggled with all of my life and I continue to explore to this day. Many times we find ourselves in situations in which we wonder what decision to make. Is it fear…or just not who I am? In […]
My boy is all grown up. When did this happen? I blinked and it was so. As I ponder back through memory fields during the time I went to college, as he is now doing, I sit with the intense feelings. What if . . […]
A memory flashed back to my awareness today. This was a welcomed one. We were renting a duplex in the city of Austin. My son was young and, even though we were poor because of it, I chose to be a stay at home mom. One day I woke up, […]
