In only a few short few weeks into this New Year, I’ve witnessed people near and dear experience difficult endings and joyous beginnings. One friend began the unraveling of a nine-year marriage while another her romantic partnership of several years. A colleague and friend with whom I’ve worked for more than a decade is preparing for a new life as the result of an unexpected… read more
Say It From the Heart
January 27, 2015When we find ourselves in a sensitive situation unsure of proper words for the occasion, often we get tongue tied by the very uncertainty of what to say. A part of us longs to express empathy or solidarity, or we might feel obliged to say something, anything, in acknowledgement, yet we find ourselves paralyzed for fear of whether we'll say the right words. The thing… read more
When To Say When
December 16, 2014As mere mortals, we all have natural limits to what we can accomplish within a certain amount of time even when we give it our all, yet still we commonly set ourselves up with Herculean expectations which, if unmet, then give us license to beat ourselves up. What's up with this nonsensical cycle of self-imposed disappointment? Why is it so hard to know when to… read more