Goals 2023
“Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution.” Robert H. Schuller This week, our discussion is about goals – both personal and professional. ...
Trauma and the expressive arts
“Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can't process it because it doesn't...
Boundaries #2
“No" is a complete sentence.” Annie Lamott Boundaries is described as a limit of something abstract, especially a subject or sphere of activity. We all have our own boundaries that...
Proximity
“We tried to trademark proximity, but you can't because it's a word.” Michael Lewis Proximity is a wonderful word meaning - nearness in space, time or relationship. It is a...
Decision making
“Who can really say how decisions are made, how emotions change, how ideas arise? We talk about inspiration; about a bolt of lightning from a clear sky, but perhaps everything...
Being uncomfortable with the unknown
“Sometimes life seems uncomfortable and that’s actually where life starts.” M. H. Rakib This week’s theme is being comfortable with the unknown and that for me is usually the change...
Stress – how to manage
"Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.” Nelson DeMille This week, we are discussing stress and how it increases the cortisol...
Emotional regulation – especially when sleep deprived
“integration of right-centric relatedness and left-centric understanding comes and goes for all of us, but it does seem to gain strength and reliability over time.” Bonnie Badenoch Ironically, this week...
Self-care #3
“When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” Paulo Coelho I often write or talk of self-care, and it is another reminder that...
Mindfulness
“Mindfulness is a quality that’s always there. It’s an illusion that there’s a meditation and post-meditation period, which I always find amusing, because you’re either mindful or you’re not.” Richard...
