Say no to pleasing – Yes to boundaries

I’ve come to learn in my forty years of “infinite” wisdom that personal boundaries are vital. If you think you can get away without setting them or abiding by them for that matter, you’re dead wrong.  Although I have to admit, I am not in love with rules. In fact, I...

The Other Woman

I get cold when I’m scared. I shut down and clam up. I look mean. I don’t make eye contact. I bark, gripe, and complain.  The people who love me have seen this woman, cold and callous. They have been in the same room with her frigid energy and tight jaw....

Our dis-connected world…

While there are more opportunities to connect now than there ever has been in the history of the world, in a lot of ways we are more disconnected than we’ve ever been.  More and more people are typing instead of talking. People are breaking up, spilling beans, and...

Lesson #4 “When people show you who they are…”

Despite what you see on the news, humans are mostly good. While we are all capable of egregious acts, we also have an enormous capacity for goodness. Knowing that this conflict exists has always caused me a great deal of trouble.  See I am big on the whole benefit of...