Look into my eyes, and you will see my soul… a place I once thought never to reveal, a place even I dared not go. What does it mean to fully connect — to be so entwined with another you not only see and feel all of them but they…

I had to disconnect from almost everything in order to hear what my heart was calling for… — In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. ~Albert Camus~ I broke up with the world… the world of social media especially. And the world of expectations, ‘should’, ‘should not’ and ‘how to be a successful coach’. …

And 7 Indicators You Might Be Giving it Away — Stop giving your power away and begin to trust that your feelings are in fact expressions of the deepest truths. ~ Neale Donald Walsch ~ “It feels like I’m being let down by others… I don’t feel understood or appreciated… I’m receiving less grace and love than what I give…

One moment, one action… at a time — “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less.” ~ Marie Curie ~ I don’t know about you, but these last few weeks have been very ‘HEAVY’. By heavy I mean emotionally tolling…

To be clear, this really happened. — GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!” The words come with a guttural, raging force. The raccoon responds with it’s own indignant rage as I release it from the grip I have around its jaw, launching it out the open door. An even greater rage consumes me. Another RACCOON! It’s teeth clamped…

My relationship with shame has come full circle. — “Shame loves secrecy. The most dangerous thing to do after a shaming experience is hide or bury our story. When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes.” ~ Brené Brown ~ I grew up believing I was equal — in fact, never questioning it. It never occurred to me I…

“Your long-term happiness and fulfillment depend on your ability to fulfill your soul’s unique purpose and to fill the place in the world that only you can fill, making the contribution that only you can make.” ~ Rod Stryker ~ I’ve hit the halfway point in my 75 day quest…

In his book, “The War of Art”, Steven Pressfield writes about ‘ Resistance’ and in particular its power over those who herald to be artists of some sort — writers for example. It would seem my 75 days to live an extraordinary life and specifically my commitment to a daily…

Every once in a while I am reminded how far I am from that August day balled up on the leather chair in my therapist’s office… ‘coming undone’ as I like to call it. In this query into my past state, I contemplate, “What has brought me back to whole……