There I sat at my kitchen table asking myself “what happened”?  My life as I knew it was over.  I was now a divorced Single Mom, YUCK!   My years of fighting to keep my family together ended here; depressed and hopeless and trying to figure out my next step. Judging by my state of being I ... Read More »

Choices, choices, so many choices in life: What will I wear, what will I eat, how will I spend my time today? Some choices in life are absolute and some are random, some are conscious and some are unconscious, but we all have the power to choose — free will you might call it. But do we ever stop and ... Read More »

Detachment is one of the most difficult but rewarding tools in personal growth. My old way of detaching was to physically separate myself from someone with a resentment, which usually caused bitterness and unforgiveness.  I never let the other person know this, because I was always the nice one who ... Read More »

Did you ever have a conflict in a relationship that consumed your thinking? Someone who was taking advantage or doing something that affected you in a negative way. Then, when you finally get the courage to confront them and stand up for yourself; afterwards you felt worse by second guessing what ... Read More »

Waiting is my least favorite concept in life.  Sometimes waiting feels like torture; because while I’m waiting I have to trust that waiting is what I am supposed to be doing.  It just feels like a waste of time - why do I have to wait? The greatest learning experience came from a waiting time ... Read More »

Organization is one of the greatest tools to success. To validate my point let me give you two examples from systems we rely on daily. If your child’s school has no daily schedule or lesson plans to follow, what would that school look like? Would the environment be calm and conducive to learning? Or ... Read More »

Relationships — we love them and hate them at the same time. Why are they so hard? We can’t live with them and we can’t live without them. It’s easy to have a relationship with our children when they’re young — they worship us. What about when they’re teenagers? We suddenly become the biggest nerd ... Read More »