Five things I learned in therapy

September 16, 2026
I'm a believer in therapy. Real therapy. With a good therapist. (Not all therapists are good.) Why do I believe in it? Therapy teaches us how to understand the life we're actually living—and how to stop making the same painful mistakes. (If we choose to. Some of us just love to keep the old...

What if your time was up?

January 28, 2011
Have you done all you've wanted to with this life we're...

Make life about capabilities, not limitations

January 27, 2011
A while back I read Marianne Williamson's book, The Age of Miracles.{She's an accomplished speaker, but I find her books more digestible than her oral...

Today is yesterday’s "some day"

January 27, 2011
Curly Girl DesignsWe act as if our time is limitless,but really, it's not.That's something we begin to grasp as we age.We're already on the journeyand today is a...

Valentine’s day. Heart & soul friend.

January 26, 2011
Everyone has a friend they trust with their heart& the secrets of their soul.I definitely have that kindof heart & soul friend.And I dedicate this Valentine's...

Living with a whole heart

January 26, 2011
photo from Possecret.comPeople hurt each other. It's just a fact. And usually, people closest to us inflict the most pain. Family. Good friends. Lovers.Usually, they...

about lies

January 24, 2011
"I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back"- from "The Invitation." Standing in the fire is about telling & hearing...

Winging west Tuesday

January 24, 2011
What a week! I had a great time in Tampa with so many cool friends. But tomorrow morning,I fly back to San Jose to reunite with my husband and dogs. I miss our regular...

Making it happen

January 24, 2011
I know. You're sick of people telling you to visualizeyour goal and it'll happen.Maybe you think that's airy-fairy stuff.Fantasy.It's not. It's really all about...

Sunday blessing+chance to be an angel

January 23, 2011
May there always be an angelby your side.♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥And even better, here is an opportunity to be an angel, yourself. Young newlyweds madly in love. Husband...

Cosmetic surgery & self esteem

January 22, 2011
If it makes you feel better about yourself,I see nothing wrong with it.We hear this all the time as justification for all the plastic surgery going on today.Breast...

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