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How to Love Being Perfectly Imperfect
Got perfectionism? Here’s How to Love Being Perfectly Imperfect Perfectionism is a Defense Mechanism to Avoid Criticism and Rejection What if it were okay to be quirky and wrong? When we let go of our own judgments about being quirky and wrong, we can let go of the defenses too.Quirky is cool. Nature is perfectly…
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Why You Need to Stop Judging Yourself
We Have to Believe We Are Magic I’ve said it before, but “How do you anything is how you do everything.” If you live your life judging other people and yourself, you will see all the faults, misery, mistakes, and short-comings and miss all the beauty, love, potential, and wonder. It’s just not an effective way…
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Why External Validation Is Never Enough
Remember this? Do You Like Me? Yes or No Remember when we were little kids and someone would slip you a note in school that read, “Do you like me?” and there would be a box to check yes or no? It was innocent and cute to get that kind of approval back then, but…
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Afraid to Fail? It’s Time to Let That Go! Here’s How.
Afraid to Fail? If you have been following along the “365 Days of Letting Go” challenge, and are still on the sidelines, maybe you are afraid to fail! We’re on day 22. It’s the perfect time to jump in! How You do anything is how you do everything Don’t Stop The secret to winning is…
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Are You Stuffing Your Anger?
Nine Signs That You’re Suppressing Your Anger “Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” ~…
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What Happened When I Took A Social Media Break
On 12/31/21 I pulled the plug on all my social media except MeWe. Here’s what happened. What Happened When I Took a Social Media Break Conventional wisdom says that if you have a business, you have to do social media. You have to be in front of people, go to them, crank out content, be…
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Letting Go of The Future
A Japanese warrior was captured by his enemies and thrown into prison. That night he was unable to sleep because he feared that the next day he would be interrogated, tortured, and executed. Then the words of his Zen master came to him, “Tomorrow is not real. It is an illusion. The only reality is…
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How to Kick the Indecisiveness Habit Fast
Let’s look at how to let that go now! Indecisiveness Can Be Crippling I once worked with a sweet natured woman who had a lot of issues with self-esteem. As she became more confident, she realized that her friends didn’t see her. They never asked her what she wanted. They assumed she would go along…
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Learning to Love the Truth
Life is more vibrant when you Learn to Love the Truth Yesterday I was walking in the woods and was overcome with delight at how honest and wonderful life is. Nature never lies. She is sometimes harsh and brutal and sometimes soft and nurturing. She is always balanced and gives me everything I need. I trust…
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How to Let Go of “I’m Okay if You’re Okay”
Let that go! It’s Exhausting to Get Your Inner Calm From Other People Imagine that you are on a new mom with a baby. Whenever the baby cries, you get anxious. You do everything you can to calm the baby, and can’t relax until the baby is fine. Sometimes you know exactly what the baby…
