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When You Can’t Do It Anymore
We all have that moment when we feel we can’t do it anymore. We realize that something in our lives is an overwhelming and total wreck. Maybe we’re a hoarder. We always knew it, but now it’s in our face. We feel the weight of it, how it is sapping the life from us, and
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How Manage Holiday Expectations
How to Manage Holiday Expectations Did you know that the template for Christmas was created by Charles Dickens, Courier and Ives, and Christmas songs and stories? Yep, it’s all manufactured. While most of them were created to give us feelings of joy and cheer, they also set this expectation that we all have wonderful, warm
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Letting Go of Unrealistic Expectations
Letting Go of Unrealistic Expectations Lots of coaches will tell you to dream big and “Go big, or go home.” While optimism is a great practice that helps people achieve and live more satisfying lives, nothing kills happiness faster than unrealistic expectations. What’s the difference between optimism and unrealistic expectations? Optimism is a generally positive
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Letting Go of The Need for Certainty Before You Act
Letting Go of the Need for Certainty Before You Act Do you have a need for certainty before you act? This often looks like projecting several movements ahead, and eliminating all possibilities except the one you desire. How often does that happen? Not often, right? We can’t eliminate all possibility of something undesirable happening because
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Best Post-Thanksgiving Hack to Get You Back on Track
Best Post-Thanksgiving Hack to Get You Back on Track If you’re like me, your routine is blown! You’ve eaten too much, been over-scheduled, and are behind on maintenance tasks like cleaning and exercise. While it may have been a great time, you really just need a post-Thankgiving hack to get you back on track. Voila!
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How to Avoid Death By Small Disappointments
Most people don’t lose the light in their eyes in one day. It’s more of a death by small disappointments. Little by little, life leaks out in a drip, drip, drip of unnoticed little things. It’s a huge void by the time it’s noticed. Sound familiar? Here’s How To Stop It Do something that makes
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Am I Too Critical?
10 Signs That You’re Too Critical Relationship expert, John Gottman, identifies criticism as one of the things that cause relationships to fail. I once knew someone who complained, criticized, and highlighted the negativity in every situation. Whew! What a downer! Although she had some lovely qualities, they weren’t enough to overcome her negativity, and I
