Who will answer the call for more accountability? We are a proud and self-centered bunch, and many of us believe we are superior to others. Our pride can be so great that we might even think, ‘not me, I’m humble.’ But let’s be real, most of us could benefit from a slice of humble pie. […]
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Move On
Rejection, a profound and often excruciating experience, has the power to evoke a myriad of specific emotions within us. It can stir up hurt feelings, plunging us into depths of loneliness, igniting flames of jealousy, burdening us with guilt and shame, and haunting us with social anxiety and embarrassment. It can cast a shadow of […]
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TEACHABILITY
We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn. When I took the evaluation test I was 41 yo with a maturity of a 14 year old girl. The irony was I had my own place, raising my kids and holding a job while educating myself in clinical counseling. I was […]
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JOY CENTER
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. -Soren Kierkegaard We cannot avoid the past if we want be healed of our deep wounds and mature and engage in a healthy relationships. Trauma is a violation of a relationships. There are two kinds of traumas: 1) bad things that happened and […]
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ANXIETY, FEARS and CREATIVITY
David Whyte says, “The price of, our vitality is the sum of all our fears.” Some wrote, “Without facing my performance anxiety head-on by being willing to play in front of a crowd, I never would have gotten to experience and appreciate the delight of live performance. Our fears can be a powerful wayfinder.” Naming […]
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Becoming Whole
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. It took me a while, actually years, to accept all of me. Even today I’m still learning to accept some rough edges that still needs polishing which are probably a work of a lifetime. Integration work is […]