What’s Your Story?

We’ve obscured our truths by something that isn’t true.

One of the many things that sets us humans apart from other animals is our ability to create, innovate and invent. Yet, this upside can sometimes have a downside.  Within our own innovativeness we’ve all created inventions about ourselves and we wear these inventions. The most powerful of them is the invented separate self.

We separate from our real truth, our authentic self and our congruency. When this happens the ego becomes a fearful, separated entity constantly defending itself, trying to validate and justify itself, to pacify its unworthiness. But we have invented this unworthiness and this separation and we get caught up in it and we begin to create life sabotaging patterns that move out into every area of our lives. I think the most life limiting and life sabotaging patterns are our stories – many of them are not serving you.

What are the stories that work within your life? (more…)

Putting Yourself First

Do you have a bucket list? Many people do. A list of the things you want to accomplish in your lifetime. How about a general to-do list? Those things that you need to get done? Well, how about a To-Me list? This would be a list of things to do for ME.

Unfortunately, for most people their Bucket List is a dream list; and maybe they’ll get a few of the items on their ticked off. Maybe. People are more likely to do things on their To-Do list… I mean, that’s what it’s there for, right? But do you put stuff like “get a massage”, “go to the gym”, “make a healthy meal”, “meditate”. Some people do, most don’t. (more…)

The Time is Now

It’s the beginning of the year – time for something new, time to revamp something old, time to start something and time to finish something.

So – with all of this ‘time’ for stuff… when does now become the right time to start?

The real answer to that question – when you make it the right time. (more…)

It’s New Again

Happy New Year! One thing that I personally love about the new year is that I get some time off of work to just focus on me. Of course, work is a part of me, so I am definitely thinking about it, but it is within a bigger picture. This is one time of year that I purposefully look at the past year and evaluate how I can learn from the past to make the future better. I’m also setting goals for the next 12 months and getting myself set up for success. (more…)

What are you saying?

Do you know that little voice inside your head that can sometimes be sweet and charming and at other times it can be rude, sarcastic, cutting and critical? Who is in charge of that voice? And when do you take it seriously or not?

One of my favourite sayings is :the most important words you will ever utter are those you say to yourself, about yourself, when you are by yourself. (more…)

Pushing the Barrier

Do you let yourself get outside of your comfort zone often? When you do, what is it that pushes you out? Or perhaps pulls you out? And what makes you jump back in?

I know a lot of people that seem to live on the edge of comfort. They know what they want – and they know what it will take to get there, and from time to time they ‘stick their toe’ over the edge, but then retreat back into safety.

Let’s chat about safety for a minute. What does it mean to you? For a lot of people, they tell me safety means knowing what is coming up, or not tempting pain, or even not letting themselves or others down. Whatever your meaning of safety, I wonder if it works? (more…)