we teach people how to treat us

If we are not being treated well, it is useless to blame someone else. Our behavior is the only behavior we have management of. We teach people how to treat us, by treating ourselves with dignity and respect. That means loving ourselves enough to say “no”...

can vs. can’t

What a difference one letter can make. So many can’ts are based on our self talk. The talk we tell ourselves about who we are and what we can or can not do, is based on the past, or more accurately, our version of the past. If you have siblings that have shared...

change can be scary

Let’s face it, change can be scary. I remember a time when I was so scared to step into something different, for fear of losing everything that I had ever known. I was afraid that I would lose myself and not even recognize who I was. A true alchemic (life changing)...

self love – loving all aspects of ourselves

It’s easy for us to love the parts of our personalities that we approve of, but what about those parts that we don’t consider all that attractive? What about the parts that we don’t want to see in ourselves, much less want others to see, like greediness,...

is love a choice?

Do we choose who we love, or does it just happen? Do we even know what “real” love is? What about our families, do we have to love them? There are so many songs and books written about Love : the pursuit of love, the pain of love, the how to love, the meaning of love,...

imagine-visualize-create

I just love the ocean! Visiting San Diego from North Texas, caused me to consider whether I was living exactly where I wanted to live or not. Are you living where you want to live? After my dad died at 58, I realized that life was really short. I started to think...