Inspiration
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- The God I Lost, the One I Found, and the Faith...
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” ~Rumi There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that happens when you realize some of your prayers are going nowhere. There’s a painful silence that follows unanswered calls. Yet, despite the ache, I can […]
- The Grief No One Talks About: How to Heal After...
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France When my cat Squiggles died, I didn’t just “lose a pet.” I lost a part of my identity, my greatest source of comfort, and my sense of home. Squiggles was the one constant in my life through every […]
- The Weight of Regrets and the Choice to Live...
“It is very important for every human being to forgive herself or himself because if you live, you will make mistakes—it is inevitable. But once you do and you see the mistake, then you forgive yourself and say, ‘Well, if I’d known better I’d have done better.’” ~Maya Angelou I’ve […]
- From Pain to Peace: How to Grieve and Release...
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi Before 2011, I had heard many spiritual teachers talk about “accepting what is.” It sounded nice in theory, like good mental information to chew on. But it didn’t feel embodied. I understood it intellectually, but I wasn’t […]
- Why You Can’t Relax and How to Let Yourself Rest
“Rest and be thankful.” ~William Wordsworth A few years ago, I caught myself doing something that made no sense. It was late evening, my kids were asleep, the house finally quiet. I’d been counting down to this moment all day—dreaming of sinking into the couch, wrapping myself in a blanket, […]
- How Self-Portraits Brought My Messy, Honest,...
“And then I realized that to be seen by others, I first had to be willing to see myself.” ~Anonymous In a world that teaches us to be visible only when we’re polished, productive, or pleasing, I found something unexpected on the other side of my camera: myself. But not the filtered version. […]
- 3 Tools for Burnout Relief (That I’m Using...
**This post contains a giveaway. Scroll to the bottom to learn more! Burnout has been on my mind a lot lately, and that’s saying a lot since my burnout brain has trouble focusing these days. Between working from home while raising two young kids and traveling back and forth across the country to […]
- The Power I Now Carry Because of My Illness
“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” ~Eckhart Tolle For years, I thought strength meant pushing through. Getting on with it. Holding it together no matter what. Not showing weakness. Not needing help. Not slowing down. […]
- The Truth About My Inner Critic: It Was Trauma...
“I will not let the bullies and critics of my early life win by joining and agreeing with them.” ~Pete Walker For most of my life, there was a voice in my head that narrated everything I did, and it was kind of an a**hole. You know the one. That voice that jumps in before you even finish a […]
- The Surprising Freedom in Not Having Life All...
“Sometimes you have to let go of the life you planned to make room for the life that’s waiting for you.” ~Joseph Campbell My new motto? Always have a backup plan. Life rarely goes as you’d imagined. January 16th, 2001. That’s the day my life trajectory changed irrevocably. That’s the […]
- 5 Habits that Kept My 90-Year-Old Grandma Happy...
“You only live once, but if you do it right once is enough.” — Mae West Twenty years ago, I was lucky enough to witness the humble, elegant, peaceful passing of my 89-year-old grandfather. As I sat quietly in his hospice room alongside my grandma and other family members, his nurse smiled […]
- 3 Habits that Often Drain 90 Percent of Our...
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.” As you age you will learn to value your time, genuine relationships, meaningful work, and peace of mind, much more. Little else will matter. Deep down you know that already, right? Yet on most days, just […]
- 8 Things You Will Ultimately Regret Not Letting...
You don’t realize how often you block your own present blessings by holding on to everything so tightly. It’s always necessary to accept when some part of your life has reached its inevitable end. Closing the door, completing the chapter, turning the page, etc. It doesn’t matter what you […]
- 10 “Notes to Self” for Those Times When...
Let’s start off here with a simple question: Why do we always take things personally? There are admittedly quite a few valid reasons to consider. But the one Marc and I have found to be most common through 15 years of working with our coaching clients and live event attendees is the tendency we […]
- 6 Effective Things Optimists Often Do Differently
It takes roughly 66 days to form a habit. So for the next 9 weeks look at the bright side of your life, and you will rewire your brain. If the grass looks greener on the other side… Stop staring. Stop comparing. Stop complaining. And START watering the grass you’re standing on… Truly, the most
- 30 Quotes and Thinking Prompts for Letting Go of...
Accept yourself, embrace the present, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly in life, you have to let go of things that weigh you down. Each prompt below contains a quote and question to think about. I have personally used each of these prompts several times in the past to nudge myself into
- 10 Hard Things that Are Worth Doing for Yourself...
It always feels better to be exhausted from taking little steps forward, than it does to be tired of doing absolutely nothing. In 1911 two explorers, Amundsen and Scott, embarked on a race against each other to become the first known human being to set foot upon the southernmost point of Earth. It […]
- 5 Painfully Clear Truths About Life We Always...
The truth does not cease to exist when it is forgotten or ignored. You know how you can hear or read something dozens of times in various ways before it finally sinks in? The truths listed below fall firmly into that category — timeless lessons that many of us probably learned years ago, and have
- 3 Basic Lessons Too Many of Us Learn Too Late in...
“In elementary school my parents told me it didn’t matter what I did when I grew up, so long as it made me happy. ‘Happiness is the whole point of life,’ my father said. ‘But it doesn’t always come easy. Your mother loves to help people in need, so she became a psychiatric nurse. I
- 40 Quotes for Calming the Mind When You Get to a...
It happens to all of us gradually as we live and grow. We discover more about who we are and the way life is, and then we realize there are some changes we need to make. The lifestyle we’ve been living no longer fits. The environments and relationships we once found comfort in no longer
- 5 Essential Things to Start Doing for Your...
Today, start by giving yourself grace and remembering not to judge yourself for how long your journey is taking. We all need our own time to travel our own distance. Every step is necessary, and everyone journeys in their own way… Some people start their careers right out of college in their […]
- 11 Good Old-Fashioned Relationship Habits We Need...
Love is great when spoken, but greatest when shown. Do little things daily to show your loved ones you care. Yesterday afternoon I was sitting on a park bench in the early afternoon when an elderly couple pulled their car up under a nearby oak tree. They rolled down the windows and turned up some
- 20 Powerful Life Experiences that Will Make You...
If we have learned just one thing recently, it’s that we need to be gentle with ourselves and others. We’re all in this world together, and we all get weary at times. Be recklessly gracious! The wisest and most wonderful people you have ever met are likely those who have been shattered in some […]
- 1 Great Wake-Up Call for All Those Days When You...
Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is simply believing you’re worthy of the trip. “Life hasn’t been the easiest on me lately. I won’t get into all the details now, but the tough times I’ve been living through have left me with many cracks. And although I’ve still managed to be a […]
- 10 Sticky Notes We Should All Memorize Before...
Where you ultimately end up greatly depends on your daily attitude and response. This morning one of our clients, Monica — a victim of a fairly recent and debilitating car accident — was smiling from ear to ear the minute our FaceTime coaching session began. “What has you in such good spirits […]
- 20 Regrets You Don’t Want to Have 20 Years from...
“If only…” Those two words paired together create one of the saddest phrases in the English language. Today is my late grandfather’s birthday. He was a great man and he would have been 101. So I want to acknowledge him right now by re-sharing a bittersweet story with you — a story that […]
- 12 Life Lessons 90 Years of Wisdom Taught Me
We are not just what we know, but what we are willing to learn. When my Grandma Zelda passed away a decade ago at the age of 90, she left me with a box of miscellaneous items from her house that she knew I had grown to appreciate over the years. Among these items was
- 4 Regrettable Habits that Drain Most People of...
We ultimately become what we habitually do. If your daily habits aren’t moving you forward, they are holding you back. Here are four widespread examples of the latter that often drain people of their true potential, day after day, and some strategies for turning things around if you’re […]
- 10 Heavy Things We Often Wait Too Long to Let Go...
We don’t realize how often we hold ourselves back by holding on to everything. Letting go is not giving up. Letting go is surrendering any needless attachments to particular outcomes and situations. Surrender means showing up in your life with the intention to be your best, and to do the best you […]
- 40 Meaningful Questions that Will Ease Your Mind...
Asking the right questions is the answer. In a recent email newsletter I wrote, “Ease your mind today. Don’t think outside the box; think like there is no box.” And to my surprise, 97 people quoted that line and responded with the same general question: “How?” I’ve spent the morning […]
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