RE: Autonomy Skills I believe we all have wonderfully uniqueness and when we allow ourselves to BE ourselves completely, we bring something so special and valuable to the world. Self-Autonomy is key. We’ve got to engage with the world from our deepest and truest self. Oh, but how few of us really do. It is
RE: Self Autonomy Skills Building a life filled with joy and great personal meaning can only happen when I answer this question honestly: “What Do I Want?” Asking and answering the question has reshaped my life in big and little ways. It remains one of the all time favorite questions I use to pull myself
RE: Relaxation Skills I am only mediocre at Euchre – and that’s OK. For anyone unfamiliar, Euchre is a card game played with two teams of two. It’s popular here in Michigan. I am only OKAY at the game. This means I know the rules. I don’t forget what’s ‘trump’ and can keep score. In
RE: Autonomy Skills In case this is a new word for you, autonomy is a person’s ability to act on their own interests and values. I struggled to understand what personal autonomy was as a young adult – and certainly didn’t practice it well. My struggles with personal autonomy comes from childhood abuse. From my
RE: Awareness Skills I chased new and better circumstances all my life, always thinking that if my surroundings changed – I’d be happier. It was almost never true. Wherever I went, there I was. Nobody wants to hear that they might be the most common negative denominator in their life – I sure didn’t. In
RE: Self Care Skills Sometimes I’m a wild mix of sad, glad and frustrated. My short experience as a foster mom has been challenging to say the least. Sometimes I feel made for the role and other times I feel inadequate. It is bittersweet. I know I do what I can – yet I wish
RE: Mindset Skills Are you tucked away in your safe place right now? Are you focused inward, working on yourself, getting things ready, fine tuning, tweaking, nitpicking, overthinking and generally obsessing about whether you’re ready to ‘do this’ for real? Quit it! Seriously now. I’ve met people recently who seem on the surface to have
RE: Mindset Skills THIS Is The Adventure! Old Thoughts: I’ve got to resist stuff that doesn’t show up the way I want. If I don’t resist it, I’m saying it’s OK for it to happen and it’s NOT OK. New Thoughts: Embrace what shows up and ask ‘What can I do with this that will allow me