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Are your Bragging Rights killing you?

Personal note A lovely relaxed long week-end with a dear friend prompted me to think about how I am dealing with my own life, as well as about my clients who are abusing their bodies in the name of busy-ness.   We had an urban staycation, with ample time to chat about...

What’s the difference between problem-solving and rumination?

I had occasion to explore this issue myself this week, when I discovered that somehow my utility company had switched the account number and name on the bill it sends to my home each month. Confidently and proudly paying my bills online on the first of each month, I...

Make It Easy On Yourself

Make it easy on yourself: Have you ever been caught in a race that never ends:  one in which the big prize at the end is as far out of reach as it is when you started, and the small rewards along the way that might sustain you  have gotten to be scarcer and scarcer? ...

Has the future got you in a tizzy?

For the past few weeks, we’ve had wonderful weather where I live. Mild temperatures, scattered showers, mostly at night, and low humidity. It’s perfect for everyone, including people who run or bicycle, garden, or work out of doors picking up the garbage, repairing...

What if barriers didn’t exist?

I heard a wonderful story last night, from a woman who has had a varied, interesting andfrom any standpoint, successful, life.   Her secret?  She didn’t know there was a glass ceiling!  In fact, she wasn’t aware of most barriers that frustrate the rest of us. Here is...

Why can’t you say “NO”?

Personal note It’s August, and miraculously enough, where I live we are having perfect convertible weather: temperatures in the high 70’s with a slight breeze, blue skies with puffy clouds. A great day for driving with the top down, letting the breeze ruffle your...

What is life was a multiple choice test?

Personal note On these lovely summer mornings, I sit on my porch, sipping coffee, reading the newspaper, glancing up every now and then to enjoy the natural beauty all around me.  Canadian geese parade through the park across the street, inquisitive duck couples...

What kinds of assumptions is your reality based on?

Personal note The big storm of two weeks ago continues to have repercussions on the lives of those of us who were in its path.  Downed trees are gradually being removed, overwhelming email lists, building up during the power outage, have been reduced in size, and life...

What do you say to a Dementor?

Personal note June ended with a bang; heavy winds and driving rain brought down 5000 trees and left an estimated 610,000 people without power in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area. I was one of them. Along with the complete lack of light, air conditioning, cooking...