Magic happened every night when our Christmas tree was lit up. Looking at the lights on the tree, the reflection of the ornaments, I saw into the possibilities. The anticipation of what would be. I remember the gifts, all carefully wrapped. We expressed our connection...
The holidays are here and there’s a push to gather. Many of us haven’t been together in person for what feels like a really long time. Some have made the decision to stay home. Others have decided to celebrate the holiday, together. And because the rest of the family...
Every year around this time we’re made to feel inspired to set goals for what we want to create and how we want to be in the coming year. There’s a push to define what the year will look like, what we’ll look like, starting on 1/1. Yet statistics show that by...
If you could fly high above all that’s going on around you this holiday season, how would it change your perspective? There’s many highs and lows with the holidays. We get pulled one way and then another. It’s also a time when you see more of life in your interactions...
Is there someone you’ve been thinking about but haven’t reached out to? We’ve been taught to be logical, to think logically, make decisions from logic. But when we stay in our heads, it doesn’t change or shift anything. The holidays can heighten our feelings of...
We’re deep in the middle of the holiday season. You may be thinking about someone you haven’t seen or talked with in a while, wanting things to be different between the two of you. You may want to end something but are waiting for the other person to make the first...
“To be or not to be.” Those famous words spoken thousands of times by Prince Hamlet. Rather than contemplating the unfairness of life, what small miracle did you experience over the Thanksgiving holiday? It may be that you spent a blissfully peaceful day alone. You...
What do you do when you just can’t get away? You can create your plan, create boundaries, and practice your resilience muscle, but sometimes there is no avoiding a challenging person or situation. You may see things in your mind’s eye, and then when you get there, it...
Have you ever heard a phrase that explains so much? It ties together what you’ve been feeling and experiencing, like putting the cherry on top of a sundae. For me, it was hearing “let go or be dragged” for the first time, when I was regularly attending 12-step...
Resilience reminds me of beautiful flowers that grow out of the cracks in the pavement. Finding fuel and sustenance where others may find none. Growing tall and mighty, showing their brilliance to the world. There’s a certain elasticity to their being. Finding and...