Tips to Help You Tighten Your Personal Boundaries Just like a fence around our property, personal boundaries establish where we end and another person starts. Boundaries are the physical, emotional and mental borders we build to safeguard ourselves from being manipulated, used, or infringed by others. They allow us to establish our limits as [...]
Problem Solving Formula There is a simple seven step formula for systematic problem solving. By solving problems in an orderly way, you can dramatically increase satisfaction with solutions. We all encounter bumps in the road that sometimes feel like roadblocks. It is easy to become so overwhelmed that we avoid thinking about our challenges [...]
Finding the "Why" of Life as the Path to Wellness Do you ever ask yourself - Why? Our busy lives leave little time for quiet reflection. If we do allow ourselves to sit back and look at the “big picture” of our lives, we may connect with a deeply-seated inner part of our selves that is the [...]
I have been writing a blog series that is taking “a spin on the wellness wheel.” Each week I have devoted a posting to one of the dimensions of wellness. I have not finished the series – however I am going to take a brief detour this week because of a special event. I will [...]
We all have ongoing dialogues with ourselves – all the time, all day long. Most often we do it without even realizing that we are doing it. What is the tone that you use with yourself? Are you your own “BFF” and are kind, encouraging and loving with yourself? Or are you harsh, critical and [...]
Communication involves the organization of feeling and thinking energies and transforming them into messages. It is a key component of the wellness inventory. Communicating is an energy output that allows us to share our internal experiences of reality with others. And I know that's a really deep thought - so just take a second [...]
You’ve heard the proverb “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Maybe the proverb should be rewritten “All work and no play makes Jack an unhealthy boy.” And – yes – we have all heard the importance of life work balance. The key word in that concept is balance. Achieving a level [...]
The word vitality makes us think “spunk,” “get up and go,” it is the kernel of energy for life. Do you feel that spark in your life? Since I've decided to devote a series of blogs to Wellness this post will focus on our energy systems - so make sure you check into my previous blog to [...]
Porcupines Teach Us Balance in Relationships Aren’t porcupines cute? What is it that we can learn from them? One of the things that porcupines can alert us to is that relationships are a complicated balancing act between closeness and distance. And it doesn't matter if we mean a love relationship, or a close friendship. Each must [...]
Truth / Reveal Yourself on Valentine's Day Questions, Questions Questions Have you ever wondered just how well you know the people in your life, and just how well they know you? Emotional intimacy is about letting down the walls and letting ourselves be known. And letting ourselves be known is about the ability to share [...]
