Wisdom

Change

Our lives are so full of input, experience, constant bombardment.  Some of this is good, some neutral, some bad.  We seem to spend our lives pushing through the neutral and the bad reaching for some small part of good and inside is an entire symphony of thought and emotion and being all moving a swirling and changing with the moment. …Details

Feeling Alone

Few people want to feel alone or lonely.  Even if you are independent and like to take charge, do things on your own, or work in the quiet that doing solitary things provides, you feel better when there are people who understand you and appreciate you.…Details

What will you be when you grow up?

I know, it’s a trite phrase.  But when you are looking for your life purpose, it’s valid.  I understand that none of us wants to grow up, meaning that we don’t want to stop having fun, enjoying life, or to be responsible for the not so fun stuff. …Details

Fear of Success

Sounds crazy, right?  Who would be afraid of changing their life for the better? Of being successful in what they want to do? But its the truth and the old adage is correct.  Most people prefer ‘the Devil you know’ to whatever is out there that they don’t know. …Details

When things don’t go right

You have a need that radiates from the center of your soul.  You have a plan that is the best means for your to get that need met.  You do everything listed in the plan in the right way in the right order….…Details

Trust yourself

I know, I know.  Sounds like all the self-help books out there.  Well, sometimes the self-help books have the right idea.  Here’s the thing, though.  Trusting yourself really means trusting Yourself.  Not all the things that your family and your friends have told you, not the things that social media teaches you, not the things that ‘everyone knows’ are true. …Details

Are you lost?

I love my android not only for the fun apps and the good sound quality I get, but mostly I love it for the GPS.  I just got back from a road trip to California where I had to use the back roads to get from Hwy 101 to I-5. …Details

It’s all small stuff

Know that saying ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s all small stuff.’  Well, yes.  In the end, unless you’re a Marvel comic’s super hero or a brain surgeon or a rocket scientist, it’s all small stuff.  So don’t sweat it.  But do pay attention to it. …Details

So where do you go from here?

So what do you do once you’ve tried something and it didn’t turn out the way you thought?  You have a college degree but there is no job out there for you and you’re back living at home with your parents…your marriage is trashed and he’s gone and now you have a baby to take care of…you followed your dream and now you are in a town with no friends and no family and no money and no idea what to do…you’ve got your dream job and you hate it and realize it’s not what you want to be doing at all… Any of this sound familiar? …Details

Being who you are can be challenging

Even if you know who you are or what you want, doesn’t mean that everything becomes easy and smooth sailing. You still have to figure out who to get where you want to go, you have to figure out how to get the money, how to work with other people, how to deal with issues as they arise. …Details