Both in my personal and professional lives, I’ve continually seen examples of past events influencing the present. This doesn’t surprise me, as our present reality is rarely one we think to create ourselves. This despite the fact that we absolutely can do so. More often, it is the product of years of experiences, both pleasurable […]
Trauma is a pervasive experience that affects millions of people worldwide. It can result from various events such as accidents, abuse, natural disasters, or loss. While the experience of trauma is deeply personal, the path to healing and overcoming it is a universal journey that involves understanding, patience, and resilience. This blog post aims to […]
Life is a journey filled with twists and turns, victories and defeats, but perhaps one of its most beautiful aspects is the opportunity for renewal. No matter where you find yourself on your path, it’s never too late to hit the reset button and embark on a new beginning. Whether you’re seeking a fresh start […]
Robin Williams, dead at 63. He made us laugh and he made us think. In the end, he made us cry. Much has been written about movie and music stars who seemed to have had it all – fame, success, wealth, sometimes even a good relationship – then who shocked us by taking their own […]
I travel quite a lot, and as anyone who does that will tell you, it’s much less exciting than it might sound. Some of the most stressful experiences human beings have now take place in airports and on airplanes (and I’m not talking about phobics, here!). Thanks to 9/11, boarding a plane is infinitely more […]
Portions of this article are excerpted from an NLP Practitioner Certification class held in 2000. Meaning reframe is the experience we’ve all had naturally where we “know” what is happening, what it means to us, and therefore what we expect will happen next. Suddenly, we have an experience or receive new information that abruptly changes […]
I was recently asked why the lack of activity in this blog during the month of November. First, I was very grateful that someone commented on this – thank you! I will share with you the reason, because within it I think we can find something useful. My mother passed away after several years’ bout […]
In a prior post, I challenged the sacred adage, “it is what it is”, a comforting and familiar expression that reassures us that reality is solid and immutable… Just as it implies that we cannot change things all that much, and it’s best to just accept our lot. Well I’m not done picking on that […]
There’s a great joke that’s circulated the web for some time that’s also a great way to view the supposed Mayan Apocalypse of 2012. Forgive me, but I can’t recall exactly who said it first, but I’ll admit that it wasn’t me. The idea is that since the Mayan calendar ended on Dec. 21, 2012, […]
You’ve heard it before, “perception is reality”. This isn’t just true in specific situations, it is always true. We as human beings don’t actually own reality as such. We all see things, hear things, feel things, experience things a bit differently. As much as we try to perceive the pure essence of something, the more […]