“Because I Know Who I Am!”

One of my all-time favorite movies is “Moonstruck” with Cher, Olympia Dukakis, Nicholas Cage, et al.   Each character is so deeply developed that it’s as if I know them from another time in my life.  Cher is outstanding in her role as Loretta.  It’s hard to imagine a more versatile actor.  That scene at the Met [...]

Decluttering Can Be More Than Cleaning Out Drawers and Closets

As a Life Coach, I often notice that when people want to make substantial changes in their lives that they benefit from something called decluttering.  Most of us can relate to the experience of having too much stuff; stuff that is basically not used and worse, is taking up space that could be occupied by [...]

Pleasures

One of my current “reads” is Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman, Ph.D.  This book has been around since 2002 but I am finding what I believe to be a lot of wisdom in it — and to top it off, his ideas are evidence-based which means that his thoughts are based not on conjecture.  A particularly [...]

What do you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want?

Isn’t this is the ultimate life question?  The answer will be determined to a large extent by what one values.  Although ones values and priorities can be powerful motivators, it isn’t always easy to get what one wants.  Sometimes sacrifice of some other desired thing is required in order to attain what is REALLY desired.  [...]