We all wear masks in certain settings of our lives. Perhaps at work you wear a more professional mask. With your friends you might don your more lively social mask. And with a spouse or a lover, in a private moment you may wear a secret, sexy mask. All parts of the whole of you. […]
Who are we?
Denise and I were talking on the phone recently, discussing something bloggy, or maybe something personal – I can’t quite recall – but I do remember how the discussion unfolded. We were discussing a particular situation and both of our responses were so very different than they would have been a couple of years ago. […]
Travel in the direction of our fear
This isn’t the first time we’ve talked about fear here. It’s a very real thing that comes up from time to time in our lives. And I’m not talking about fear of spiders or being afraid of heights. I’m talking about the fear of pursuing certain things in our lives. Bigger things. Better things. Or […]
Something is going on here
Something is going on here. Something is happening. Something is afoot. An ownership of my life that I have never taken before. Owning my heart and my mind and my soul and my spirit and making decisions for who that person is and who that person is becoming. Decisions growing out of the bottom of […]
Celebrate the successes of others
Many times we get so caught up in our own journeys – our own struggles and triumphs and tribulations – that we forget how joyous it can feel to celebrate the successes of others. Just this morning I had a phone conversation with someone close to me who shared a success of hers and the […]
A new mantra
Denise and I have a new mantra. To be used whenever you experience a hurt or disappointment, or if someone lets you down or pisses you off. Or any other negative situation. “Just keep working on yourself.” It doesn’t mean that you won’t hurt or you won’t cry or you won’t feel disappointed or sad […]