Your Voice Is Louder Than You Think
We are living in a moment of tremendous potential. We are surrounded by change and the potential for more. An important movement is...
5 Ways To Have Intimacy In Your Relationships
Think about the last few movies you watched… or television shows… or books you read. What kind of relationship did the main characters...
5 Blocks To Empathy
“I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.” Maya Angelou Empathy is so important and you might wonder...
Empathy a Way to Make Love Grow
Empathy is about standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard...
Happiness or Freedom
We spend our lives looking for happiness, often in the wrong places. At a moment like this, when we are all at home with plenty of time...
Five Things to Know About Vulnerability
Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. – Brené Brown Vulnerability has a bad reputation...
Lessons in Trust From Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was a poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She died in 2014 at the age of 86. She was a wise and respected...
You Don’t Have to Be Disappointed During the Holidays
Carlos went for his yearly physical and the phlebotomist asked, “Are you ready for Christmas?” This was a particularly difficult question...
The Scorpion, the Turtle and a Parable of Trust
Most of us have heard the story of the scorpion and the turtle. It can illustrate many points and teach a number of lessons. I see it as...
Criticism
You can’t please everyone all the time, but that doesn’t stop most of us from trying. When we hear the criticism that comes from not...