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I worked with a client this morning on her “Shoulds List.” As a homework assignment, I asked her to write a list of every “I should…” that came into her mind between our sessions. She came up with 37. We started plowing through them. Should she really clean up the basement? Should she already have […]
This morning, I was sitting in the waiting room of the mammography center, watching (on television) the loved ones of the people who died on September 11, 2001 recite each person’s name. I waited to hear the names of two firefighters who were family friends. As I listened to each name, my eyes fell upon […]
Last month, I decided it was time to slow down and just take things as they come, using the blank space in my calendar to recharge, etc. You know that saying about the best laid plans? I’m here to tell you that, once again, I’m living proof that when you stop worrying and just allow […]
This morning, I received a note in my inbox from TUT that said “You only ever have to do what you’re capable of doing, Christina, because by design, no matter how things appear, you’ll always have enough time to do it, you’ll do even better than you would have thought, and life will get even […]
During yet another fabulous trip last summer (to AZ and MT), I found myself alongside the gifted coach and horse whisperer, Koelle Simpson. As she guided me through a variety of exercises with horses, I learned a lot about my beliefs around failure. During one exercise, the desired outcome was for the horse to see […]
Recently I had a setback. Not a big one in terms of my overall life, but a setback all the same. I lost my voice. I tried to talk, and only rasps and scratches came out. Accompanying the voice loss was a total lack of energy. I spent the better part of five days in […]
I recently received two unsolicited testimonials from people whose opinions I highly respect and value. I was grateful for their kind words, as testimonials are a powerful marketing tool. On a deeper level, I was touched because the praise meant that I’d impacted someone’s life enough for them to take the time (without any prompting) […]
