Intention Alone is Not Enough

Intention Alone is Not Enough

Why is it that our good intentions don’t always come to pass? What happens when we decide to change something for the better, and still find ourselves doing or experiencing things the same old way…

Hiding from Ourselves

Hiding from Ourselves

Why do we get so upset when an old painful inner-story or outer-experience pops up again in our lives? We often feel that we have already ‘dealt with it’ and we don’t understand why it keeps coming up over and over again…

There Is Nothing Wrong with Us

There Is Nothing Wrong with Us

What is it that has us think there is something wrong or bad about us the way we are? Why are we constantly needing to justify or prove our worth to ourselves and others? We think we aren’t OK until we lose the weight, get the promotion, have the child, or get the grade…

Pleasure is an Inside Job

Pleasure is an Inside Job

Why is it so few of us enjoy pleasure in our lives? Perhaps it has something to do what we think pleasure is and where it comes from. Many of us think pleasure is just the opposite of pain so we measure our level of pleasure by how much pain we are dealing with…

How Can We Feel Equal?

How Can We Feel Equal?

What has us feel powerless in our efforts to influence others? How can we balance the power between us in key relationships…

Unblocking Our Abundance

Unblocking Our Abundance

What is it that keeps us from feeling as abundant as we would like? Abundance in the areas of our finances, pleasure, relationships, recognition, contribution or health, can often be hard to come by or feel just out of reach leaving us stuck or blocked...

Goal Achievement as an Inside Job

Goal Achievement as an Inside Job

It is so energizing to watch my clients set and achieve their ‘inner goals’ and watch their outer world significantly improve. Most of us set goals that are outwardly focused. We consider that if things are different/better/deeper/faster in our outer world then we will feel better on the inside...

Releasing Ourselves from Burden

Releasing Ourselves from Burden

What is it that has us feel like a burden in life? So many of us are afraid to be a burden to others – what taught us to have this fear? When did we learn that getting our own needs met is a burden...

It's OK Not to Know

It's OK Not to Know

Why do we feel that we need to ‘know’ or have the right answer in order to feel safe? In our desire to appear successful to ourselves and others, we may feel we are supposed to be the expert in whatever we are doing or saying. Yet, when we don’t know the answer, or we make a mistake, we find ourselves hiding it from others or blaming them…

Getting the Love We Want

Getting the Love We Want

Where do we believe love comes from? Does it come from others when we are 'loveable' enough? Is it something that comes from God? Most of us crave it, seek it, and spend our lives hoping to get enough of it. We write songs and poetry expressing our love towards what makes us feel lovable, loved, and loving.

The Pain of Expectations

The Pain of Expectations

Lately I’ve been dealing with chronic pain and inflammation in my body that doesn’t ever seem to go away. I’ve had a few accidents over the years that have contributed to the pain. While I’ve paid lots of attention to these parts of my body, the pain just persists…

Do Prayers Make a Difference?

Do Prayers Make a Difference?

What are your beliefs about prayer? Is it our way of asking God for favors? Is it only something religious people do or have access to? Is prayer just as effective for ourselves as it is when we use it for others? When we pray, what do we focus on? Do we focus on what we don't yet have? Are we asking God/Goddess/Universe to fill the 'gap' between what we have and what we want…