~Lessons Learned~

What does walking through fear mean to you? Do you do it or do you run?  Running seems like the quickest and at times the safest way to handle it.  Pulling your covers up over your head hoping everything that scares you will go away.  Sad thing is it doesn't, usually it just festers, it keeps tugging at the covers and always patiently awaits for that moment you peek out from your false sense of protection and lets you know it isn't going anywhere until you face it and overcome it.  A very good friend compared fear to an ice cold waterfall.  You can feel the mist of the waterfall, you can hear the water hit the rocks at the bottom, you can taste the crispness of the cold, you can smell the power of the water moving quickly and with purpose, you can see through the fall the beauty that is just on the other side of the water, however the fear of moving through the cold is enough to keep you from walking through the few seconds of being uncomfortable into a whole new experience. 

To my beautiful, wonderful, loving Mother!!!!!!   And to all Mothers out there!!!!

Have you ever had the "why" conversation with yourself?   You know the one where you acknowledge something that pisses you off and instead of sitting in the pissed off mode all day, you decide to "why" yourself out of it?  Let's say you're sitting in traffic and realize you are going to be late for work.  Your breathing starts to get a little more intensified.  You may find your fingers tapping on the steering wheel.  You begin to squint as the foul language is rolling around in your head, while all along watching the minutes tick by.  It's at this point, I like to why myself.   I ask myself why are you mad? Well because the idiot five cars ahead of me is stopped at least two cars behind the car in front of him and if he'd just move up, I could probably shave 30 seconds off how late I'm already going to be.  Then I ask ..... Well why didn't you leave earlier just in case there was an accident?  Well because I was really tired and didn

It is amazing how many of us believe in others and their abilities, yet rarely realize or acknowledge our own.  We can easily and effortlessly cheer on our children, our friends, co-workers and family, yet shy away from speaking kindly to ourselves.  It is time that we start the inner dialogue with ourselves and get to know who we really are.  Check in with yourself, find out what you need, what you believe in, what you wish someone would say to you and fill that void with your own voice.  It is time for you to become your biggest cheerleader. I'm part of an awesome class right now with remarkable people, each one different and unique in their own way.  Every one with a story and insight to share on their terms and at their own pace.  All of them have something to learn and even more to teach.  I started out as the teacher and yet over time, the things they have taught me and their ability to make me open my eyes even wider is one of my greatest rewards.  It is a safe place wher