We are faced with decisions everyday. The day begins with when to get up, what to eat, to exercise or not and goes on with hundreds of points to make choices until we go to bed at night. Sometimes, it is overwhelming and the decisions are put off, to be decided at a later time, [...]
Money, Money, Money
Most of us think that if we had a unlimited amount of money then we would be rich. And, if we were rich, we would be able to do certain things that we may not be doing right now. Things that money can buy, material items, cars, boats, trips, clothes, toys, travel, houses all over [...]
Domestic Violence Increases During Divorce
Divorce is emotional for anyone and so much more when you are escaping an abusive relationship. The court system is not set up around these complexities and perpetuates the issues when it allows an abuser to get continuances over and over. It took four years to be set free financially within the court and an [...]
Seven Secrets To A Successful Marriage
On the 33rd anniversary of a dear couple who is HAPPILY married, I asked what are your secrets? 1. Mutual respect for one another Give your partner personal space, for example one may be an early riser so if you happen to wake early, give them space and stay out of the way, don’t start [...]
Shifting Your Perspective on Life’s Messes
Ever notice how a mess can distract and perturb you? Sometimes it disrupts your whole sense of balance.How do you change your perspective? Perspective is defined several ways: the way in which an object appears to the eye, one’s “point of view”, the choice of a context for opinions, beliefs and experiences, or wisdom which [...]
Take Extra Care of Yourself
When life gets tough it seems that self care falls by the wayside. It might begin with watching too much tv or not doing the house cleaning or dishes after supper. Then it can evolve into sleeping late, watching tv all the time, eating junk food or not exercising. Just an existence of dragging through [...]
Judgements and Your Inner Critic
Judgements are easy to make. We profile people all the time. Judging other people may be something you do unconsciously. For example, the most noticeable being on how others look. Are they fat, thin, round, curvy, tall, short or whatever. Many of us weigh the physical attributes against our own. This would be considered a [...]
Parenting Teens
Some of the most important parenting jobs are to teach our children boundaries and how to make good decisions. We need to teach them the skills to be on their own in the world, because they will grow up, it’s inevitable. Rules and boundaries are most often confusing for kids living in two households because the [...]
Getting Complete
Did you ever have a project that you worked on and it got over half way done and then you got stuck? Usually the feeling of overwhelm creeps in and then procrastination seems to rule. This is what happened to me. I decided to tackle the area under two huge pine trees and make it [...]
The Risk of Divorce
People get scared just from the word divorce. You would be surprised at how couples sometimes react when they meet me and I talk about helping people navigate divorce and beyond as a divorce coach. Usually one of the pair says, “We won’t be needing that.” Then everyone chuckles. I always ask if they know [...]
- To Not Decide Is to Choose
- Money, Money, Money
- Domestic Violence Increases During Divorce
- Seven Secrets To A Successful Marriage
- Shifting Your Perspective on Life’s Messes
