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Photo: “Life flows on…” by Christa Gallopoulos *** I don’t often excerpt other people’s work here, but I recently read something so gorgeous I knew right away I wanted to share it with you. This is from one of my favorite teachers, neuropsychologist and Buddhist teacher, Rick Hanson. Rick writes: “One of [...]
Cafe Lalo, one of my favorite places in NYC At this moment I on the plane coming home to San Francisco from New York. I had a fabulous week in NYC that included: Staying at On the Ave, a sweet little boutique hotel located at a great spot on the Upper West Side. I [...]
My friend Molly asked me to contribute to a series of posts on Fierce Self-Love – as a part of the warmup to her upcoming course on that topic. I’m excited about what Molly does over at her site, Stratejoy. Her work targets women in their mid-twenties, women grappling with their “quarter-life crisis!” (Have you [...]
When you beautify your mind, you beautify your world. – John O’Donahue Sometimes we get caught in an odd misconception: that we are simply “supposed to be” happy. That psychological normalcy is an upbeat, cheerful, satisfied attitude. We assume that if the external events in our life are relatively stable and good, we should be [...]
It’s happened a few times now. I’m teaching a class, or sitting in a circle with women at an event, and someone raises their hand to participate in the discussion. She says, “I just have so many interests. I’m excited by so many different things. I try to do too much. I end up juggling [...]
Yesterday, I was listening to a beautiful interview with the late Irish poet John O’Donahue. He said, “One of the biggest problems of modern life is that time has become the enemy.” He spoke about how so many of us struggle with time: we struggle with how much we have, we struggle to fit [...]
Hey there, I’m writing today to let you know about a special mini-course I’m offering for entrepreneurs. As you know, I’m just coming out of the Playing Big registration period. I’m excited and proud that 140 women are participating in the program. I’ve been thinking about how much I’ve learned about marketing [...]
Your playing big isn’t defined on the world’s terms. It isn’t necessarily owning an empire or making millions. You know what playing big means for you. It’s following that inspiration that is in your heart. Seeing it through. It is getting out there – visible. It is your voice, your vision, your unique contribution, flowing [...]
So, how do you know…if it’s your irrational inner critic talking? Or if you are just being realistic? We started a discussion on that topic last week, here. I’m continuing that conversation with this post. Here are seven common characteristics of how our inner critics sound. Usually, all of these qualities aren’t in [...]
There’s something about my life that has really surprised me. I had so much of what we all want every girl to have: I had a supportive family. I grew up hearing lots of praise and loving acknowledgement of my gifts. I had access to a great higher education. So wouldn’t you think, [...]
