HAPPY NEW YEAR! You’ve probably been hearing that from friends, family, and acquaintances for a few days now. Does the calendar change to a new year excite you, challenge you, make you angry, or intimidate you? Those reactions are all legitimate, by the way! I would encourage you to have an authentic response to the […]
Pamela Wilkinson
Stoke Your Inner Flame
Winter allows us to feed the flame in our own centers by reading or researching to nourish our dreams and plans for the future. ~ Madison Taylor, DailyOM As we wait for the greening of the Spring Season, we can focus inward, confident that Nature will continue its work without us. We have an important […]
Is Happiness an Illusion?
Benjamin Franklin once famously said: The Constitution only guarantees you the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself! I happened to be in the Seattle (Bellevue) area in August to visit a friend, and we attended the East Shore Unitarian Church together. A retired minister, Bruce A. Bode, gave a talk titled, […]
‘Tis the Season . . .
Stress and depression can ruin your holidays and hurt your health. Being realistic, planning ahead and seeking support can help ward off stress and depression. By Mayo Clinic Staff “Being Fearless” when it comes to the Holidays means taking control! The Mayo Clinic offers some tips to help you do that (see below). “Tis the […]
Turning Fear Into a Stepping Stone – Part 3 in the Series OVERCOMING FEAR, DOUBT & WORRY
You can choose to let life shape you into something beautiful. Similarly, let the hardships you do encounter become your stepping stones. Mandi Hart, FearLess The first two parts of this series — Overcoming Fear, Doubt & Worry — have taken us on a journey from understanding the origins of fear Overcoming Fear, Doubt & Worry […]
Do Not Feed Your Fear – Part 2 in the Series, OVERCOMING FEAR, DOUBT & WORRY
There was an American Indian boy, who had reached the age of entering into adulthood. He was told if was ready, he would be tested. The test would be a Vision Quest in which he would go out into the wilderness alone for 3 nights and 3 days. If he lasted the 3 days and […]
Overcoming Fear, Doubt & Worry – INTRODUCTION
No matter where the fear came from, we can create new connections by choosing new thoughts. My apologies! I hadn’t realized how long it had been since my last blog! Life — as they say — has gotten in the way. It’s mostly all good but very time and attention consuming. Like getting married, having […]
Open and Honest Communication – Part 9 in the Series RELATIONSHIPS MATTER
Sometimes problems arise in the process of expressing how we feel, but it is always worth it to do the work. ~ Madisyn Taylor, DailyOM For me and for many people, open and honest communication is difficult, if not impossible. However, if we can find a strategy to make it more comfortable for ourselves and […]
NARCISSISM: The Tendency & Ways to Manage It – Part 8 in the Series RELATIONSHIPS MATTER
In Part 6 of the RELATIONSHIPS MATTER blog series, I focused the flashlight on the fact that opposites can attract in self-destructive ways. People who have narcissistic tendencies and those who tend to be people pleasers are easily drawn to one another, often with unintended and disastrous consequences. In the last blog, I wrote specifically […]
The Problem AND the Antidote for “People Pleasing” – RELATIONSHIPS MATTER, Part 7
In the last blog, Opposites Attract – The Narcissist and The People-Pleaser (Part 6 in the Series RELATIONSHIP MATTERS), I warned about the challenges and potential disaster when a narcissist and a people pleaser are together in a close relationship. I promised that I would give some “real life” examples of being a people pleaser […]