We humans are masterful at working with the tension that leads to creating amazing new ideas and breakthrough innovations. We are also very good at creating our own tension and stress that leads to overwhelm. In both situations, this tension leads to either action—or reaction. A simple, yet profound way to take action, even in […]
Goal setting is a valuable skill that helps you stay on track and get things done. They are essential for completing immediate tasks, such as clearing your office or learning a new computer skill. They can increase your energy to get things done. But goal-setting can also work against you. For example, when you set […]
As we say good-bye to 2020 and welcome 2021, we want to share our 3 most popular essays of the year. Thank you for following along on the journey as we all learn how to grow and create together. To the Creator in you and may your 2021 be awesome! Layers of Protection Risky and […]
This pandemic has created new ways of working and living together. It has also created enormous tension and stress. Stress can be defined as, “What we feel when we are facing too many demands and fear we may not live up to it.” Many families are facing another year of demands, working from home, and […]
How do you relate to yourself? The Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT) is useful to help you observe how you relate to external circumstances and other people. It is also a valuable framework to help you self-observe and listen to the way you relate to yourself. Donna tells a story about how she “woke-up” to her […]
How do your creative thoughts become reality? How do you move beyond procrastinating and get into action? For an idea to grow beyond just a thought stuck in your head, you must get into action. Many people never get their great ideas out of their brains and into external reality. For an idea to grow […]
For those who routinely put things off to another day, procrastination jokes are not funny. (You’ve heard the one about the author who planned to write a book about procrastinating but never got around to writing it). We all delay getting things done from time to time, but people who habitually procrastinate tend to be […]
The feeling of desire is tricky. On one hand, desire generates passion and helps you create what you really care about. On the other hand, if you obsess about something you want, your desire can become an attachment or even have an addictive quality that screams: “I have to have it now.” Desire can […]
Solving a problem works really well when you need specific information. If your computer isn’t working, you need concrete information about how to get it working again. If you have the wrong address for an appointment, that’s a problem. You need the correct address. Life and relationships are far more complex, however, than just fixing […]
A friend and colleague shared with us a story about how she learned of her tendency to respond to requests that weren’t being made. This insight transformed the way she now listens and responds to the many demands in her life. Here is her story in her own words: “I was participating in an embodied […]