Personal Mastery

Personal Mastery

The desire to achieve mastery of life, love, and work is hard-wired into us. This innate need to accomplish, to conquer our internal struggles, to cure self-doubt, to come to speaking terms with our emotions, to have a great relationship with ourselves and others, and...
Accepting Support

Accepting Support

Last Sunday morning I woke up and donated to Feeding Texas, a relief effort for the cold weather emergencies in Texas. Yikes, what an awful and messed-up situation those folks have been going through on top of an already stressful time. On a basic human level, I...
Awkward Silence

Awkward Silence

Theresa and I were wondering what we should post this week. We were both pondering the possibilities when there was a definite pause in our conversation. In typical Enneagram 6 fashion, I thought, “Oh no, we don’t have anything,” but then she had a thought...
What Do Your Distractions Reveal About You?

What Do Your Distractions Reveal About You?

During normal times, many of us can find lots of ways to distract ourselves.  Having to isolate and socially distance with the COVID-19 pandemic has created much more alone time, and that has forced us to spend more time with ourselves. This is where distractions come...
Why Worry?

Why Worry?

There is a quote from the book, The Mastery of Self by don Miguel Ruiz. Jr. that says “Worry is a total waste of time. It doesn’t change anything. All it does is steal your joy and keeps you very busy doing nothing.” A friend of mine shared this and...