
You Can Only Save Yourself
When a good friend came to visit for an extended stay recently, I was shocked and dismayed by her eating and drinking habits. I knew she was an intelligent person and assumed she had learned at least the basics of healthy eating. Each time I observed her daily practice of consuming foods I knew to be toxic I remembered that we are all doing our best for our level of consciousness. I did however, on several occasions find myself mentally yelling “NO!” as she swallowed the chem

How Good Do I Have to Be?
When is enough, enough? How good does one have to be? And who judges and determines what is good, or enough? For many years I believed I was good enough because I worked 2 jobs, had a hobby business and took care of my family and home. I had been taught to believe that staying busy defined who I was as a person. I had always looked to others for praise, recognition, and confirmation that my life was the sum of my goodness and my “enoughness.” Yet my looking to others for acce

When It’s Time to Let Go and Let…
Most women are natural born teachers and leaders. That’s probably why we were given the gift of bearing the children. We want to fix things, solve problems, keep things organized and make sure the tribe is happy and clean. We even possess the innate ability to seek order and perfection. Okay, that's my opinion, but I think it's pretty accurate for the most part. But what if there’s someone who refuses to “go with your flow?” What do you do then? Cajole, bargain, threaten, wai