Based on emails from my Tushkateers* as well as various coaching conversations that I’ve had with a number of my coaching clients, the concept of ‘normal’ and ‘perfect’ has repeatedly surfaced, so I thought today we might look at ‘normal’ and ‘perfect.’
I’m curious to know what you think being ‘normal’ (whatever that is) and ‘perfect’ (whatever that is) looks like and what being ‘normal’ and ‘perfect’ will do for you. If we were in a ‘live workshop setting,’ sitting around a cracklin’ fire, I’d ask you, and we would have a mighty fine conversation. (Oh, I do love workshops!! My next is in August at Omega Institute for Holistic Living, Rhinebeck, NY – Aug 5-7). Read More

The amygdala, an almond shaped structure located in the mid-section of the brain, is crucial to our survival. It is where the “Fight or Flight” response lives. Its original function was to alert us when a drooling, hungry, man-eating lion was about to attack, lest we get eaten alive! Read More

The good majority of us have been carrying around suitcases filled with ‘incompletes’ and things we are ‘tolerating.’ These are things that irritate us, annoy us, sap our energy, slow us down and basically block us from moving forward. These are things that ‘drain’ away happiness, success, and self-esteem. These things can range from the dust behind the refrigerator to toxic people in our lives; from a bad hair color-job to our antiquated and no longer necessary belief systems. Read More