Empowering Stories to Create a Better You
When we have difficult circumstances to deal with, a lot of what helps us get through are our internal strengths. We all have them – different ones, more of some, less of others. Now when we’re blinded by the night of darkness and overwhelmed, we often don’t know we have them, certainly don’t see them […]
“You Have Too Many Issues…” – Interview With Susan Mahon
My January interview starts off here with my interviewee’s My Turn article published in Newsday, a New York newspaper. STAYING THE COURSE In March 2000, my husband and I, after 23 years of marriage, decided to legally separate. The very next day, my 71-year-old mother was killed in a car accident on […]
Positive Questions Lead to Positive Results
What’s working well in your life? No matter what the issues and problems are, there are some things that are going well, something that works. “Where focus goes, energy flows.” Tony Robbins Can we look to find what’s going well? Because when we recognize that, more positive energy will go there and more good findings […]
Speaking From Your Heart
“What comes from the heart goes to the heart.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge I am so proud of my parent group who participated in the “Developing Your Speaking Voice” series of workshops. They breathed deeply, practiced relaxation imagery, visualized success and got up there in front of the room to share some incredibly moving personal stories. […]
Sculpting Our Coping Muscles
So you haven’t done so well lately in dealing with some difficulties. Does that mean you’re doomed to never being able to handle things better? Does that mean, “I just don’t have what it takes.” Sometimes we all feel that way. But we have ‘handling’ muscles, coping muscles, resiliency muscles that with exercise can be […]
Who Inspires You?
I usually post an interview at the beginning of each month. However this month I’ve decided to ask you, my readers, to share someone who has inspired you by how they’ve been able to overcome and rise up beyond their challenges; in other words to become better, not bitter. Who inspires you in the way […]
Pushing Through Our Fears
“80% of success is showing up.” Woody Allen This is how I begin my workshop for parents on Developing Your Speaking Voice. It’s a scary thing to sign on for something where you know you’re going to have to get up and speak in front of a group. We know that public speaking is one […]
How Do You Respond to Someone’s Good News?
There’s a lot of attention given to being there for someone during a difficult time or circumstance in life; how we need to be supportive and empathic for our friend or family member in need. But have we thought about how we respond to each other when something positive happens? Your partner gets a great […]
Stories That Stretch Us Beyond Our Standard Beliefs
Here’s to a couple of truly inspirational stories this past week. Sunday, Nov. 3rd, was the New York Marathon. The first story that I find totally uplifting and motivating is actually one that has a bittersweet ending. The other one carries on with renewed vim and vigor. Joy Johnson, an 86 year old woman, was […]
Unleashing the Limits of Dis-ability with Laverne Bissky
Laverne Bissky has incorporated a life-changing challenge, that of having a child with disabilities, into a goal and dream that takes her and her family to all corners of the earth. It’s all about the ‘A’-bilities without the ‘Dis’. This incredible woman, together with her family, shows us how to not just live, but […]