You know how when you start thinking about something (such as buying a certain kind of shoe or car or sunglasses) and suddenly you see them everywhere? As if the universe is acting like Alexa…
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What’s the narrator saying?
There is one persistent voice in my mind. Mine. It’s my narrator, my instructor, my air traffic controller. I’m not always aware of what’s being said, but I’m listening and following directions. Unconsciously, if you…
Color Thinking Question Extraordinaire
I was just going along my day this morning, doing the things I had planned. I was in the middle of a workshop and received a writing/thinking prompt that exploded inside my mind like fireworks….
the waiting is killing me
Something is coming. I’m not sure what. I definitely know that I’m in an in-between time. I know what’s leaving and what I’m leaving. But I’m not sure what’s next. I do know it’s going…
who to follow…who to follow…
I do not know why I keep having to learn this lesson. You’d think it would stick by now. Which lesson? Um…well, I know the pattern. Maybe I can’t articulate the lesson clearly yet. Here’s…
a simple trick for creating more (your emotion here)
What’s an emotion that you’d like to feel more of? You can pick any emotion. It will go in the ____, where I say, “your emotion here”. I have a really simple trick to share…
The big list of things for leaders to stop saying
You’ve probably come across posts on words and phrases that women should take out of their vocabulary because they’re things that most men just wouldn’t say. I’m expanding that concept in this post to include…
when to ask why?
“Know your why.” We all know that why? is one of the most important questions to ask and answer. It’s one of the first questions we ask as our curiosity evolves. We ask it endlessly…
BS File #19: I can’t help it if I just feel that way.
The BS Files are kinda like the X-files – full of myths and urban legends and mysterious things. I feel that it is my duty to tackle them (occasionally). Because, you know, the truth is…
how kindness is really self-care
I’ve talked before about how kindness can be a leadership attribute, and how it can be a spiritual practice, and even how it is spreads out through the ripple effect – maybe the butterfly effect?…
