Monthly Archives: August 2019

When we are in pain, we need to hear, “I hear you, I see you, I am sorry, what can I do, I am here for you” and not “Think of how worse it could be, be grateful for all the good things in your life, and even this too shall pass”. Because truth beContinue reading “True Compassion”

Our obsession with our happiness has contributed to our unhappiness. -Tal Ben Shahar   I don’t think I’m alone in admitting that I dislike suffering. While I might theoretically understand the benefits of suffering—the wisdom gained, the empathy learned from connecting to the collective human experience, and the deep and personal growth available on theContinue reading “Permission to be Human”

  I have come to believe in fact that Creativity and Fear are conjoined twins; they share all the same organs, and they cannot be separated without killing them both.   I think fear gets a bad rap. The minute that creeping, dark and sticky feeling sinks into our gut or whispers in our ear,Continue reading “The Creative Life”

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. -Carl Jung   I admit it. I’m a binge-reader, and whether my current fascination is with Sylvia Plath or narcissism or the global economy, I read everything I can get a hold of. Lately, it’s been fear, which probably has somethingContinue reading “Take it easy…”