Jun 21, 2021The UnlovablesThere are people who, no matter what you do and what you say, will never be happy with you. With their words and eye rolls they make you feel as if you are wrong or bad or worthless, no matter what you do or how hard you try. …Love3 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Jun 17, 2021New Math, New LifeOddly enough, there is a world where this equation is right. It’s not the world most of us live in, but it is a world where people are happy, I mean really happy… blissful. Years ago my boyfriend and I were walking across a parking lot to a restaurant. A…Acceptance3 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Jun 15, 202110,000 Steps Closer to HellA woman I know posted that she’d done 10,000 steps that day. She’d also worked out, posted a video of her doing planks, elaborated on how many calories she’d burned, shared pictures of her food and outlined her exercise plans for the next day. …Appreciation2 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Jun 10, 2021Fitting Your Square Peg Into Someone’s Round HoleThey say it can’t be done — to fit a square peg into a round hole. But that is simply not the case. It is the same as trying to please everyone — it just can’t be done, but oh, it can. If you make yourself small enough, if you…Be Yourself2 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Jun 9, 2021Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something NewBeing good requires being bad long enough to learn something new, and if often intimidating. It doesn’t matter what you’re wanting to learn, there’s a suck curve associated with learning anything new and you’re likely to feel this ickiness many times throughout the learning process. …7 min read
May 20, 2021Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something NewLearning anything new can be intimidating. It doesn’t matter what it is or how old you are, there’s a suck curve associated with learning anything new and you’re likely to feel this ickiness at various times throughout the learning process. I have sucked at many things until I finally…Confidence6 min read
Jun 18, 2020If you want to make real change in your world, take your monkey for a walkWe are living in the most amazing times. Life, as we know it has been forever changed. Our livelihoods, our way of life, has all been put on hold, for some, permanently. It’s like we’re animals in a zoo and the zoo keeper has put us on an extended time…Take Control2 min read
Mar 18, 2020Dear Me, I’m Sorry…The past few years have been rough. I’ve dealt with financial losses, a physical condition that severely limited my energy and health, and personal hurts that made me want to hide from most people, and I had to deal with all of these at the same time. …Self Improvement3 min read
May 8, 2019Use Your Power Where it Will Actually Do You Some GoodI passed a sitting target on my way into the library today. A woman sitting outside on a bench in front of the building was blissfully and ignorantly eating her lunch. …Life Lessons4 min read
Jan 24, 2019# NotMe (Part 2 of Be Smart Be Safe series)A personal safety and self-defense series Preparation is Key to Safety. An attack or even the threat of attack can be frightening. The mere presence of evil can render many people helpless and unable to defend themselves at all. Preparation for such an event does not require you to focus…Personal Development8 min read