Pancakes and that extra step.
You may or may not know that there is one extra step required in order to make pancakes fluffy. Pancakes are not my specialty, so I’m as surprised as you are that I know this, nevertheless, I do. Dee Brown says “The average person will gravitate towards what’s comfortable, familiar, and doesn’t require extra effort.” […]
Being who you’ve always wanted to be.
(artwork by Caytie Frampton – @caytiediddesigns) My sister Caytie is an artist. She always has been. She is super talented and proficient in drawing, and sketching, and hand-lettering, and doodling, – and painting. Or, so I thought. Two months ago she sent me a text. “I’ve been doing some painting……” What? I thought she […]
4 Quitting Questions.
School is getting out next week in my neck of the woods and my teenage clients, for the most part, are thrilled! About a fourth of my client-base are teenagers and almost every one of them is most looking forward to not having to do math over the summer. Perhaps you know a teenage […]
The story of Darren and “Dan”.
When Darren was growing up as the youngest of 4 fairly competitive siblings, he decided to pour a lot of his effort and teenage energy into practicing racquet sports. If a sport used a racquet, he would play, and he particularly loved tennis and racquetball. Through some connections of his dad’s he gained access […]
A change in direction and an all-you-can-eat buffet.
I grew up in a very ‘traditional’ home. My mom was a ‘stay at home’ mom and my dad was a ‘work at the office’ dad. His office just happened to be at the hospital. Every now and then, back in the pre-seatbelt 70s, dad would get home from work and my parents would […]
Right Place. Right Time. Right Information.
I have a very specific group of friends – 10 boys – that I have kept in touch with for almost 20 years now. They were a big, opinionated, energetic bunch of teenagers then – and they are a big, opinionated, energetic bunch of men, now. We have shared good times and hard times […]
The sneaky snake of comparison
I have a client who has had a big year and has met many of her goals, professionally. It’s been the kind of year she probably felt was just a dream when she was taking exams and getting certified in her field. But when we met for our session this week she had started to […]
Tuesday nights and Anchoring.
If you asked me where I was on Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm from the time I was 8 until the time I was almost 18, I could tell you. (Cue the nerd alert!) I was watching Happy Days. Truth be told, I planned my life around Happy Days. Tuesdays – according to […]
Rocks and Sand.
Have you seen that object lesson with a big glass jar filled with big rocks and sand? Well, there is a big glass jar with big rocks inside and sand filling all the empty space. Can you picture it? I think the first time I saw this visual was in a church lesson and I […]
Grounding and Growth.
Fall is ending here in the West and leaves have dropped quickly, being replaced by the bare branches of winter. After all these years I’m still so amazed that in a few long months those trees will push new green growth out to the end of their branches – much to the relief of […]
