Month: August 2017
Family Life
Every way I have looked at it, I can only conclude that happiness in life is pretty much measured by how happy one’s family life is. Single, married, kids, no kids, pets, no pets, young or old... Read More
Homeschooling
Before we had kids we met a homeschool family. There was something so different–so refreshing–about the teenagers in this large family in Arizona where we lived at that time. I wanted ... Read More
Transitions, Pain, Change
Transitions We have transitions every day. Every hour. Actually, every second. An inhale transitions to an exhale. We transition from asleep to awake in the morning and from awake to asleep ev... Read More
Hollyhocks and Holding Space
Holding Space is the ability to “push the pause button” in moments that you normally might scream, hit or hurt yourself or others. It is learning to avoid letting your imagination about what “co... Read More
Practice Even When You “Don’t Have Time”
Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for my husband to work 60 plus hours a week. There can be stretches of many weeks back to back where I see him for 15 minutes a day as he stops in on his way from his... Read More
Trust Issues (Delivering the Intended Message, part 2)
Trust Issues (Delivering the Intended Message, part 2) In the last post we explored a model about how a speaker’s intended message can be thwarted. One of the most important keys is a relationship... Read More
Delivering the Intended Message, part 1
Delivering Your Intended Message (Part 1) Have you ever said something to someone and thought you were crystal clear and found out they didn’t understand your message at all? What is going on? Why... Read More