“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Lewis B. Smedes I can feel it right now in my body. My forearms are tense, I have a lump in my throat; my fingers are...
“Life is brief, but if you’re brave, it’s deep.” Elissa Schappell “Oh if I only knew then what I know now!” How many of us have said THAT before? I led a life coaching workshop this past weekend,...
“The life you live is a reflection of what’s going on inside of you.” Oprah There was a time – shortly after the divorce from my first husband but before I met my current husband, Derrick, that my...
“If you’re not positive energy, you’re negative energy.” Mark Cuban Every interaction with someone carries with it energy and that energy either makes you feel more alive or it makes you feel like...
“Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.” – Author Unknown Dove® launched their Campaign for Real Beauty in 2004 after finding through research that only 2% of...
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect...
“I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain or definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability...
“Many of my problems arose because I chose to play small, thinking that there I would find safety. But I was born with wings, and I was meant to spread them. Anything less will hurt me, will deny...
“You’re worried about how you’re going to feel at the end of your life? What about right now? Live. Right this minute. That’s where the joy is at!" ~Abigail Thomas The Huffington Post republished...
“If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it.” Toni Morrison When you think of the word powerful, what comes to mind? An executive in a big office? A large crushing wave in the Pacific ocean?...
“Do you have the courage to stand inside yourself and be who you really are?” Oprah Winfrey I had the absolute pleasure of being able to train this week with the best life coaches in the world,...
“As any good Buddhist will tell you, the only way to find permanent joy is by embracing the fact that nothing is permanent.” Martha Beck, Finding Your Own North Star If you live anywhere in the US...
“The sweeter you are to yourself, the sweeter you will be to the world.” Sharon Pope A few months ago, I read a life coaching inquiry by someone named Amy that said, “I’ve tried yoga, but I found...
“Today I make a stand for truth, as I extend my perceptions beyond what my senses reveal to me, to what I know to be true in my heart.” Marianne Williamson, A Year of Miracles. My entire life...
The Struggle We Don't Discuss “We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.” ― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and...
“It does not have to be a story of drama or heroism. It only has to be real and honest.” Rev. Linda Middelberg Lots of people have a goal to one day write a book; I certainly did. I...
"Break the silence. Find a safe way to begin to live… outside of the confines of living a lie—and figure out what it would look like to live in the light of the truth." Dr. Robin Smith I used to...
“Authenticity means exercising the compassion to know that we are all made of strength and struggle.” Brené Brown, Gifts of Imperfection I believe that “being seen” is one of the most profound...