April 2017

  • Powerful You

      The weather is the universe, or reality, begging us to accept what is.  And, a reminder that we can plan and hope and dream and then reality walks in. Winning, only but 100% of the time. This week, reality… Continue reading

  • The way forward!

          It seems to me that we are a society of "Excessive Tolerance".   We place the well being on society changing BY us being more kind. Really? Rendering a good portion of society incapable of improving. Keeping… Continue reading

  • The Body Keeps Score

    "The Body Keeps Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D. is the most comprehensive book I have read about the affects of childhood trauma on our lives.  And, how the medical community is in the learning stages of how to… Continue reading

  • I disagree

    Kindness can often mean "Excessive Tolerance" – Danielle La Porte I love this. I have felt that I am asked to be tolerant, more than being kind. Tolerant of behaviors that are hurtful or unkind. When does one get to… Continue reading

  • Love and truth are one.

    Martha Beck wrote about honesty check-ins.  Where you set a timer and when the buzzer rings throughout your day, you see if what you are doing is in agreement with your truth. "At your first few honesty check-ins, you may… Continue reading

  • Truth over titles.

    When we are asked to respect the president, just because he is the president, we are not seeing the man, but the title. This is the exact same thing that happens within families where abuse happens.  Honor thy mother and… Continue reading

  • Joy is Living!

    While listening to a podcast, "Finding Mastery: Conversations with Michael Gervais" as he spoke to Chade-Meng Tan on Joy… they spoke about thin slices we can experience during the day. His one example, was when your throat is dry and… Continue reading

  • WIND

    What would a mission statement read like for WIND?  Women In New Directions. WIND has changed directions just as the women who have grown with it have. What started out as a support group of sorts, has turned into adventures… Continue reading