Boy, just when all seems to be going along fine all of a sudden out of nowhere this Shame thing hits me right across the face. OUCH!! AGAIN... I talk to it and say I thought I was done with you. Shame always snickers and laughs. Then says "Me too, but here I am and what are you going to do about it?" Inside it feels like another challenge that I want to win but deep down I don't think I ever will. It is the The Never Ending Shame Story. Shame is a feeling that I will never ge

Ever been in that situation that you say to yourself maybe I should just move on, let it go, or start over? I am not talking about relationships on this one, that is a little more complex and would take more than a blog to figure out. I am talking about moving forward in your life to your purpose. I am realizing through my own transition from being who I once was to who I want to be is exhausting. I have the weight of needing to be responsible in my decisions and on the other

I have an amazing group of women in my life that I get together with once a week to connect and talk. Last night we got together and saw the movie "The Shack". This was an amazing movie about spending time with God. I am not a religious person and I do not define myself by religion. However, I do have an amazing relationship with God or my safe term to not offend anyone "the Universe". If you are stuck in a journey of trying to find your purpose and spirituality this movie ma

Most of you don't know that I have a long history of depression and anxiety. I suffered from such social anxiety and that I would to pick fights with my parents and husband so I could use my anger at them as a way to not go places and be seen. I was so afraid of criticism and judgement that I would make up stories in my head so extreme that caused me to panic at the thought of being around people. When I worked in Chiropractic I was able to get a good handle on my anxiety. I

It seems like every time a stressful situation or conflict is over, we sit there and say to ourselves "I should have said that or I should have said this." We usually look back at the past to shame ourselves or others for what was done or not done. I may not be able to change the past, but I can create my future by accepting what was and by letting the past go. I can start to create my life from a place of positivity and awareness. If I have a history of not speaking up or st