WTF Wisdom for Women
Living True to Yourself
“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let out true selves be seen.” Brene Brown “Authenticity requires a certain measure of vulnerability,...
Becoming You
"Sometimes, to our dismay, we find that we have been living someone else's life, that their values have and are directing our choices. While this life we are leading never quite feels right, it seems to be the only alternative. Even when we win the applause of others,...
Your Authentic Self
As a counselor, I have had the privilege of listening to my clients searching for their authentic Self. Typically, their relationships define them, the roles they play in those relationships: partner, wife, husband, friend, parent, child, work life, and so on....
A favorite quote
"What is as important as knowledge?" asked the mind. "Caring and seeing with the Heart" answered the Soul. (Flavia).
Your YES is an Automatic NO
When you say yes to someone or something, you automatically say no to something else in your life. Be careful to look at the automatic no when you agree to do something. For example,.if you say yes to being on a committee, volunteering, taking a class or simply doing...
But, I would rather complain!
Dr. Phil said, "when you chose the behavior, you choose the consequences." At first this seems like an easy concept to grasp and agree with. But, let's look deeper. Every choice you make generates hundreds maybe thousands maybe millions of outcomes. Many of those...
The Power of Choice Points
The key to living life from an empowered position, instead of a victim position Is finding and taking ownership of your choice points. In each moment we have hundreds of choices but we so often are unconscious about realizing this is the truth. For instance, the...
Victim or Volunteer continued
What is this no victims only volunteers business? Living an empowered life, whereby you move out of a victim position into one of influence and meaning, involves volunteering to see your situation with a different lens. This is not easy, searching for another...
Victim or Volunteer?
There are so many times in our daily life we can feel victimized, from the smallest incident to the biggest. For example, if you set the timer on your coffee maker to go off at 6:00 am and instead of brewing that morning cup of pleasure to get your day started, it...
What’s in Your Wine Glass?
About 9 months ago I decided to try "Sober October" as I knew I had made alcohol too big of a habit in my life. I am health conscious with the food I eat, but somehow, alcohol always got a free pass. I often didn't want to consider the harmful effects nor did I want...
