Perfectionism and the Toilet Paper Roll
A friend and colleague who is also my amazing coach, Ann Evanston has a weekly inspiration call. Just 10 minutes on the phone every Monday morning. I never miss it. A couple of weeks ago she was talking about the perils of perfectionism. One of the examples she used...
I hate to be seen learning!
Love of learning, it’s my number one strength. So if that’s the case how come I absolutely hate to be seen doing it? This came up during a training call with my business coach, the amazing Ann Evanston. The session was about getting visible and she was kicking our...
What have you abandoned along the way?
On the way from childhood to now we’ve all abandoned things. Toys, boyfriends, jobs, clothes. We’ve given up on things we loved, thought we might love, or at least wanted a chance to see if we could love. We’ve also discarded things we tried and, at the time, didn’t...
It’s wild and wonderful out there!
I have wild animals in my yard! My husband and I sit on the back patio, sip coffee and watch the wildlife as the morning begins. So far we’ve seen cotton-tail rabbits, quail, doves, starlings, hummingbirds and several other birds I have yet to identify. Today we...
Why are you denying yourself life’s adventures?
Adventures ... life can be full of them. Yet it's so easy to deny ourselves the opportunity to participate. You want to go to the party but you know you’ll get tired and have to leave early, so you stay home. You’d like to try playing an instrument but you’ve been...
What Old Broad Moves in the Middle of the Arizona Summer?
Me, this old broad has decided summer is the perfect time to move. Actually it was the house we found that made the decision. It’s is just too perfect to pass up. I am ridiculously excited. A normal person wouldn’t expect that to be the case, particularly since the...
You Are Perfect As You Are – Yes, Really!
You are perfect as you are. Let me repeat that…YOU are PERFECT just as you are. I can hear you right now telling me I’m full of shit. “I’m not perfect…I’m fat, I’m scrawny, I’m out of shape, I’m sick, I’m old, I’m tired, my thighs rub together, my upper arms flap like...
The Center Slice of the Tomato
My husband and a tomato taught me a very valuable lesson about living a bodacious life. I’m pretty sure that wasn’t what he meant to do but lessons show up in interesting disguises. We were working together in the kitchen, collaborating on a couple of sandwiches. As I...
Embrace the Orange Stretch Pants
When I was a callow youth I had a lot of judgment about the way older women dressed. I was aghast at the sight of orange stretch pants on a less than perfect butt. I snickered at the platinum banana curl pony tail, gold lame toreador pants and sparkly...
Probation is Over with the Water Lilies
Have you noticed that when you join a new gym that it takes a while before people will talk to you in the locker room, or when you’re passing from machine to machine? Then one day, after a few weeks, one then another of the regulars says Hi, or makes a pleasant...
Just Say No!
Just Say No! If you’re reading this chances are good that you’re old enough to remember this campaign by First Lady Nancy Reagan. It didn’t work out too well for Nancy or the war on drugs but that’s not going to stop me from stealing the motto. You can be pretty sure...
Walking the Talk
Last week I met up with a friend for my first experience of a walking pool. She needs an accountability partner so she’ll actually show up 3 times a week, and I get free access. Walking pool…what a cool thing…it’s a serpentine path through water from 3-feet to...