The Winter Solstice 2018
The Winter Solstice is the longest, darkest night of the year in the northern hemisphere, yet this darkness rebirths the light. In the land of The Modern Goddess, i.e. my LA circle of goddesses, we pause at the Winter Solstice to acknowledge the gamut of our year: successes, breakthroughs, medal worthy stands of Unmasking as […]
Two Holiday Survival Tips That Matter!
If you are anything like me, you have more than 100 unread emails full of business advice, learning opportunities, and cyber deals of the day. And, like me, you may feel compelled to complete a 2017 goal come hell or high water. You may also feel guilty about what you didn’t start or complete in […]
Are You A Sentimental Sensitive?
Thanksgiving week is full of so much emotion. A born gratitude junkie, I LOVE stopping mid week and gathering with people to celebrate gratitude. I also love to cook for holiday meals! (My very-requested recipe for Jack Daniels Sweet Potatoes is at the end of this missive. You’ll thank me later!) I’m also what you […]
When You Think You Know Best!
One of my first blog posts on being in the grips of the Chief Operating Officer of Control mask was about the time I tried to tell a man in the film business, in his 50’s, the correct way to purchase our movie tickets. After my third interruption of his interaction at the ticketing window, […]
Vulnerability and Emotions
I love old, goofy movies. In “Support Your Local Sheriff” one of the funniest lines comes from the town drunk who bears physical resemblance to the big, bad gun for hire the townsfolk are terrified will ride into town. Once scrubbed clean and put in proper gunslinger attire, our Mr. Affable forgets he is supposed […]
Self-Love Permission
Recently, I found myself on the brink of self-frustration. I was blaming the weather, lack of time and anything else I could think of for the fact that I wasn’t doing that thing called moving my body (exercise!). The trap door opened on self-derision. So I sat myself down, took three deep breaths then focused […]
Vulnerability, Resilience and Asking For Help
“What is your current resilience factor?” I asked a client recently. I could have made a batch of gluten-free cookies in the pause before her answer. “I don’t think I’m very resilient at all,” she said in a measured tone, trying to hide that she was weeping. “Woo-hoo, pot of gold!” I thought. Then, with […]
Opportunity or Control?
I ping-ponged between my happy-go-lucky-sunshine-self and hot-head-know-it-all Aries in my younger years. I learned in my twenties that my flash-point anger was one way I tried to control situations. I quickly realized opportunities diminished when I lost my happy-go-lucky-sunshine-self. These days, I know that opportunity for all manner of unexpected and amazing things comes in […]
Vulnerability and Strength
There’s an old saying that goes something like: We must learn to bend like the willow tree or we may snap like the mighty oak. I love watching the sway of willow trees in the wind. There is a gracefulness and beauty as their limbs flutter. Allowing yourself to flow and dance in life’s winds can […]
Build Your Self Love Muscles!
A client once said to me, “I hate who I have become.” I replied, you aren’t that damn Chief Operating Officer of Control Mask, you’ve just been in the habit of wearing it for so long, you have come to think it is you. We took a deep dive into that mask and once she […]
