Category Archives: Curiosity, Respect & Compassion

Over the past 15 months I’ve shared the principles of Sensory Balance from Chapter 5 of my book Choose Your Energy: Change Your Life! Sensory balance involves feeding all of our senses in healthy, balanced ways so that no one sense … Continue reading →

I honor my choices; I do the best I can with the love and light I have at the time.  Unconditional self-respect begins with mindfulness—caring enough about myself and my experience to pay attention to what is happening and what … Continue reading →

This post on compassion is the second half of a two-part installment drawn from principles shared in my book, Choose Your Energy: Change Your Life! Here’s a quick recap of some of the key principles shared in the previous installment: … Continue reading →

This post on compassion is the first of a two-part installment drawn from principles shared in my book, Choose Your Energy: Change Your Life! Compassion is not sympathy. Sympathy is laced with judging because it involves feeling sorry for someone. … Continue reading →

In the previous post we explored the power of curiosity in neutralizing the fear-fueled, judgmental, discouraging, self-sabotaging and downright cruel voice in our heads. Here’s a brief recap before diving into today’s real life example of curiosity in action. Fear … Continue reading →

Fear festers in dark and isolation. The moment you expose fear to examination in the light, you begin to dissipate its power. Nowhere is this more true than when fear shows up as its relentless ugly cousin, judging. When I … Continue reading →

Getting the blues occasionally is common. I know first-hand how debilitating long-term discouragement can become if left unchecked, having suffered multiple episodes of depression in my lifetime. During my 30 years as an organization transformation consultant, I served as a … Continue reading →

Have you ever known someone who seemed to be born with all the advantages—money, status, intelligence, opportunity—but floundered and ricocheted through life in a constant state of frustration, lack and misery? Have you ever known someone who appeared to be born … Continue reading →

Flight attendants instruct us on every flight that should an oxygen mask drop down in front of us, we must put on our own masks before attempting to help anyone else. That seems selfish and counterintuitive for most of us. … Continue reading →

Every day, Jerome begins his work by telling himself his favorite story: I’m not valued around here. They’re heaping on the work just to see when I’ll quit. I’m sure to be passed over for promotion. His co-worker, Alissa, has … Continue reading →