Don’t Give Up Your Power
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
— Alice Walker

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
— Alice Walker

Consider this possibility. Could courage actually be a greater support for safety than hiding? Courage speaks truth and stays engaged. It reaches out, stays open to possibilities and takes risks for change. If you want to be safe, not just in body but also in spirit, be brave.
Knowing what we want seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world, right? Why, then, can it be SO hard? So often I ask people, “What do you really want?” I then see pain, confusion or frustration on his or her face when they say, “I don’t know.” That’s often followed up…
The other day a friend was helping me sort a complex set of handouts for one of my upcoming workshops. I had to make lots of decisions about what to use, what to consider and what to set aside. I started to get really overwhelmed and confused. Then I was confused about why I was…
Show up for life and life will give you its gifts. Jeanne
This morning on CBS Sunday morning, Naomie Harris, staring in the powerful movie Moonlight, was interviewed. I found her reflective and very wise about risking connection. She was referring to the characters in the movie, but she was also speaking to the human condition when she said, “We all move through our woundedness in search…
A blessed New Year “After every extreme the seasons righted themselves, and won back the half at least of what was lost. So might the seasons of men right themselves, with a little help by way of rain from heaven.” Ellis Peters Dear Friends, The “thought for the month” calendar that hangs in my home…