Permission Granted to Desire
I spent most of my life believing desire was a bad word. I thought desires had to be squashed or ignored otherwise they would lead me to “do bad things”. Thankfully I’ve grown out of that mindset. Instead what…
My Annual Gratitude List
It’s that time of year again when I share my annual gratitude list. It was a good year and I am incredibly thankful for the many gifts this year brought me. In no particular order, here are the things that…
The Need to Be Safe
I recently watched this video by Simon Sinek on leadership and was struck by the statement, “leaders make others feel safe and protected”. Since then, I’ve been mulling around in my head this idea about feeling safe. In every values…
5 Ways Gratitude Gets You Unstuck
When I started my gratitude practice back in 2015, I was overwhelmed by the many things in my life I felt were going wrong. I didn’t fully appreciate it at the time but I was definitely in victim mode. Why…
Gratitude As A Pathway to Courage
Courage is found in the doing. I wholeheartedly agree. I have also discovered that gratitude is a useful means for cultivating courage. Specifically, there are three ways I have personally found gratitude to be a powerful precursor to more courage…