Blogs
How To Spread Love and Peace
A friend asked me recently, “What’s the best way to spread love and peace in this world?” I gave it some thought and realized that the only way is through intimacy. Intimacy is at the core a personal connection between two people. Sadly we’re living in a very...
Life Coaching or Therapy: Your Choice?
There are good and some questionable reasons to go to a psychotherapist. And the same holds true for life coaching. Sorting through these different solutions takes patience, awareness, and sound advice. One may need a therapist for acute or chronic mental illness,...
Two Very Demanding Responses
Apology and Forgiveness: these top the list of demanding responses. Why so demanding? Because they get to the heart of our vulnerability as flawed human beings. And they both put us in terrible jeopardy (what if my apology or act of forgiveness are rejected?)....
Be A Shape-Shifter
I was a Star Trek fan, but not the original series (in which case I’d be a Trekkie). No, the series that fascinated me were Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. I especially loved the variety of humanoids the writers would come up with. One of these was...
Job-Seeking Nitty-Gritty
After leaving a job or being laid off, new challenges arise that might hit you across your head like a two-by-four. In my Life/Career Coaching, I’ve worked with plenty of clients adjusting to such a major change. Here are some issues that my clients have brought...
Dying On The Vine
One of the reasons I left the security of Catholic parish ministry was that I felt as if I were “dying on the vine.” My gifts and skills were not being harvested and put to better use by the church. I often felt like a treasure chest locked away in a dark room. The...
Money Makes the World Go Around
Let’s face it, we all think we need more money. Are you thinking about leaving your job for a higher salary or better benefits? As a Life/Career Coach I work with professionals who need to cut through the inner voices (saboteurs) that keep them from making sound...
Leaving For A Change
In my Life/Career Coaching, I’ve worked with plenty of clients adjusting to major change. They were dissatisfied with their sabotaging thoughts, wishful thinking, people pleasing, and frustrating relationships. Many were also tired of their job routines and career...
A Gracious Life and Career
How do you know when you’re in a ‘gracious career’? How does it feel? Is it the feeling you get when you’ve experienced totally strings-free love? Or: Is it like receiving a gift for no other reason than you happen to exist? It is our right as humans to live...
What Is The Universe About?
I recently came across three concepts that have guided humans in their quest to understand the universe. The first I had heard about many times, especially growing up in New England: Transcendentalism. One had known something about: Pantheism. The third was new to me:...