Category: People
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mom
about ten years ago, i had an ‘incident’ i was very involved in the church, serving as a teacher in high school ministry. i had amazing relationships with my students, sophomore girls. i knew they saw me a friend that they deeply respected i.e. someone with ‘authority’ who never pulled the authority card. i loved…
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letting go
i once participated in a year-long feminine leadership program. it was led by two females coaches. on one of the monthly 1:1 coaching calls, i shared about a recent experience with my dad or maybe it was an older memory about my dad, i don’t recall but basically, the experience i shared was one that…
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partnership revamped
last sunday, Soul and i went to Grand Central Market in DTLA. it’s truly one of my favorite places to visit in LA. the food (tacossssss) the crowd the variety of food and crowd (think street tacos, boba, mom and pop chinese, american fusion, ramen, juice bar, and so on) the flea market feeling the…
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Rewrite My Past
After reading a section of the book Earth, I felt a desire to work with my timelines and rewrite my past in relation to my parents. I pondered, which part of my past with my parents did I want to rewrite? I thought back and realized, my parents have loved me well. I truly feel…
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Holding Space for Someone Usually Involves LIttle Talking
What someone in need really needs is to be seen and known for who and what they truly are. This is not to say, disregard their situation or their feelings or whatever. It’s to acknowledge it all. All, which includes their infinite pure nature, full of and overflowing with health and well-being, powerful because of…
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I’m Me, You’re You. It’s Enough.
I’m me. You’re you. It’s enough. This morning, I had some thoughts of ‘I’m not ‘getting it” ‘I’m behind’ ‘Wtf am I doing with my life’ ‘Am I on track?…” ‘She/he is doing what I want to do, so well. What’s up with me?’ ‘What am I doing wrong?’ Stuff like that. You ever think…
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No New Friends Needed
I harbor a severe distaste for cliches, although I see and experience truth in them in certain moments, when they come alive. Such a hyprocrite, aren’t I. Here’s one I’m about to pick apart. FYI – I’m not intending to pick apart the actual meaning, but the typical approach and response to platitudes like these.…
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Every Single Human on Earth Wants One Thing
Just the other day, I heard someone say (that rhymes lol), “Humans just like to do bad things to themselves.” Interesting thought, isn’t it? Is that true? I mean, is that REALLY true? Yes, it’s true that humans appear to do things that hurt themselves. Yes, it’s true that humans appear to do bad things…
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You Have Chosen Exactly What You Are Today
I once met someone involved in an MLM (Multi level marketing). Let’s call her Mary. Someone else had connected us because she found out I was starting a coaching business and she felt Mary would be a helpful resource. This was in the very very infancy stages of my coaching/guiding/whatever business. Grateful for the connection,…
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Lessons
Last night around 9-10pm, I went to my car to get my green juice bottle to get it ready for the next day, my today. I saw a pair of sweats lying in front of my neighbor’s door. I debated whether I should knock on the door and let them know. Lazy me said nah.…
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Welcome to the Mad Tea Party – 64/100
I saw this on my way home from work. Took me a second to read and comprehend it. When I did, it tickled me. Life really is exactly that sometimes – a mad tea party. Everyone is doing their best the best they know how. Everyone is wanting the best for themselves, in a non-narcissistic…