We’ve all been there. A behavior we want to stop. A habit we want to start. Quit smoking. Eat better food. Get into action about our business. Start to exercise. Stop getting so angry. In all these instances, we want to say yes to something that would be very, very good for us. These are […]
Making New Meanings May Change the World…
Have you ever had a friend who had a terrible day–they lost their job, their car was broken into, their dog peed on the new carpet–but they didn’t tell the story the way you might expect? Instead of talking about their terrible day, they talk about the exciting opportunity to take a new direction in […]
When We’ve Outgrown Our Shoes, But We Keep Shoving Our Foot In There Anyway (Ouch!)
Have you ever noticed that most kids never stop growing? It doesn’t matter how hard their life is, they just keep growing–getting taller, gaining new cognitive capacities, developing new urgings at the behest of their hormones. It doesn’t matter, they just keep growing. (With all compassion toward parents with children who have developmental obstacles.) Many […]