You are NOT your result!I think that so many times in life we can miss the point of the process. It's like we are all on this journey and for many of us it becomes about "getting there" or "achieving that". I know for me, this is in large part because I often tie my [...]
DisconnectedFor those of us who know the Grief Recovery lingo, STERBS can be quite an ongoing discovery. STERBS stands for short term energy relieving behaviors. Simply, they are the things that we do when we don't want to feel. Those behaviors that have a short-term release of energy, yet don't really offer a solution to [...]
I love to be inspired. It's almost like a drug (in a good way). Inspiration is defined as the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. Isn't that incredible? We as human beings were created to be creative, to do something on purpose. I get excited about inspiration [...]
Setting Captives FreeHave you ever have one of those days or even moments? That moment when it feels like all the progress you have made, all the hopes that seemed to be coming to fruition, the dreams that seem closer... that in that moment it all seems to fall apart? And the result is a [...]
The Gift of GraceOne of the concepts that I've always had a hard time grasping is grace. It simply flies in the face of everything I've ever learned about life, love and success. And though I can grasp it at an intellectual level, living out the concept of grace is something I am unable to [...]
Those TriggersTriggers are funny things. Trigger means to "touch off". In the emotional world a trigger is an outside circumstance, event or person that touches off an inward pain or belief. When we are triggered is when we generally have those over reactions. We may find ourselves responding with so much emotion that afterward we [...]
TrustI had the honor and privilege to speak at a Women's Day on Saturday. What a beautiful day! There were nearly 40 women gathered to and about their lives and God. I also had the opportunity to share alongside powerful and graceful women with amazing stories. It was as though God reached down and touched [...]
Don't You Dare Give Up!I love the feeling of connection. Being connected to God, me and others in the present is one of the best feelings I have ever experienced. It wasn't always like this. A good portion of my life was spent so disconnected that I felt like I was watching myself on a [...]
Beautiful and WorthyToday I woke up feeling anxious. I teach a Grief Recovery class tonight and I will be sharing my relationship graph in front of the class. It's funny, I've been teaching GR for almost 2 1/2 years and I still have times when I feel scared to share. It's one thing to share [...]
Self CondemnationSelf condemnation has no place in a present life lived in congruency and success with God as the driving force. Self condemnation is one of my biggest struggles. It is as though the negative words of my dad play tapes that tell me I will never be enough. Those words have morphed from his [...]
