Thoughts-Action

05 Feb

Posted at 09:28h in abundance, Coaching, Cognitive-behavioral, forgiveness, Happiness coach, Hope, Inspiration, Life Coach, Life Coaching, Positive Intervention, Positive Psychology, Relationships, self control, self regulation, Thoughts-Action, trust by

Ever since hearing President Obama’s state of the union address last week, I couldn’t help but thinking what I need to do: ask for President W and his supporters for forgiveness – forgiveness for my own lack of support during his presidency, for saying things like “He’s not my President, he’s yours.” For mocking him continually (which was easy because my friends were doing the same). But not all my friends – and certainly not many of my family members, including my parents, who have a framed photo of the man (albeit in their basement), which arrived after they made...

14 Jan

Posted at 20:54h in Coaching, customs, Efficacy, gratitude, Inspiration, Life Coach, Life Coaching, Mindfulness, positive emotion, Positive person, Positive Psychology, Relationships, resilience, resiliency, Thoughts-Action by

Can you believe Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” I’ve been thinking on this lately. Albert Einstein was a smart, smart man. But quotes of his like this make me see his intelligence in different, universal – perhaps even spiritual ways. I’ve been testing my ability to see everything as miracle and boy, does it take work. As a New Yorker, I’ve recently been doing this work in finding ways to enjoy winter. My tendency is...

18 Sep

Posted at 13:30h in Action Research, Coaching, Cognitive-behavioral, Life Coach, Life Coaching, Positive Psychology, Thoughts-Action by

When I Let Go Of What I Am, I Become What I Might Be. ~Lao Tzu I was driving with my sister the other day and said something about the voices in my head getting in the way. “You have voices in your head?” she asked. “We all do,” I responded. * Are you a ‘should’er? * These voices are often related to belief systems which tell you what you SHOULD be doing - or even more simply, who you SHOULD be. A suggestion: Put these SHOULDs on a list and then once all there, cross out the should and replace...

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