Archive for the 'The Big Picture' Category

Meet the JOY Professor!

Friday, January 6th, 2012

I’m stepping into a bigger, more sparkly pair of big girl shoes today. For the last month I’ve been trying to figure out how to “package” my dual- and seemingly unrelated- message of love and abundance. I tried being clever and coming up with a cool acronym.

Get Your Head Out of the Sand!

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

It amazes me how often people like to pretend they’re ostriches.  They spend their lives being miserable and trying to hide the fact that they’re miserable.  They’re trying to hide it from themselves. 

Let’s All Come Out Today!

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

So, I just found out that today is National Coming Out Day.  That makes me so happy!  I have been a gay rights advocate since college, right around the same time I realized there was such a thing as gay. 

The Two Choice Dilemma

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

David Schnarch, PhD and author of Passionate Marriage and founder of Crucible Therapy, wrote about the two choice dilemma.  I have to confess that when I read about it, I thought it was redundant.  Of course a dilemma involves choosing between two things.

Unconditional Trust

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Last week I wrote about the three layers of trust in relationships.  Since then I’ve been noticing how and when I trust people and situations, as well as how and whether others trust me in our interactions.  What I’ve noticed is that my own ability to trust runs deep, and that my deep trust is [...]