We all have opinions. That's not the problem. The problem comes when we hold our opinions so tightly we become defensive and fight over them. Learn to hold your opinions loosely. About many things. Things we know about and things we don't. Other people also have ... Read More
Things to Remember
The Heart We Are Breaking When We Lie About Our Self
The lies we believe about our self are harmful. Learn how the lies of negative self-talk hurt more than just us. One day I overhead one of my children putting them self down. In an angry voice saying they were no good and stupid. Well, that raised my hackles faster than anyone ... Read More
Stop Being Embarrassed About Your Superpower, Ladies, and Instead Embrace It
Your mothering instinct is a superpower. It's in your blood, habits, and mannerisim. Start embracing it and us it for the good of those around you. You see it in young girls. A little girl is holding her baby doll to her chest and talking to it. Something distracts her and off she ... Read More
Reframing the Truth in an Old Story
Monday afternoon my left eye started hurting. Not bad. Just a dull ache with a need to blink it more. Then a feeling it wasn't focusing quite like it should. I ignored it, until that evening when I happened to catch a glimpse of it in a bathroom mirror. I recoiled at my bright red and angry ... Read More
Why Seeing Another Viewpoint Benefits You and Others
We are drawn to people who understand us. Who can peek into our world. We sense they know us. We feel seen and heard. Connected with them. We tell them a sad story and they sympathize. They ask questions. Wanting to better understand. We tell them our dreams and they don't laugh. ... Read More
Why It’s Hard to Be a Gracious Receiver
At the convenience store tucked along a corridor of the Atlanta airport, I am next in line to pay for my bottles of water and packages of string cheese. I un-tuck the water from my arms and hand her my credit card. She swipes the card. "Denied," she says. She swipes it again. "I'm ... Read More
To the Woman Who Gets Hurt by Words
We hadn’t been married that long when my husband said, “Theresa why do you take everything so personally?” Which offended me more than his previous comment had, which yes, I was taking personally. Does this happen to you? Do you find yourself bristling, mentally arguing, and feeling beat up ... Read More
The Life of Experience and Changing Perspectives
An out-of-state friend and I text back and forth. Setting a time to call and discuss a book we were reading. (Which of course, often turns into a catch-up-and-gab time. Oh, and let's-talk-about-the-book before we hang up time.) We decide to call tomorrow. 2:00 Tomorrow arrives, and after ... Read More
