Category: Saboteur

  • Own who you ARE…

    [buzzsprout episode=”22689″ player=”true”] I’ve been noticing a tendency for people to “modestly deny” what they bring to the world, and I’m here to tell ya to “CUT IT OUT!” OK, let’s consider what’s up with this. You tell me that you don’t want to appear to be immodest, or conceited,…

  • No Saboteur in the Moment

    What’s the Saboteur? It’s that nasty voice in your head that tells “you can’t, you’re not good enough, you’re not worth the effort…” etc. When you’re with your Saboteur, you’re not here. The Saboteur, by its very nature, pulls you into the past because that’s where its foundations lie. Chances…

  • Connection: Courage & Vulnerability

    This is amazing research about the importance of creating a place of honor for vulnerability in your life. Without allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, we can never truly experience love and fulfillment. I highly recommend watching this 20-minute YouTube Video by Dr. Brené Brown. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Qm9cGRub0&w=560&h=349]

  • It Starts With You

    [buzzsprout episode=”21408″ player=”true”] I’ve heard rumblings… rumblings for quite some time now about “where we’re headed as a civilization.” Books have been written… 2012… geological disruptions… atmospheric changes… wars… Global warming… unrest in Egypt, Korea, Jordan… etc. Collectively, many are getting “nervous”. AND as a species, we do this kind…

  • The Blessings of the Saboteur

    [buzzsprout episode=”20148″ player=”true”] She’s lost it, right? How can we possibly call that little voice that tells us we’re crap, a blessing? Hmm… I’m about to let you in on a little secret that your Saboteur is going to really hate. You ready? When your Saboteur raises its nasty little…

  • Under the Weather or Taking Care of You…

            I’ve been a bit “under the weather” for the past couple of days and I’ve held off from writing. Then it dawned on me; there is no part of our daily living that couldn’t use a little reflection. “Health” was really the “presenting symptom” of this week’s thoughts… …

  • The Dream of the Siren’s Song

    The Dream of the Siren’s Song

    Charmed out of life we see, No life on earth can be Hid from our dreaming… – The Siren’s Song1 [buzzsprout episode=”23826″ player=”true”] Dreaming… dreams… so many connotations. There are the “big dreams” we have for our lives, and the dreams we have when we sleep… but there is another…

  • Breathe In Your Life

    (Essay #3 in a Series) How might the following be a metaphor for your Daily Life?         You take a sip of your ginger ale and lean against the headrest. Behind you a 5-year-old starts kicking your seat and the parents are arguing with one another. You look at them…

  • So, What’s Your Story?

    What do I mean by that, eh? Your Story is what you tell yourself, and the world, about why you can’t get where you want to be in life. I sound harsh, don’t I? But let me reassure you, it is because of the deep respect I feel for all…

  • Send your Saboteur packing

    “My What?” you ask. Your Saboteur… you know, that voice in your head that tells you that “you can’t do that”, or that “you don’t have enough time”, or that “you don’t deserve it,” or that, “you’re too old”, or that “you’re not good enough”? This may surprise some of…