Endurance is frequently a form of indecision. ~ Elizabeth Bibesco, Haven  I read a quote that said, “If you’re not uncomfortable, you’re not growing.” I wish I could remember who wrote that. Life forces us to grow. We can fight it… or accept it. (Truth be told, just because you choose the latter, doesn’t mean it is easier… or feels better.) I’m routinely uncomfortable. As a kid, I’d put myself into all kinds of uncomfortable situations. I just didn’t mind the risk. (It was considered stupidity.) I never considered potential outcomes....

Wonderful quotes like, “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away” serve as placate reminder that we’re still not quite doing ‘it’ right. We’re not yet living our life to capacity. We’re not appreciative enough. The message is: Be present in this moment. Slow down. Get still. Smell the roses. Give love. Live consciously. Be grateful. Breathe deep. And yet we’re constantly receiving messages to the contrary that say: Achieve. Build more. Own. Create. Innovate. Succeed. Learn. Improve. Both sets...

I’m addicted… To Anthony Robbins Personal Power CD collection. It’s a little embarrassing. I play his CDs in the van while I am driving my daily miles. I answer his questions, talk to myself and do his silly little change in posture exercises. Everytime I pull up to a traffic light and stop, some big roughneck oil guy next to me watches me like I’ve got a third eye. Yes, I am a hopeless self improvement junkie. The premise of several of the ‘courses’ over ten days have been determining what your beliefs are. About life, career, yourself, etc. and whether those...

(Feel the Fear, and Do it Anyways is a book by Susan Jeffers. You can find her at www.susanjeffers.com) What is it that keeps us stuck? We can be stuck in jobs that aren’t challenging or fulfilling; relationships that are energy-draining and ulcerous. We get stuck in bodies that carry too much weight and are unwell. Even when we KNOW we are stuck and we fantasize about what it might feel like to break away; getting UNstuck can seem overwhelming, larger than life and totally terrifying. “We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.” - Aneurin...