Be careful what you wish for

A recent client came to me to ask for Angel Messages about her greatest desire: a second chance with a past boyfriend. She had this desire for months, and felt the second chance would be the answer to her unfulfilled love life. “If only…

Scrambling

Fall is in the air, leaves are in my hair. Holidays are near, scrambling here and there. So very much to do, so very little new. Running to and fro, not enough time to grow. These days return each year. Yet we seem surprised. The fall…

10 things I Learned from Moving and Downsizing to a New Home

In June, I wrote about the fact that after 18 years in the same house, we decided to sell and downsize to a new house in a brand-new town. Then you didn’t hear from me for a month. Where did July go you ask? Why wasn’t there a newsletter? We…

Into the Unknown

Ron and I are moving out of the home we’ve lived in for 18 years this month. We’ve bought a new home near the beach and will be relocating in a few weeks. Time to turn the page and go to that next chapter. Into the unknown. As I sit…

Are You Abundant in Crap?

Are you living your best life? No? Do you quietly dislike the people who post about the fantastic things going on in their life? Good for them you say out loud, while you silently wonder what you’re doing wrong. Why can’t my life…

Faith is HARD

Faith is hard. Why? Mostly because it’s hard to have faith in something you can’t see, touch or smell. I can feel it in my heart, but I can’t see it, and I certainly can’t touch it. It becomes especially hard when your brain is…

Giving Up Is Easy

Giving up is easy. Seriously. It takes no effort at all to just throw in the towel and walk away. What is not easy is staying the course. Rolling up your sleeves, taking a deep breath, and diving into that problem head first is hard. I…

Are You Happy? Seriously, are you?

Happiness. That’s the destination, right? We are all desperately seeking happiness. So let me ask you a question: Are you happy? I know many people who are happy, but they tell me that they try to downplay it so as not to upset…

Why diving into your negative emotions will change your life forever

A few years ago, my youngest son and I were talking about life. Eventually we got into memories from the past. First the good ones, and then a few bad ones. Thinking he would talk about his friends, I asked him how he got through those dark…

The Leaky Bucket

My relationship with money has had its ups and downs. Actually, it's been more like a leaky bucket. You put water in hoping that it stays there only to have it leak out through the holes in the bucket. It's horrible. We started…