I suppose, technically, I\’m not in \”quarantine\”. Currently, we are under a \”Shelter-in-Place\” which is a little less restrictive than a full-on quarantine as we are still healthy and able to do basic things like \”go outside for a walk\” or \”take a trip to the grocery store\”. I also don\’t have a good \”start …
At the beginning of March, I had a one-on-one session with one of the top Enneagram teachers in the country. Being a close friend to the couple who runs the primary Enneagram group in Austin, Marion Gilbert arrived for a weekend of sessions with people who are trying to navigate our wild world while oftentimes …
Buckle in, everybody. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. Disclaimer I feel the need to add a disclaimer / trigger warning that today I’m going to talk about the part of my life I am currently most ashamed about. Before you even ask, yes, I am getting “help” I actually have 2 therapists, a …
Over the last couple of years, I have developed an obsession with personal development. It probably stems from my work in the enneagram which probably stems from relentlessly searching for a way to fix my anxious monkey mind. I am trying to do my inner work so that I can be better than I was …
Talk Less. Smile More. Not only is this advice from the hit musical, Hamilton, but it is also advice that I have heard a lot in my life. Well, I\’ve heard the 1st part a lot, the second part not so much as I have always been a smiley person, but I get the first one …
\”Self-Care is just such a waste of time!\” a woman cried, exasperated. I stood there, wide-eyed and at a complete loss at how to respond to that. This presentation on 4\’s seemed to have gone off-track and my workshop attendees had seemingly banded together in their overall disdain for the perceived self-indulgence of the enneagram …
I don\’t exactly know when the idea occurred to me that I may actually be able to achieve something more in my life than what I thought possible. I think part of it has come from my awesome therapist who pushes me outside of my comfort zone and encourages me to explore things I never …
I speak as one who has been burned by Google before. I was an avid Google Reader fan who was disproportionately angry about their decision to discontinue that service (I know use Feedly for what it\’s worth) and ever since then, I\’ve been weary about Google\’s almighty decision to unplug me from the things I use, …
I have spent the last 5 days in California, listening and sharing personal stories about their life\’s journey and how they have grown (and are continuing to work on growing). It has been a clear reminder of not only the tragedies, but the tenacity and the resiliency of the human condition. It is an inspiring …
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This post is going to be weird. It\’s just that I\’m trying to think through these things at the moment and I want to put these thoughts somewhere I can remember later, but also, I feel that it might spark some thought in someone else\’s head as well, so why not share the inner workings …
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