by Carla | Jul 2, 2022 | Interactions & Communication
In conversation recently, a friend pondered the value of sharing their story and experiences with others – perhaps in a book or other written format. They didn’t feel they had answers or solutions to all that they’d gone through, so wondered: what...
by Carla | Jul 2, 2022 | Interactions & Communication
GIVING PEOPLE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT is one of the most valuable practices or ways of thinking that was instilled in me from childhood. It might even have been THE most valuable one. My parents naturally operated this way – particularly my mom (and she still...
by Carla | Jul 2, 2022 | Interactions & Communication
WHEN A PERSON TALKS AND TALKS AND TALKS… and talks, not letting someone else get a word in edgewise – it’s easy to think: Ugggghhh!! This person is totally self-absorbed, and not being perceptive or considerate of their conversation partner(s) and what they...
by Carla | Jul 2, 2022 | Anxiety & Worry
WHEN YOU FORGET THAT AMAZING IDEA or message that came into your mind’s eye at a moment when you didn’t have the chance to write it down, or maybe you did write it down and now you’ve lost the paper on which you wrote it… …don’t struggle at trying to...
by Carla | Jul 2, 2022 | Anxiety & Worry, Comparison to Others, Habits & Practices
I’M IMPATIENT with myself when it comes to making a change, working toward a goal or achievement – really, anything I have decided that I want. I have a tendency to want things to happen right away: I want to do the thing, achieve the success, reach the goal, finish...
