From the Woman’s Side of Things… New friends, old friends, what makes a friend? (I just wanted to feel like Dr. Seuss for a second, “big A, little a, what begins with A?”) Have you seen the movie “I Love You Man”? It’s a story about the difficulty of finding friends as an adult. I […]

From the Woman’s Side of Things… If you can’t retell a story (the story you told yourself about an event) to make it more empowering, can you let go of the story all together? Would it be even better to learn not to attach meaning at all? Is it possible to just accept what is […]

em>from the woman’s side of things… It seems to be the topic of discussion lately. So I thought maybe I’d join the discussion since it’s on the universe’s mind or the universe keeps bringing it to my attention for some reason. Now I’ve been learning about polarity, masculine and feminine, and the difference between men […]

from the woman’s side of things… We all have a choice. And there is always a choice. This is something I am teaching our children. I give them choices for almost everything. Of course the choices are within my boundaries so either one works for me and if they choose poorly they suffer the consequences.  […]

The other day I was having an email conversation with a new acquaintance who is a “firefighter wife.” She brought up a scenario that has played out in virtually every fire department or station the country over. Her question was this, “What should a firefighter do when the underage young lady he is responding to […]

From the Woman’s Side of Things… “A woman knows down in her soul that she longs to bring beauty to the world,” says John Eldridge in Captivating. “Women ache over the issue of beauty — they ache to be beautiful, to believe they are, and they worry about keeping it, if ever they can find […]

“A genuine relationship is one that is not dominated by the ego with its image-making and self-seeking. In a genuine relationship, there is an out-ward flow of open, alert attention toward the other person in which there is no wanting whatsoever. That alert attention is Presence. It is a prerequisite for any authentic relationship. The […]

It’s a Sunday morning at the fire station, the second half of a 48. Everyone is a bit groggy. We had a busy night but the person who is calling 911 right now doesn’t even think about that. They are experiencing an emergency and turn to us to solve their problem.  They turn to us […]

The message in this short film is simple, yet, it has the power to change our lives. How? When we are aware of the words we speak to others we are more tuned into the effect they have. Have you ever been hurt by someones words spoken to you? Have you ever hurt someone with […]