Scene: The Pearl, an advanced, residential course in the More To Life program, Elohee Center, Sautee, Georgia. 23 in attendance. Peggy Jarrett and I had a manual – it was an excellent manual. Truly. Each day was perfectly planned, deeper and deeper steps into the magical, mystical journey when Everything comes together. We knew it... Learn More

Waiting. I’m not really a big fan of waiting. Especially when I have a To-Do list that will now take much longer than I had planned. Scene: car dealership, regular maintenance. I had planned two hours. It’s been 3. My To-Do list is long. I’m impatient – “trying” to go with the flow (accent on... Learn More

Scene: chatting with Erica Hitt Ostaszewski, about a year ago. She used that phrase to describe how she felt after one of More To Life’s processes. I liked it, I wrote it down, and now I know why. The Gift of the Shift. We all know what that’s like. Even though nothing external has changed... Learn More

Indeed. My parents owe me – after all, they had me, now they owe me happiness and a college degree. My children owe me – after all I’ve done for THEM, they owe me respect, good grades, and to do what I tell them. My friends owe me – after all I’ve been through with... Learn More

Brene Brown has a YouTube video exploring Boundaries and Compassion, which I highly recommend seeing – maybe several times. I’ve experienced what I’m like when my boundaries are clear. And I’ve experienced my life when I’ve replaced boundaries with walls. The difference is huge. According to Ms. Brown, boundaries are defined as – what’s OK,... Learn More

Why is it so easy to come up with all the things that are “wrong” with me, that I need to fix/heal/get over? And at the same time, claiming the qualities that I know are true and real is so much harder, embarrassing, un-owned. There’s an upside to “working on myself” – it can look... Learn More