Why… Not How… Did I Attract This?

I Attracted This. Those words hold great power… but also great danger. Power comes from focusing forward: Why did I attract this? What golden nugget of wisdom and insight lies waiting to be uncovered? The danger comes from focusing backward: How did I attract this? Guilt and self-blame are not simply unproductive. They rob you…

I Attracted This

Two months ago today, my husband asked for a divorce. I had just dropped our sixteen year old daughter at the airport in Toronto for a flight to Tanzania where she would spend three weeks doing service work. John and I sat in his truck in the parking lot of a local ski resort and…

Do the Crazy Thing

A couple days ago, I wrote “Want to Alleviate Anxiety? Set Goals.” The post is based on Carmen Marshall’s goal-setting formula. I’ve used Carmen’s process several times through the years, but this is the first time I’ve seen that last step: Do the crazy thing!  Over the past couple days, I’ve been mulling over those…