Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Quick – look back on your life and find at least one pattern. We all have them – our brains are designed to learn and operate through patterning. Maybe you smoke or used to smoke – there was a pattern about when you...

Do you ever have to complete specific training to keep your job? In order to work with some of the people and teams I serve and enjoy, occasionally I have to take mandated training. I recently completed the Darkness...

Are you a lover of books? Mom was a voracious reader who instilled a love of books in me, too. As I write this, there are three books on the corner of my desk, a stack of 5 books on the table at the end of the couch,...

Has someone called you selfish recently? Good for you! That means you value yourself, your time, and the resources you’ve earned, and that’s an important component of self-worth and self-esteem. When someone calls...

Are you in a relationship where you feel lost or helpless? That’s an awful way to feel, and it’s not about the other person – you’re feeling that way because you’re not remembering who you are. Let’s say it’s a...

Have you ever had someone stab you in the back? Maybe it was a co-worker, maybe a so-called friend – most of us have had the experience of learning that someone we know, like, and formerly trusted treated us badly in...

When you watch the news and see the unrest around us, do you choose sides? For a moment, try to let go of “right” and “wrong” and see a bigger picture. In America we have freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and...

Is it possible to be too comfortable? Yes. Hear me out – I’m not talking about your favorite pair of yoga pants, and I’m not talking about that place on the couch that fits your body perfectly. I’m talking about your...

Did you grow up in a lemon grove? Were you mistreated as a child? Maybe you had an abusive parent or uncle or grandparent. Maybe there was an abuser in your church family. There are so many ways that grown-ups...

Can you remember to feel better whenever you’d like? We feel by default. It’s learned behavior, and here’s how I know that: two people can look at the same thing and feel completely different feelings. One person can...

Maybe you’re like me – you like mementoes of the things you’ve done, the places you’ve been, and the people you’ve shared your life with. You like those things, right up until you don’t. Do you have too much stuff,...

Can you think of your emotions as having a volume control? You know how sometimes you feel really sad, and other times you’re feeling down? That feeling of sad would have a higher volume than feeling down would....