Wanting What You’ve Got vs. Getting What You Want

I spent a lot of my life wanting a lot of things. To be successful. To be beautiful. To be applauded for my artistic skill and merit. And it was so draining. It was like trying to fill a bucket that had holes drilled in the bottom. Everything that I wanted in life was “outContinue reading “Wanting What You’ve Got vs. Getting What You Want”

BLESSINGS for Everyone!

I recently had a conversation with a friend. She – unlike my parents who have said something like this to me for years – was finally able to get through to me an idea that I have never before been able to truly take in. It’s about comparison. She pointed out to me how much of my life I spend evaluating others – and by extension, myself.

Letting Go of Needing to Be Extraordinary

Why do I need to feel so damn special? Why does that need keep arising with in me? Maybe… just maybe it’s because something deep within me is asking me to connect with something so much more than what I see around me…