Events & news
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The smallest victories
“Letting go of big expectations allowed me to celebrate even the smallest victories, to be utterly in the winning moment and thankful for my current state.” ~Hillary Allen, endurance athlete A workshop student told me she experienced an epiphany after starting a daily gratitude journal. When she first began the practice, she struggled to find more than one thing “worth listing” at the end of each day. Then she remembered that simple pleasures and “small victories” deserved her appreciation. After she started writing them down, she noticed that her days were filled with them. An uninterrupted hour of reading with a mug of tea … An unexpected card in the…
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Enough is good enough
“Healthy striving is self-focused: “How can I improve?” Perfectionism is other-focused: “What will they think?” ~ Brené Brown Raised by a perfectionist mother, I learned the perils of perfectionism early on. I set impossibly high standards for myself — even if someone else didn’t. Even when I accomplished something worthwhile, I never believed it was truly good enough. Taming this crippling perfectionism has been a lifelong mission, and I’ve written about it here. That’s why I was drawn to a new guide, How to Be Enough: Seven Life-Changing Steps for Self-Critics, Overthinkers, and Perfectionists, by Elle Hendrickson. And that’s why I chose it to be our November selection for the Blair Memorial Library’s Self-Help Book Club in Clawson. This book is…
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Only a few spaces left for our “Let Them” book club discussion
“The Let Them Theory is not about superiority at all. It’s about balance. It’s about making room for both you and someone else. It’s about giving other people the space and the grace to live their lives—and then giving yourself the same.” ~Mel Robbins, The Let Them Theory No doubt about it — The Let Them Theory is a wildly popular bestseller. All 12 spaces are already filled for this October book club discussion at the Blair Memorial Library in Clawson. Good news: Library Director Jennifer Gannod has agreed to add a few more seats (and a waiting list) for additional attendees. So don’t wait to reserve your space. Praised…
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Cheap shots
“Tune out the cheap shots people take at you. Don’t waste words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.” ~Angel Chernoff These days, I have to limit the amount of time I listen to the news. Political rhetoric is nastier than ever. Sometimes I’m tempted to risk being uninformed — even though I know better. At the end of the day, what worries me most is the fact that the brutal political rhetoric has a ripple effect on the folks we encounter in our daily lives. Road rage is worse than ever. People don’t smile as much. (One of…
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Stone-cold silence.
“You gotta be careful: Don’t say a word to nobody about nothing anytime ever.” ~ Johnny Depp
