We belong to each other. We have better immunity, improved cardiovascular heath, less anxiety, lower rates of depression…simply, we do better when we live in community. We do better when we give each other hugs, exchange handshakes, tell each other our stories, lean on each other for support, celebrate and mourn together. We all do …
Hump Day Nudge: Falling Floyd
A few weeks ago, I was leading The Daring Way ™ workshop over the weekend. One of the participants recommended the video Falling Floyd…an animated movie that essentially depicts what it is like to long for connection…feel rejected, and then what it is like to carry the shame gremlins that create pain and destruction. It’s …
Hump Day Nudge: Welcome to the world
This is so not my first day on earth, but I have to admit that this was a few minutes well spent to remind myself of what it means to live on this earth: Enjoy your day…and have a corn dog if the spirit moves you–and it just might!
Hump Day Nudge: Tears for Beauty
I remember years ago, going to the baseball movie, The Rookie, with a rough and tumble 8 year old. The boy loved baseball. Late in the movie, we watched the underdog-struggling-pitcher finally making it to the big leagues. The pitcher goes down the long hallway from the dugout after the game towards the showers. He …
Hump Day Nudge: The little friendly gestures matter
Last week, after I spoke on the radio, I went to Starbucks to chill a bit…a little self care after a task I still find stressful (does that ever go away?). Ahead of me were a pastor couple from the church I attend…with another couple for a visit. The pastor pulled out his card to …
Hump Day Nudge: True Grit
I went to a book launch this evening for the book, When Quitting is NOT an Option, written by Arvid Loewen, with assistance by his son, Paul Loewen. I’ve written about who I affectionally call, my-crazy-Uncle Arvid before, back when he set a Guiness World Record in ultra marathon cycling. Often, people hang up their …
Hump Day Nudge: Helping others
I loved this video…just a minute long, and beautiful…finding creative and unexpected ways to help. Hang in until 26 seconds…when it becomes clear: It’s not always easy to know how to help someone who feels intimidating, a little scary, mebbe even dangerous…but that doesn’t mean it’s not impossible. Even bears can be in desperate …
Hump Day Nudge: Stage Fright Giggles
For many that have anticipated standing up in front of a crowd to talk or sing or present or play or act, the very thought of it creates sweaty palms, dry mouth, upset tummy, jiggly knees, ear-ringing, and instant hot flushes. I kinda like Joe Kowan…his courage, candidness and cowering in this talk…I like how …
Hump Day Nudge: Expressed Gratitude
This video makes my face confused…as I watch the folks express their gratitude to someone who has impacted them significantly: my face smiles at the joy of those sharing their gratitude and my eyes tear up at the sheer poignancy of how moving it is to watch that My face hurt at the crying muscles …
Hump Day Nudge: Instructions for a Bad Day
Doesn’t everyone have a bad day, at least once in a while? Bookmark this page…have it at the ready to come back to, on one of those days when you’re at the end of your rope, and tying a knot and holding on just seems more than what’s possible. There’s something about his voice, his …