Dealing with Past Pain
Our past is IMPORTANT. Everything that has every happened is a learning opportunity and we want to get as much out of it as possible. That means facing the pain of whatever happened as openly and honestly as possible and taking full...
We are limited by our perceived limitations
Yes, there are real, true limitations but most of us will never come against those real limitations because we stop far short of that level of accomplishment. Our brain says "I can't" and we believe it, so we don't really strive. We...
Getting Stuck on Why
Particularly when something painful happens, we desperately want to understand WHY and HOW. It is a natural, vital, survival mechanism: we seek a reasonable, understandable CAUSE for the pain, so we can give ourselves a sense of...
Take your power back. Now.
We don't realize it, because if we did, we would make this our TOP PRIORITY. I am talking about taking our power back. I am talking about to STOP giving our power away to things and people that we do not in any way want to empower, and...
It’s all about inside out.
One of the fundamental reasons why we suffer and why we don't achieve all that we can achieve is that we do not intrinsically feel worthy of love, or "good enough" from the inside out -- I will repeat that, because it is so important. We need...
Back to the basics
Many years ago I started on this quest for health and happiness, and naturally started from the outside in, because that is what our culture focuses on. Look good, feel good, right? So I educated myself on nutrition and exercise and made the...
How I really feel about the new Taylor Swift song.
I've been a fan of Taylor Swift since I took Talia to her Speak Now concert at MSG in 2012. She was so positive and gracious and talented musically. I thought that she was a fabulous role model for young girls. She made positive music, was...
Focus on your Core Values
Have you given much thought to your core values? These principles or virtues are like points on a compass, keeping us on track when things are stormy or unclear. They dictate how we want to live -- both internally and externally -- and...
Anger is natural, but how is it helpful and how is it hurtful?
Where I grew up there was no shortage of anger. No blame, no shame, it was what it was. I know I wasn't the easiest child, and it gave me a lot of opportunity (and inspiration) to learn about anger, both my own and others'. Anger was...
Change “I’m so tired…”
I hear it so often when I am talking to my people about their struggles, "Pam, I am just SO TIRED." So tired of having to... be the strong one. carry all of the weight. hold it all together. be the bigger person. My friends just WANT IT TO GET...
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