I am sitting around a restaurant table overlooking the ocean with friends, talking and laughing. We spent the afternoon at the beach, lounging, talking, playing spike ball. It occurs to me that I was having so much fun that I completely forgot to obsess about the spare tire hanging over my bikini bottoms, or the way my body moved so much slower in the sand than it used to, or the fact that since … [Read more...]

I have learned this lesson in life over and over again. The one about how when things get difficult trying harder only makes things worse. A running injury derails my half marathon plan – trying harder to get well and heal seems to actually slow my recovery.  Or worse, I run on, injured, and inevitably get worse, and take even longer to recover. A toxic job situation with a difficult colleague … [Read more...]

Recently I had one of those weeks where it felt like literally ever day got a little harder than the day before. I felt bombarded with various home and work projects, including long work hours, changing project expectations, and a client who is tremendously difficult to deal with.  During my difficult week, I purposely avoided watching the news as I didn't need the inevitable feeling of hopeless … [Read more...]