Morning Musings

I love my quiet time in the morning.

Seems I wake up, more often than not with the FID’s.  That’s:  Fear Of Impending Doom.  I don’t know why I seem to “come to” most days in this state, but, thank God (or Good Orderly Direction, or Source, or Universal Intelligence, or whatever you want to call it), I do know what to do about it. Continue reading “Morning Musings” »


October 16

All promises really mean is not now.  They work so well because I can pretend that I am willing to take responsibility for my actions…just not this red hot minute.  They soothe my conscience.  I don’t have the guilt of […]

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October 15

If I just buy into a blanket justification, I may miss an opportunity to find the real problem…and solve it. Case in point:  I have a client who came in one week having eaten particulary badly (for her) with the […]

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October 14

It’s not just bull****.  On the one hand, I may have no intention of following through on some plan and the reason I give myself is purely permission not to.  On the other hand, behind every legitimate excuse may be […]

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October 13

A great way to check the legitimacy of my excuse is to ask myself if there is another way to accomplish whatever it is.  If I am unwilling to even explore other alternatives, chances are I am just trying to […]

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October 12

The first clue is that I am even having a conversation to justify my choice.  If I hear myself explaining it at all, I am in trouble.  I don’t have those conversations ever when I am doing “the right thing” […]

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October 11

Excuses mean that my reasons are soooo good for not towing the line that I get to be permanently off the hook for ever having to take responsibility for my actions.  Sometimes the excuses I use are almost laughable, but […]

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