THE EXPECTATION OF EXPECTATIONS In our society expectations are, well, expected. It seems normal to expect something in return when we do something for someone or give something to someone. Of course, we have been trained to think this way.…
TRAINED TO BELIEVE A LIE For a good part of my life, I thought I had to be right about everything. I backed up my right-ness with research—a lot of research. Doing research made me an expert in my mind.…
FOLLOW YOUR HEART A day after the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Rio, I found myself drawn to watch a film called Eddie the Eagle (2016, Twentieth Century Fox) during my flight back to the U.S. from Europe.…
The Honeymoon Period Who doesn’t love the honeymoon period of a relationship? If you haven’t heard this term before, the honeymoon period is an amazing phase that happens at the very beginning of a relationship and can last up to…
Stressed Out and In Pain When I started the practice of yoga about ten years ago, it was to relieve the pain of my chiropractic adjustments. I figured if my muscles weren’t so tight, my adjustments would be easier, more…
Leaving the European Union Wimbledon has nothing on the back and forth opinions that Brexit has caused. In case you haven’t heard this term before, Brexit is the British exit from the European Union (EU). As you can imagine, there…
Trained for Discouragement I was sitting at a friend’s house as her family talked about a twenty-five-mile charity walk one of the sisters was training for with her friends. My friend’s sister explained how she and her friends met every…
Leave Logic and Training Behind For most of my life, I thought of myself as logical. I evaluated situations using reasoning skills and incorporated lots of analysis into my carefully-planned moves and decisions. In school, I did well in science…