Confession time: I have some major attachment issues.

Attachment – to an outcome, an agenda, a certain way of doing something – has been a theme throughout my life. Over the past year, I’ve made friends with my attachment tendencies. I recognize when it’s happening, and I release and trust the process.

At least, I thought I was.

When I decided to enroll in a coach training program, it took a while for a certain reality to fully sink in: I was going back to school. While it’s not school in the traditional sense, it pushes the same buttons. The biggest button, lit up and flashing wildly, is the “good student” button.

This past week I led a lively discussion about empowering language with a group of women from Washington Women’s Employment & Education, and towards the end of the class, one young lady commented,

“I know you said that using these disempowering words is draining, but I’m feeling drained trying to catch myself using them and then figuring out what to replace them with! My brain hurts!“

What a fabulous comment! Her observation underscores an important point: the words we think and say are the often the result of unintentional habits. Forming new habits and choices is a process and not always comfortable or easy. The flip side is that it can be fun and energizing, once we begin to see the positive results that come from breaking the mental ruts we get ourselves into.

That’s one of the reasons I developed Mind Over Chatter Monday eNews: to support you as you bust out of the ruts that have held you back. My intention is to provide you with fuel for the journey in the form of insights, encouragement and resources, and to support you in staying aligned with your most powerful self.

Yes, it’s work, and your brain might hurt, and it’s worth it if it creates the life of love and ease you deserve.

Getting Curious:
Are you open to possibility 24-hours-a-day? What blocks you? What doors are open right now for you? Which ones will you walk through?