as quoted in Psychology Today…

What About Those Pesky Expectations?

What About Those Pesky Expectations?

This isn’t the life I’m supposed to have,” she roared at her therapist. Calmly but sternly her therapist replied, “Yes… but this is your life.” Maggie sat there stunned, the world coming to an abrupt halt. This was the first time Maggie allowed herself the thought, “YES, this is my life… now what?!?”

We All Have a Story

We All Have a Story

We all have a story to tell, a unique tale solely of our own. My guess is most of us are changed somehow by the experience, weaving it into our tapestry of life or burying it deep within ourselves, carrying a heavy heart that doesn’t have to be.