by dmackinnon | May 10, 2018 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
I have a good friend who recently got a promotion at work. But he didn’t tell me about the promotion—and I was hurt. Actually, that’s not correct. When he didn’t tell me about his promotion, I was fine. When I heard about his promotion from someone else, I was hurt....
by dmackinnon | Mar 12, 2018 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
We have a tendency to think other people are idiots but we are not. This is a complete generalization, but it operates in our daily lives and it causes a lot of unnecessary suffering. For example, if someone else’s phone rings while I’m watching a movie at a movie...
by dmackinnon | Jan 4, 2018 | Healing Choices, Process
The week after Thanksgiving I headed out to Whidbey Island, off the coast of Seattle, for The Self as Source of the Story (SAS), a writing retreat/seminar with Christina Baldwin. I’ve worked with Christina in the past so I knew I was in for a treat: Five full days to...
by dmackinnon | Nov 15, 2017 | Healing Choices, Healthy Habits
A few months ago my husband asked me how my first watercolor class went. “It was amazing!” I said. “I just want to watercolor all the time!” He sighed and said, “Great. Another distraction.” This comment led to a discussion about the housework, laundry, and cooking...
by dmackinnon | Oct 2, 2017 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
A client recently described a situation where she basically watched herself behave like a self-conscious, insecure teenager (she’s middle-aged) and she couldn’t stop herself. “I told myself to stop thinking about it and I did…for about 10 seconds. Then I was right...
