by dmackinnon | Apr 14, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
A good friend, Jane, recently called me to vent about her husband. She’s married, has three beautiful children and a full-time teaching job. She said, “I was enjoying a yogurt after clearing the table, filling the dishwasher, and cleaning off the island, when Pete...
by dmackinnon | Mar 22, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
The other day my stepson and his friend came to my house to pick up some of the stuff my stepson had stored in our basement as he was moving to a new apartment. They said they needed to make another trip so I invited them to stay for dinner when they returned. They...
by dmackinnon | Mar 7, 2012 | Healing Choices, Limiting Beliefs
If you really want to know what I believe, look at my behavior. For example, I’ve been saying for years that I wanted to get out of debt, that having debt is not for me. But if you looked at my spending habits, you could see that I didn’t really believe this. I would...
by dmackinnon | Feb 13, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
I truly believe that playing is an essential part of a happy life and, on a more practical level, I also believe that it is an essential part of a productive, useful life. The second part of that statement really appeals to my Puritan work ethic, so I’m going to go...
by dmackinnon | Jan 30, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
Who would you rather ask a favor from? Say you need a babysitter or even, God forbid, to borrow $100? Here are your choices: Friend A, who will interrogate you about why you need a babysitter or what you want the money for. You know she will do this as she always...
