by dmackinnon | Jan 23, 2020 | Healing Choices
A number of years ago, a friend and I were traveling to and from New York City together. While we were at Grand Central Station, grabbing a bite to eat before our train left, someone stole my friend’s purse. She’d left it underneath her seat. My friend was very upset,...
by dmackinnon | Nov 1, 2019 | Healing Choices, Mindset
I grew up believing I should never make a mistake. That there was something wrong with me when I did make a mistake, as of course I did, all the time! The result of my belief was that I felt terrible every time I made a mistake. Which means, I felt terrible all the...
by dmackinnon | Feb 22, 2017 | Healing Choices, Process
Recently, my son and I were 2 minutes late to his karate class. I knew as we pulled into the parking lot that he would not want to go in, even though I could see through the big window that class had not started yet. “Look!” I said. “Class hasn’t started yet. We can...
by dmackinnon | Sep 22, 2015 | Healing Choices, Process
I’ve been writing about cognitive dissonance lately, on Live to Write–Write to Live, a group blog I’m a part of with 7 other writers. You can check out those blog posts here and here. I thought I was done thinking about—and writing about—cognitive dissonance for...
by dmackinnon | May 22, 2013 | Healing Choices, Process
“When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” That’s how I feel about Brene Brown. I’ve heard about her from many people over the years, but didn’t start reading her books until earlier this year when I was researching gratitude. Then I met the woman—she is...
