by dmackinnon | May 28, 2020 | Healing Choices
When we are in crisis mode, and we are all in crisis mode these days, in some way or another, we need to be gentle with ourselves and stick to the basics.
1. Eat as healthily and mindfully as you can. Then, when you don’t eat healthy, tell yourself it’s okay, and...
by dmackinnon | Dec 19, 2019 | Healing Choices
It’s easy to feel that the days are a grind and nothing really changes. But here we are at the end of the year—and the end of a decade. If you take a look back, you can see that you’ve changed. Maybe your life isn’t that different from what it was a year ago, but my...
by dmackinnon | Jun 28, 2019 | Healing Choices, Process
I read a great post by Seth Godin earlier this year; in it he said if something is important, you create a system for it.
Right after I read that blog post, there was a morning when I got my son to school late. I realized we didn’t really have a good system for...
by dmackinnon | Apr 24, 2019 | Healing Choices, Mindset
I think I’ve finally learned that when I screw up, it doesn’t mean “quit,” or “I can’t do it,” it just means, “try again.” When I go to my Toastmasters meetings, I usually volunteer for Table Topics. That means you volunteer to speak, get up in front of...
