by dmackinnon | Jan 30, 2022 | Healing Choices, Process
One day last summer when my sister, my son, and I were shopping, we saw a display of wooden signs. The one that caught my son’s eye was: “If stupid could fly, this place would be an airport.” I’m pretty sure he gets his love of sarcasm from me. 🙂 The one my sister and...
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 | Dec 31, 2015 | Healing Choices, Mindset
Recently, I found myself “preemptively disappointed.” Has that ever happened to you? I had plans to do something fun with my sister but another obligation came up involving someone else. I was afraid I couldn’t complete this obligation and still join my sister. So I...
by dmackinnon | Oct 16, 2014 | Healing Choices, Process
Last weekend my husband, son, and I went camping with some friends and family. We waited until the rain stopped, and still it seemed a little crazy to be tent camping in October. But it was only overnight and the second day was supposed to be beautiful. That night we...
by dmackinnon | Dec 4, 2013 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
“Sometimes you have to break a promise to someone else in order to keep a deeper promise to yourself.” I don’t know who said this, or even if it’s a quote. Maybe I’m just paraphrasing. It’s something I read years ago and it stuck in my head. In November, I...
