Unreasonably Grateful

253 The Gift Of Life Description: As we move into the New Year, let's embrace more of who we are committed to being and keep our attention on all we have to be grateful for. Let’s pray for those who are dealing with loss and ask ourselves, how can we help? The Los Angeles fires are blazing, and friends are losing everything, so let’s reach out and contribute in any way we can. Thank you for being...

253 Take The First Step Title: Take The First Step Description:  When you or I make a commitment to change the first step we want to take is setting ourselves up to win. Listen In for some insights on just how to do that, no matter what your goal may be. Terces shares one the is currently working on and will guide you in taking that step for yourself.  Thank you for being here, you matter.  I am o...

As we begin a New Year together, let’s look at how we keep what we are taking with us in place. How do we make the change that keeps us living up to our commitments? How do we, you and I, replace what we have been doing or saying with what we now want to be doing and saying? Listen in and Happy New Year to you. Thank you for being here, you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if yo...

My husband and I always ask each other what we are leaving behind and what we are taking with us when we make any type of journey as we prepare to return home. It’s a fun and meaningful practice so in this episode let’s look at what you are leaving behind in 2024 and will be taking with you into 2025. Thank you for being here, you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if you would li...

Once you have called out for help and then asked for what you want, next comes opening your heart to receive. So that may well be the next ask, think about it, if your heart isn’t open how will you receive the help that comes? Listen in for being a more open hearted person  Thank you for being here, you matter.  I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if you would like someone to hold space fo...

Have you ever thought about how prayer and recovery go together? Have you ever felt helpless and found yourself crying out for help? Who did you think was listening? Who were you calling out to? Twelve step programs start with admitting we are powerless and the Serenity prayer goes “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisd...

We can have the best intentions and still there will be days that seem great and we experience our healing and growth and then there will be days when it feels like an uphill battle and we are losing. That is actually great and listen in if you want to hear why and how you can celebrate what is really going on. Thank you for being here, you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if yo...

As we head into the Christmas/Holiday season it can be extra challenging to take care of yourself, especially if you deal with food or alcohol issues. Parties can feel so unsafe and you don’t want to be left out. Listen in if you are committed to celebrating the holidays in a healthy and meaningful way.  Thank you for being here, you matter.  I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if you woul...

Do you ever feel confused, especially when dealing with change, or the need to make a choice? Consider that the confusion is a function of you moving too quickly and possibly avoiding answering the hardest question first. Listen in for some clarity that may guide you forward and clear up the confusion you are experiencing. Thank you for being here, you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mor...

It is good for all of us to step back sometimes from the ongoing activity of our lives and take a closer look at what we are depending on. It’s a good inquiry. Depending can certainly lead to dependence and that is what we are looking at this week. Remembering that real freedom is you can or you can’t, not you have to. Listen in for some guidance in making the inquiry for yourself. Thank you for b...

I don’t know about you but it is so easy for words to seemingly jump out of my mouth before I have even had time to think about what I am about to say. I started challenging myself to take this test before speaking and I love the experience I am having. Take it on this week, listen in for what the test is! Thank you for being here, you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if you wou...

We all face a crisis from time to time, some are worse than others. I have heard my daughter say, “Life is hard”, and I realize she is responding to the challenges and difficult situations that people face, all of us. This episode has us looking together at how we walk through a crisis, as I am aware of people facing big challenges and struggling in my own life. So listen in as we talk this throug...

While this episode is influenced by the baseball playoffs and my grandson's enthusiasm for the LA Dodgers, I encourage him not to give up when they are behind, reminding him the game isn’t over until it’s over. How often do we talk ourselves out of a relationship, job, house, or opportunity? Feel free to listen in if you are interested in playing FULL OUT until the last moment of whatever challeng...

The past couple of weeks have had me be ever more present to the importance of being able to accept what is. If you are struggling to accept someone, something, some situation your life listen in, you might just hear the key you are missing to gain more freedom Thank you for being here, you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if you would like someone to hold space for you and refl...

A long while ago I learned the lesson about showing up, even if it is only for one person. Have you ever wondered if your efforts were worth it, if the time and resources you used have been impactful or meaningful? If you have listened in, you may just hear something new that will make all the difference in how you go forward in your life. Thank you for being here, you matter. I am offering sessio...

Sometimes we don’t want to believe that it is up to us. We simply don’t want to take responsibility for whatever might be going on. Well, I am not saying what is going on is up to us, however, I am saying that HOW WE EXPERIENCE what is going on is up to us! Listen in for perhaps some newfound freedom  Thank you for being here, you matter.  I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if you would l...

Unfortunately as human beings our attention often goes to what’s wrong, what isn’t working, what’s missing, you get the idea, the bad or unfortunate news seems to take precedence. In this episode Terces shares about keeping our attention, or noticing what IS working as a practice in all areas of life, especially our relationships. Listen is for some support in doing just that! Thank you for being...

Have you ever felt as if you are missing out on love? It might look like others seem to experience love so easily, or you are simply lonely and maybe single. Or. you just haven’t found the right person yet. There are many situations where we may find ourselves feeling somehow left out of the love equation, if so, listen in, you may hear something that gives you some freedom.   Thank you for being...

Recently I was coaching a couple on their relationship and once again became aware of how without a spiritual context for our relationships how difficult, even hopeless it is. So listen in if you want to shift your intention to a spiritual one, or renew the one you are currently living into. Thank you for being here, you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings, if you would like someone...

When this episode is released it will be one day past my 74th Birthday and my 29th year of recovering. There was a time when I couldn’t have imagined this day and yet, here it is. We have good friends visiting us and tonight as I got ready to record this episode they asked me what my podcast was all about, I shared that it is snipers of the wisdom that I have received in my 29 years of recovery. T...

Someone asked me recently about how to maintain a healthier lifestyle. I had to giggle as I consider it is all maintenance. Think about it, if you do something well, if you make a healthy change in your life, if you buy a new car or a new home, or even if you simply clean your house then what, see what I mean, it’s all maintenance. So listen in if you want some insights on what that might look lik...

People often say one of the most important choices you will ever make is selecting your partner/wife/husband. I get it, however consider that if we create our relationships than what matters most is you choose someone who is up for just that, being responsible for creating a great relationship/marriage. It’s work for sure and some of the most rewarding work you will ever do. So it isn’t so much ab...

This episode is for those of us who thrive on order. You like things put back where they belong, your blood pressure drops when there is a sense of order in your home, you clean up as you go, you get the idea. Now, I am not saying that those of us who can leave clothes and towels on the floor and can never find a clean glass won’t hear something for themselves or perhaps for those around them that...

As one ages I suspect our relationship to time changes, mine has. While I used to feel like there wasn’t enough time in the day to get everything done, I now feel as if time to do nothing except “be”, especially with family and loved ones is what matters most. Listen if you are looking for more time to be with loved ones in your life you may hear something that inspires and encourages you. Thanks...

Most of us try to figure things out. That we explain away whatever might be happening, or has happened. However, what if it’s in God’s hands and all of our explanations, defenses, justifications, etc are just figments of our imagination? It/life is unfolding perfectly according to God’s plan. How do we set ourselves up to be a part of such a grand plan as His? Listen in for some ideas.  I am offer...