Insight-Clarity-Growth Blog- Hope March 31, 20223 min read The current world situation is disturbing to say the least. The pandemic, climate change, social justice, war. It seems that every time I look at the news or social media there is another disaster or disheartening situation … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Releasing Trapped Emotions January 31, 20223 min read Last year I read a book1 about releasing trapped emotions. I’d heard of ‘emotional baggage’ but never really thought about how much I might be carrying or that I could release it. We all have emotions, big … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Assumptions December 31, 20212 min. read Lately I’ve been reminded of really good writing advice that I heard years ago – avoid the assumption that your readers know what you know. Your characters are in your head, so you know what they are … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Anger November 30, 20213 min. read There is a lot of anger in the world right now. Some over-the-top-crazy stuff like road rage and shootings, and lots of low-level simmering frustration. Nearly every time I look at social media there is some kind … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- What I Know for Sure November 1, 20212 min. read When I was much younger and new to the work world, I met many opinionated people. At the time, I associated having very strong opinions with being smart. I assumed that they must be very knowledgeable to … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Help September 1, 20213 min. read Lately I’ve been seeing a lot in the media about how it’s okay to ask for help. I found a rough version of my own story about asking for help. I’d filed it away. Now seems like … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Comparison Envy August 1, 20213 min. read I’ve sometimes been riding what feels like an emotional roller-coaster this last year or so. Super up one day and then plummeting the next, or sometimes even later that same day. One thing that can bring me … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Curious June 5, 20213 min read I haven’t been journaling lately, but last month I had no choice. I felt like I was going to explode. Or maybe implode. I’m not sure which, and it really doesn’t matter, because according to a quick … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- I Would Never Do That! April 27, 20213 min read I recently read Untamed by Glennon Doyle. When I finished her story called rules, I shook my head and said to myself “Sad, I would never do that!” Right – I would never do that – code … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- From Rescuer to Coach January 20, 20214 min read I recently listened to a podcast called the Antidote to the Drama Cycle1 and it brought to mind an incident with my daughter. It was snowing and an accident had closed a portion of Hwy. 401. That’s … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Hope March 31, 2022
Tag Archives: blame
The Blame Game
3 min read My daughter recently caused an unfortunate incident at her work place. She is a lifeguard at a pool and without thinking she packed her glass water bottle when she went to work. The bottle fell off the … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, Growth, InsightClarityGrowth, Lisa Ivaldi, pema chodron
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Blame
3 min read Lately the topic of blame has been coming up often in my reading. Jeff Haden lists it as the number one thing to stop doing in his article Be Happier in Business and Life: 10 Things To … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, Clarity, Growth, Insight, Lisa Ivaldi, moving forward
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