What I Believe

I believe in hope. (Without it, I’m not getting out of bed.)

I believe in kindness. (It’s often the more difficult road to take, and please note: kindness does not = being nice.)

I believe in strength. (Especially when it’s accompanied with kindness.)

I believe we are here to thrive if we choose to. (And wherever we are right now, we can begin to thrive with the smallest of steps.)

I believe there is always a solution, always an answer, always a fulfillment of a heart’s desire. (Willingness to see it is the first step to receiving it.)

I believe that all things are possible, that this world and our lives are filled with possibilities. (Let’s spend more time focusing on them.)

I believe our lives are waiting for us to show up. (Here! Here I am!  I’m here!)

I believe when we show up for ourselves, life shows up for us too. (Actually, Life is always showing up for us, we are finally just able to see it.)

I believe the best work we can do is on ourselves.

I believe as each individual takes responsibility and accountability for herself, for her thoughts, for her hurts, for her beliefs, and for her future self, then peace and harmony cannot help but ensue. (“Her” can also read “his.”)

I believe we grow, or die… and we die, too.

I believe life isn’t easy, but we can make the work fun.

I believe that Life is conspiring for our good. (It’s a great idea to decide to conspire with it.)

I believe there is more than one way. (I’m a big fan of the 3rd alternative: the one we don’t know yet.)

I believe we are all special needs. (I need as much special care and attention to grow and thrive as my so-labeled clients do.)

I believe we are all wielding our own brand of crazy. Some of us are just better than others at camouflaging it. (I embrace the crazy and am unafraid of working with it. I’m also a fan of getting out of the way when it’s time!)

I used to believe people are good. Now I believe people are people. (many of them are wounded and hiding and afraid and fragile. Many of them have created fraudulent versions of themselves to replace that real self that’s hurting inside. It’s okay — and in many cases it’s vital — to shield yourself from harm by wounded people.)

I believe in you. (I believe in me, too.)

I believe as we set our sails, so we go. (And we can always adjust the set of our sails.)