In my coaching work, a client’s deep metaphoric patterns often emerge as a primary shape. The most common shapes I encounter are line, circle, square, triangle, and spiral. Occasionally, a client’s pattern will take on “no shape,” such as vastness or flow, or a shape that is entirely unique to their journey. Squares, representing clarity…
One of the deep issues in my life has been crumbling in the face of bullies. And even, crumbling in the face of aggressive people. Maybe it’s the “awe-shucks” Iowa farm girl community I was raised in. But for whatever reason, bullying “mean girl” energy takes me straight back to my first trip away from…
Metaphoric images have the ability to take us into an intelligent field of potent, Source energy. But to take us into that realm of non-ordinary intelligence, the image must be SIMPLE. Simple is powerful. As Einstein said, “when the solution is simple, God is answering.” Complex images, on the other hand, keep us in our…
When you’re in a no-win situation—like being caught in the middle of a disagreement between your husband and daughter, or trying to balance conflicting demands from clients and your boss—it might feel like there’s no solution. But there actually is a way forward. You can shift into third space. Third space is a place we…
Sometimes we need to be smaller in the world… so we can connect with ourselves in a deeper way. What does being smaller mean for you? Smaller may mean understanding that you can’t help everyone. It may mean giving yourself permission to do less, letting go of the pressure to solve every problem or meet…
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