I was at Starbucks the other day, and couldn’t help overhearing a conversation between 2 young lovers having a heated conversation sitting just a few feet away. The woman was trying to tell the guy why she ‘needed some space to think about...
People say and do things that can create a lot of hurt, frustration, and pain in our relationships. I’ve often wondered ‘how can someone do that. Why can’t people have healthier conflicts? Think that? Behave that way? What’s wrong with...
The other week I was having a conversation with a dear friend I haven’t spoken to in years. She confided that she felt guilty sometimes after reading my blog believing she wasn’t loving without conditions, and thought of herself as a...
How Connections Help… I used to get inspired by what people could do. What was accomplished. The results. How can I do that? What did I need to learn, and what work did I have to do? These days I recognize that what inspires me is the...
When we hurt – our emotional reactions can take us over where the pain is so overwhelming we can’t think straight, and start behaving in ways we don’t recognize as ourselves. Anger, frustration, confusion can be mixed with a...
Are You Judging Someone? This is the question I am asked most frequently: “am I judging someone if….”? The vision I have for a judgment-free world began when a long-time friend I trusted judged me. I felt such a painful sense of...
“Trust is not necessary when you don’t want or need anything”…from someone else. ~Neale Donald Walsh Myth: Trust is about always being honest. Truth: Trust is about being honest, and in alignment with yourself where you...
For years, I kept hearing about the power of surrendering or letting it go, but wasn’t really sure what it meant, or how it worked. Until I struggled with emotions of resentment, total disbelief, and disappointment when a long-time friend I...
Every Christmas I feel myself wanting to slow down. Reflect on the past year. Remember what’s most important. Spend time connecting with those I cherish, and space just on my own. I see, hear, and feel the rushing around me – Holiday...
Inculcating High Self Esteem Among Children A couple years ago, my 3 children arrived home and told me someone had written in black marker on the girl’s bathroom stall door: “F*#^ You _____ Hidalgo. I wish you were never...
[Note to readers: Just over a week ago, I was a guest speaker at a fundraiser book launch headed up by my dear friend Binu (far left) called “Living True to Yourself”. 5 of us (below) shared our experiences – it was a magical...
Living from love not fear requires self-management of our ego’s ‘inner critic‘ that finds fault, and your ‘inner judge‘ that condemns. Making ourselves, and others wrong fills our world with drama, gossip, and...
