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...
Are you willing to show unconditional love and allow for what’s REAL to show up in your relationships, which frankly can get messy? There’s no hiding, avoiding, pretending, sweeping under the rug until the next time. [typography...
Do you believe in unconditional love? There seems to be a widespread acceptance that love in our relationships will inevitably become “I need to say and do ______ to meet someone’s expectations, not irritate, sadden, hurt, disappoint...
When you put time and energy into someone whether it’s in the form of positive intentions, gift giving, staying in touch or doing anything for someone you care about or want to please, but what you receive back isn’t what you...
Before I talk about self-managing your ego, a quick update… I’ve been on summer vacation with my kids enjoying life at the cottage, and trying to squeeze in time to read, write, coach, and connect with you all! Here’s to...
I’d managed to avoid conflict most of my life until I started trusting my own inner voice. Turns out being with conflict is inevitable if we want to be true to ourselves. How can we best manage it constructively in a way that helps us grow?...
I often wondered about the nature of love. We can love our friends, children, parents, and of course our intimate partner. Can you really say I love this child more than that child? This friend more than that one? What are we comparing exactly...
A Story of Betrayal – Becoming Judgment-free We see the world, not as it is, but as we are—or, as we are conditioned to see it. ~Anais Nin I was conditioned to see the world as a place where people cared and were judgement-free. Being...
