We just received the first snowfall of the season. While it was not a lot of snow that fell, it was beautiful. Liz and I like to walk our dogs every day in the hills. As we were driving to our favorite spot for walking the dogs, we could not help but notice and appreciate […]

Financial Codependency relocation and date change Where: Terra Sancta, Rapid City, SD View the website at: : http://terrasancta.org/retreat-center/ When: Friday, December 7, 2012 @ 8:30 am thru Tuesday, December 11, 2012 @ 11:00 Cost: $2,250.00 includes workshop, food and lodging. This workshop is for individuals and businesses that are interested in gaining insight into the […]

Has anyone ever told you to be more positive and optimistic? Maybe you’ve tried exercises meant to help you become more optimistic, like creating a list of 20 positive characteristics and telling them to yourself every day. Exercises like this may be fruitful. Yet when I have felt down, these exercises seemed too much like […]

Did you watch the first debate between the Presidential candidates? I saw only the last ten minutes. The messages I heard didn’t seem new or surprising, given each candidate’s position. What I found interesting, though, was their body language. In the portion of the debate that I saw, President Obama looked serious and his body […]

From November 1, 2012 to November 4, 2012 – Register Now Every day we struggle with negative self-talk and a negative self-image. This workshop will: Explore the origins of the negative messages you tell yourself Explore the truth around the negative self-talk and how negative messages do not represent the truth Explore the truth that […]

Many people talk about perfection as a positive thing that creates positive outcomes. Some professions, such as some forms of medicine or engineering, talk about perfection as an important component in their fields. What is interesting is that, in our personal lives, when we strive for perfection we are guaranteed to fail. This seems like […]