As I was packing up my mother’s nursing home room after her death, I found a little heart-shaped stone that said ‘serenity’ on it. I took it back to California with me and I hold it frequently. It’s heavy, it has form, it feels soothing, and it reminds me of her. I love the weight [ Read more … ]
psychology of metaphor
A metaphor gives us an experience.
In my coaching work, I introduce my clients to an ancient, innate, felt sense way of knowing that allows them to enter a potent field of universal intelligence that would otherwise be inaccessible. It is our capacity for METAPHOR. Metaphor is an ancient way of knowing that allows us to understand our world through the [ Read more … ]
“When the solution is simple, God is answering.” ~ Einstein
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 [ Read more … ]
How to find the metaphor that’s working you.
How to find the metaphor that’s “working” you right now: a. Spend time in nature (or a city park). Whatever stands out to you will be a metaphor. b. Notice the metaphors that show up in your conversations. c. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and then open your eyes. What is the first [ Read more … ]
To connect with yourself in a deeper way, be smaller.
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. For my client who’s going through a messy tax situation with her ex-husband, it means stepping back and letting things [ Read more … ]