by Colleen Vanderzyden | Dec 19, 2019 | Thoughts
My daughter loves to wear mismatched socks. She’s been this way ever since she started dressing herself 20 years ago. When she went to kindergarten, I suggested she might want to match her socks. You know how mean kids can be if another student doesn’t wear what they...
by Colleen Vanderzyden | Apr 26, 2019 | Thoughts
Have you ever had one of those days (or weeks or months) where it seems like everything is going wrong? You wonder how you’re going to get through your problems. The worry and stress are overwhelming. Last year over a period of a few months, my identity was...
by Colleen Vanderzyden | Mar 26, 2019 | Thoughts
I went to the movies and in the back of the theater, three teenagers were loudly talking and laughing. It was very difficult to pay attention to the movie. Eventually, I couldn’t take it anymore and I got up and walked back to them. I said, “Would it be...
by Colleen Vanderzyden | Jan 2, 2018 | Thoughts
Don’t you love the hope a new year inspires? For a few days anyway, we’re eager to step into new beginnings. We feel we can start fresh and create something better. Then life intrudes with the same problems we had yesterday and we respond in exactly the...
by Colleen Vanderzyden | Dec 14, 2016 | Thoughts
Have you ever been in the state where you obsessively worry about what could happen in your life? Worrying about not having enough money and how to pay your bills? Wondering – “what if I lose my job?” “What if my children get hurt?” “What if that medical test...
by Colleen Vanderzyden | Jul 29, 2016 | Thoughts
Are you who you think you are? When we tell others who we are, we like to use our labels: chef, mother, movie star, doctor, teacher, friend, etc. Although labels are a part of you, they aren’t who you really are! Your labels are not your essence, your true self. I...
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