The edge of the pool is cold and harsh and we stand in a line watching one of our instructors thrash around in the water as if he was drowning.  I am 11 years old and today I am on the final...

"Love yourself first because that is who you will be spending the rest of your life with."

 I am sitting on my bed with cloths all around me. We are getting ready to head out to...

"I visualize to the point that I know exactly what I want to do: dive, glide, stroke, flip, reach the wall, hit the split time to the hundredth, than swim back and forth as many times as I need to...

"Our ability to grow resilient in the face of adversity

spreads to others and helps them grow resilient as well"

I am in my garden today getting ready for the new season of tending, weeding...

OK where are all the people who, when triggered go right into anger mode? You are my people, unfortunately we share the inability to keep our lids closed when a trigger cuts deep into a trauma...

Life changes fast. Life changes in an instant.

You can sit down to dinner and life as you know it changes"

Joan Didion

This week I have been overly triggered. It started when I was working outside...

"Who you were, who you are and who you will be are three different people"

Yesterday was cleaning closet day at Casa Anastasia with the goal of clearing out anything that was no longer of...

"Mother, teacher, writer, betrayer, jokester, bitch, genuine, loudmouth, boat rocker, lover, analyst, bean counter, victim, bully, daughter, niece, grand daughter, friend, enemy, confidant,...

"The greatest warrior is the one who brings peace"

Cadmus Delorme

My journey creating the Whole and Capable Coaching website has lead me, yet again, down a rabbit hole. This week I was sharpening...