Personal development is all about continually doing our healing work, learning ways to better support ourselves, and challenging ourselves even when no one else is looking. In short, it’s about finding the fire in our own hearts and growing for our own benefit so each day we can show up as the best version of ourselves for that day.

We would like to encourage some intentionality and consideration when it comes to apologizing in the hopes that we can all move toward making authentic, sincere apologies. The words we use matter, and when they become complicated and confusing, it affects us all.

Life can be chaotic and even seem out of control. However, in our Yellow Room, we are learning that we cannot solve chaos from within the chaos. Instead, we truly can step out of the chaos and get a clearer view of our lives by being still and looking within.

Today, we want to share a few ideas that will give you the greatest chance for success in following through with your 2022 Resolutions and achieving your goals.

Wishing you all the best during this holiday season! Thank you for all the connection in 2021. We are excited for 2022.

This week, we want to INVITE YOU to join us for our 2022 Book Club next year. As you know, we both spend a great deal of time reading and connecting through books. We will be reading five books together in 2022, and we would love you to be part of the fun!

I am deeply saddened that people act with hate and try to destroy other people’s lives. It is even worse when you are related to them because you feel trapped. As victims, we must understand that WE GET TO DECIDE who has the privilege of being in our lives.

Another Thanksgiving is upon us, and we hope yours is wonderful. Please be safe, enjoy your family and friends, and know we are grateful for you!

If you have talked to us for any length of time, you know that when we find ourselves in challenging situations and relationships, we are big on taking time to let our charged reactions, or in Nonviolent Communication terms our Jackal Language, subside BEFORE we share our truth with others.

The problem is, when happiness is our destination, we can very easily – and most of us DO – continually move the goalposts: We keep adding to our list of I’ll-be-happy-whens and concentrate more often on our many reasons why, “I can’t be happy because . . .”

Whether in our professional or personal lives, most of us have experienced coming to a crossroads - where we must choose between honoring our own boundaries and values or choosing against ourselves.

Whatever your profession or role in life, we know that our communication class starting tomorrow evening will benefit how you interact with the important people in your life. There is still time to join us – and we encourage you to do so either in person in our Yellow Room or via Zoom.

Yesterday was Book Club Sunday for us - and it truly was a beautiful day! As we waited for our book club participants to arrive, we had our office door open to the lovely view outside. The trees are all changing color, the grass is still green at Sherwood Park across the street, and there were so many families, couples, and friends out enjoying the day.

Over our eight weeks together, you will learn each of the four components of Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication and how to use them in your life. In addition, by the end of our time together, you will understand how to give and receive empathy, and how to listen wholeheartedly.

The truth is, we are all on our own hero’s journey – and life is about facing and overcoming the different obstacles on our unique paths. There is no way around our struggles and no easy path. If we want to find our authenticity, and ultimately peace, the only way runs through our pain and difficulties.

Today, we would like to express our appreciation for the hard work and vulnerability YOU ALL put into your coaching each and every day, week in and week out.

Today, we want to talk about social media. One aspect of social media that is very concerning to us is how it affects children and young adults. Children and young adults are not the only ones affected by social media, though. Plenty of adults are as well.

Giving advice to one another is something many of us do without really thinking. Yet, giving advice to someone who has not asked for it can cause a lot of problems.

Just a quick reminder that we have two exciting courses coming up next week (ACIM and Know Your Boundaries), and we would love for you to join us!

We hope you are all doing well and are ready for a lovely Labor Day Weekend! Today, we want to update you on a few things going on in our beloved Yellow Room. Please join us for whatever interests you.