Category Archives: Obstacles

The art of living what you love

A recent question from one of our readers made us think about the way temperament interacts with living what you love. Mia is a trained artist who wants to make a living as a painter and sculptor but she has no idea how to go about marketing herself. She feels shy and unconnected to the [...]

Real obstacles or darn good excuses?

What do you do when you want to change your life but the obstacles seem daunting? One of our readers lives near Boston and feels totally stuck there, especially during the long winters. She dreams of moving some place warm but keeps coming up against three stumbling blocks:

her husband loves Boston, the cold and his [...]

A simple tip for moving forward

A good friend of ours, Suzie Fernandez, is a very talented photographer (one of her beautiful, heartfelt images is available at our online store). She uses some of her photos in a line of greeting cards and we’ve discovered that she’s just as gifted with words as she is with a camera. One card of [...]

How to turn obstacles into opportunities

Detours provide some of life’s greatest memories 
As a toddler, you faced the challenges of learning how to talk and how to walk. Those weren’t easy skills to master, and you didn’t do them right the first time you tried. But taking those first steps gave you a sense of accomplishment, of mastery. As you’ve matured, you’ve [...]