Category: Thought
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Let’s face it, there are lots of jerky people out there. Many of them are part of our…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] As you may have guessed from the name of my blog (What Did You Do With Jill?) I…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] You know the old saying “Mind your own business”? More and more I believe this is the key…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I enjoy games as much as the next guy. Especially challenging and fun ones. For instance, this game…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Everyone makes mistakes. Some are big and some are small. But one way or another, we f*ck up. A…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Have you ever noticed how so much of our day is spent being up in arms about something? (Usually lots…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I was recently at a seminar about mental wellbeing facilitated by Dr. Bill Pettit and his wife, Dr. Linda…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Why is it so hard for us to be our true authentic self? My guess is fear. It…
Warning…this post contains bad language! [Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Which would you prefer: feeling good or feeling bad? I’m guessing most of…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] This past Sunday (May 1, 2016) marked 3 years since I began my transformational journey. What started as a simple…
Unless we live alone in a cave with no access to the outside world, we’re always having some sort of relationship with others. These range from casual “smile at you in the street” relationships, to those we have with co-workers, close friends,…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] How’s life treating you these days? Is it fun? Is it peaceful? Or is it tedious and hard?…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Last summer someone close to me acted in a manner that based on my values and belief system,…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] For many, a natural consequence of life is to (unofficially) keep score in relationships. For instance, “I called him…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] When I hear of people who no longer trust others because they were “burned before,” it makes me sad. As…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] It’s becoming clearer to me that much of–if not all–our suffering is caused by our desire to control ourselves,…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Now that I’m often observing my thoughts, I’ve noticed some that surprise me. For instance, I never thought of…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I recently read a post in a Facebook group from a woman (let’s call her Jane) who was…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Ever notice how the way we feel about pretty much anything depends on what else is going on?…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Imagine you are someone who learned to play checkers from a very early age and it’s the only…