The following is a true story — tearfully shared by a friend.  Seems Eileen has loved Paul for a very long time and has shared travel and work with him for many years. However, time and circumstances have kept them apart and this last week afforded an opportunity to see each other.  Eileen was uncertain [...]

When life presents traumatic experiences, we have a choice. We can crumble, cave in, and go hide in a hole.  Another choice is to buckle down, hang tight and ride it out.  It is much like walking through a thick jungle covered in vegetation, with wild animals and screeches in the dark. The intensity of [...]

We often feel, but are unable to identify or name our feelings. On the first I.M. Heart Radio Show on World Talk Radio, I talked about the range of feelings that flow through us every day.  They range from extreme joy or ecstasy to the depths of despair or hopelessness.  Remember that all feelings start [...]

O Wednesday at 4 PM Pacific Time on World Talk Radio Variety Channel I. M. Heart I. M. Heart is about each and every one of us because we all have a heartbeat. Sue McDaniel and I.M. Heart want to share what they’ve learned about feelings. We all have them, but we often miss the [...]

I got an e-mail yesterday and the first words were, “You’re special!”  I stopped! Me, special? You’ve got to be kidding! I’m not special, I’m just ordinary. Then I stopped again, listening to my own self-talk.  I.M. Heart would tell me that I am special. Everyone else is also special, each in our own way. [...]

The poem included in this blog was written by a friend. It speaks about the songs that play in the hearts of each of us.  The heart is a huge space, full of feelings.  They range from loving, compassionate, or joyful – to – fearful, angry, and judgmental – as well as everything in between. [...]

“Happy or crappy” is a phrase used by a friend of mine. It is in reference to how she feels on any given day. It can reflect how she feels when she wakes up or how her perspective changes as the day goes along. Sometimes we start out happy and end up crappy before the [...]

We think of feelings coming from the heart – and in our heart we do feel: broken-hearted, have a heart ache or have a heart brimming with joy. However, feelings speak to us throughout our body. They are often experienced as a sensation or reaction that flows through our body. It may be like a [...]

I was watching a movie the other night and this line was spoken by one of the characters. It was one of those moments when the words “treat me as if I mattered” hit me like a brick – right in the gut. The context of the movie was referring to how the character had [...]