Face it, and the studies prove it, we overparent our kids. We tell more than ask, direct more than discuss and control more than guide. Maybe it is our scary world that makes us this way (we feel we have to keep our kids safe). Maybe we are just like …
Read More »Sometimes The Best Thing A Parent Can Say Is Nothing
Parents tell. It’s what we do. We have been on the planet longer than our kids so we think we know what they need and how they need it. Over-parenting – our parents did this. Their parents did this. It’s easy to see why it still happens. And I’ll agree …
Read More »OMG – I Sound Just Like My Parents
I am sure you have heard some of these: “If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?” “Stop crying or I’ll really give you something to cry about!” “Wait until your father get’s home!” “Eat the things on your plate – you are lucky to have food. …
Read More »Letting Go of Expectations
If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you know how I love a good spiritual kick in the pants. Today I got it over and over, and I finally surrender to the message. The first thing I read this morning was a beautiful blog post by my …
Read More »3 Important Things to Tell Your Kids (and Yourself)
There is wisdom everywhere – we just have to tune into it. Each person I meet, as I travel as a speaker and coach, has something remarkable to share about life, being happy or living one’s greatness. They are also quick to share their failures and challenges – and how …
Read More »When to Parent, Coach or Mentor Your Kids
Consider this – you can parent, coach or mentor your kids. Said another way, you can tell, ask or share with your kids. All of these are available to help you guide and support your kids as they find their way in the world; which do you use and when? …
Read More »Finding The Hugger in Me
Originally posted on Intent.com I am not a hugger. I probably just failed Spirituality 101 by making an “I am” statement that includes a negative, but the truth is, I’m not a big hugger. Even though it’s a negative, it’s a true negative, so there. I’ll hug my children and …
Read More »3 Words to Remember to Make You a More Compassionate Person
One of my greatest frustrations with the idea of “being spiritual” is this notion that the response to our actions is really the responsibility of the person reacting. I suppose that’s true, I mean I know it’s true that everything we see and hear and experience is almost entirely painted …
Read More »My Box: A Reflection on the Limitations of Our Reality
By Betsy Chasse originally posted on Intent.com I don’t even know where to begin, where I begin anymore, where it begins and where It ends and how I fit into any of it anymore and for that matter (lol – matter!) what It even is. I’ve just arrived back in …
Read More »Oops I failed at being spiritual
Interview with Betsy Chasse by Chris Grosso for Mantra Magazine Chris Grosso: You made what ended up being one of the most successful spiritual movies of all time, What the BLEEP Do We Know!? Then what happened? Betsy Chasse: For a while I had it all. Spiritual know-it-all: check. Perfect husband, perfect …
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