Dr. Carolyn Coon

If you were suddenly to disappear do you think you would be missed? Would anyone care that you were no longer around? Regardless of your answer to this question – how does it make you feel? Before I ask any more questions, the reply to the first question is – yes! Yes you would be missed! […]

Where are you on the control continuum? Are you a total control freak or do you find yourself in the I-don’t-seem-to-ever-be-in-control category? Be honest… we all like to have our way, so what kind of controller are you? The: ‘it’s my way or the highway’ or maybe you’re a ‘come let us reason together’ or

Focus readjustment is in the same family as ‘attitude adjustment’ but they really are not the same. With focus readjustment we need to reconsider what we’re looking at – now. Sometimes we are so focused on the prize, goal that the means to attain it takes on little to no importance. In reality how (means) we attain the

Have you ever read something multiple times but somehow missed something very significant? I know I have which is why I never consider I’ve gleaned everything I can from reading the Bible only once – it is a continual discovery. Today it was the word ‘brother’ that captured my attention (do read ‘sister’ as well). In

I’m not the problem! It’s not my fault. I’m just reaping the results! ‘Feel’ familiar? I must admit I do hate being blamed for something that wasn’t my fault. And, we’ve all experienced this. Unfortunately there are too many times when the person hurling the accusation, typically your supervisor, does not want to hear that they

Does that even exist? Do you believe in it… for you? Or is this only a myth, a dream? One of the delights of childhood is the ‘happily ever after’ endings to stories, but is this only for children? Don’t you, at least secretly, wish for this? When things get really difficult is when we think

How do you look? Remember that looking and seeing may not be the same. Do you see what is… or what you want to see… or potential? Three different ways of looking. What, to you, would be important to see – what would you want? And personally, if you looked at you – what would you see?

I may be wrong but I think one of the worst feelings in the world is to discover that you have been lied to. It gets worse when you discover it is someone you care for, someone you had trusted. (The caveat is that the lie was deliberate and that it was substantive.) What becomes

Have you ever thought about the word, ‘no’? About how the word is said evokes different reactions? But also, regardless of how it is spoken, when it is said it stops everything? Those two letters are powerful and I sometimes think they are even more powerful then ‘yes’. Think back… what is typically the first word

Do you ever feel stagnant? Are you, or is this only a momentary ennui? Do you only have a case of the blahs or is it more serious? Do you feel bereft of creativity? Perhaps you don’t feel you have any exciting challenges or maybe you don’t know where/how to start on your current project.