Dr. Carolyn Coon

On the supremely confidently certain to the major doubting continuum where are you?  Are you certain? What are you certain about? No doubts? No fears? Totally confident? Yes I realize it depends on the subject but is one or the other the major condition you find yourself occupying? Do/are you doing anything to ‘move’ yourself off of […]

You are aware, aren’t you, that miracles happen every day?  Miracles are all around you… if you open the eyes of your heart to see them. What are miracles? There are a myriad of definitions of the word but the simpler the definition the easier to recognize them. Webster seems slightly conflicted about the definition: 1- an extremely

What does ‘thankful’ mean for/to you? Is it a phrase you toss out, a kind of ‘gee, thanks’ comment? Or is it something you have thought about and have experienced the result that causes a thankful spirit? Unfortunately thanks, thanksgiving, thankful are words that everyone ‘knows’ – but do we? Do you know how to

I can’t speak for you, but personally I always loved rewards. They were a kind of period on what I was doing and that what I did … excelled. But to be honest, I really don’t think it was so much what the reward was as it was the anticipation of a reward. Receiving a ‘star’ for some academic

Understanding yourself really begins with being honest concerning your motivations to do and to not do (fill in the blank). However, do you find that sometimes you surprise even yourself? Do you find yourself doing and saying things you never would have thought you would? Are you a conundrum…. to yourself? It really isn’t all

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