Dr. Carolyn Coon

It dawned on me that though I often talk about definitions and knowing the other person’s mindset/frame of reference when engaged in communication, I rarely provide my definitions – Webster’s, yes but not often mine. We all specially define words and then somehow expect others to automatically understand without our providing the definition. We can […]

I don’t believe in one and done, I tend to believe that we have many assignments throughout our lives – big ones and little ones. Some will require a great deal of faith and trust and others will be simpler but all are important – there is no such thing as an insignificant assignment. And I believe

If daring to dream is the first step, then following the dream is the second. Without action on your part, your dream can’t progress. If you don’t take action your dream cannot. If not now… when? You’ll be miserable if you never try. It will haunt you until you finally do take that step toward

There’s an old gospel song called “Soon and very soon we are going to meet the King…”. And that is the hope Christian’s have – a sure hope. The question is not IF we’re going to meet the King (Jesus) but when. How close are we to the ‘soon and very soon’? If your guide

Best does not always mean, ‘easiest’. In fact, often the best is the hardest – requiring a high price from you to attain the ‘very best’. This always means a question of whether or not you are willing to do, to be in order to have the best. Or… are you willing to settle for less, something better

It will be of no surprise to anyone who knows me that humility is not one of my strong suits. It isn’t last, but it does languish close to that. Part of the problem is that the word really has so many different definitions but people operate on their definition without ever checking to see if others

This is more of a ‘how’ than it is an ‘if’ question’. We all order our world, it’s how we make sense of what is happening and it helps us determine our responses.  Ordering is neither good or bad, it is a given, an ‘is’. And yes, our ordering impacts on the effectiveness of our

There are some definite ‘facts’ you need to know about struggling: 1- you don’t just experience it once and never again – the issue may change but not the experience, 2- everyone goes through (multiple) times of struggle, 3- everyone has their own method of exit. Not particularly helpful information? Probably not. Another reality is that

Understanding has always held a high priority for me. I can cope with just about anything, if I understand. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always occur and we’re left pondering the why. Pondering doesn’t typically get us anywhere but that’s still what we do. Why is understanding important? Webster’s definition of understanding gives us the reason: the power

Do you have any appreciation of the fact that it is extremely difficult to ask for help!? Not that in the asking you’ll be refused, simply asking is never easy. I believe that one of the hardest acts a stoic or self sufficient person can do is to ask for help. Actually many times what