by Rita Castillo-Salese | Mar 19, 2019
“Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit for the worst in ourselves; the part that tells us nothing we do will ever be good enough – that we should try harder.” – Julia Cameron What are the chances that you are a Perfectionist? What is it...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Mar 5, 2019
“Control is an element of weakness and insecurity. You truly cannot control anyone or anything other than your effort and attitude.” – Sylvester McNutt Think of a person you know that has control issues. What are some of their characteristics? How much do you...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Feb 5, 2019
“Pain is inevitable, misery is a choice.” – Christopher Reeve A couple weeks ago I was using the navigation on my phone to get to an unfamiliar location. As I was approaching a well-known intersection, I heard Siri say, “In 300 feet turn left on Misery Street.” ...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Jan 14, 2019
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me?” – Ayn Rand How’s your intestinal fortitude? Mine sucks. I’m not referring to grit, perseverance or bedrock determination to get things done. I’m talking about queasiness, nausea; flat out...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Jan 2, 2019
“When things aren’t adding up in your life, start subtracting.” – Unknown Does anyone really look forward to cleaning up a messy closet or a clutter-filled garage that looks like it went through the Apocalypse? Honestly, when I think of attacking these chores,...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Nov 27, 2018
“You will never see an eagle of distinction flying low with pigeons of mediocrity.” – Onyi Anyado My friend Dave is a highly skilled professional photographer. So when he contacted me to see if we could do a photoshoot together, without any hesitation I jumped...
