Author Archives: Tracey Jackson
Clarity, Living Fully, Mindfulness, Moving Forward
MOVE LIKE A JELLYFISH
A very interesting article appeared in the science section of the New York Times this week. It discussed the way jellyfish move through the water. Stick with me on this. I am going somewhere, maybe not like a jellyfish, but you will see. The article states – “In the first phase, the jelly contracts its open bell and pushes water behind it, propelling itself forward. Then, the bell returns to its original shape and fills with water again. Earlier studies had… Read More
Forgiveness, Mindfulness, Mistakes
SPREAD THE WORD
“Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.” ~ Joseph Conrad Ah, gossip, there are endless quotes about it. Everyone has an opinion about it. And most people claim never to do it. Yet, almost all do, at one time or another. Some at more times than many others. Benjamin Franklin says, “ The only way to prevent three people from gossiping about the other is if two of them are dead. It’s one of those tricky… Read More
Action, Hanging In There, Moving Forward, Patience
THE FROGS THEY ARE A LEAPING
There is a quote, attributed (as is often the case these days) to many people. The meta message is, at the start of each day swallow your big frogs first and then the rest of the day will hopefully be easy. Frogs in this case being your big issues, large tasks, most likely the things we would rather put off. Some days the tasks are small and manageable. They are normal for our world, our jobs, and our families. … Read More
PHARM FASHION
The controversy over the West Hollywood celebrity shop Kitson hawking sweatshirts that have prescription drug slogans splashed on them started a few weeks ago. When I read about it my response was, “this sucks big time”. But I didn’t want to rush to judgment so I thought I would ponder it for awhile, do some research, and see how I felt. After a week, I was still in the it “sucks big time” camp. But I wanted to weigh it… Read More
Bravery, Courage, Hanging In There, Patience
“FIND A WAY”
How much do we want something? Next question – how easily do we give up? How much effort do we put into it before we say – Hey, I tried, once, maybe twice, but it didn’t happen.” Then we move on. Often times we are still holding on to the dream, but not having the courage and perseverance to see it to conclusion. Dina Nyad’s record and groundbreaking swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys this weekend is… Read More
WHEN NOTHING IS ENOUGH
It’s the final week of summer and I think this is a great time to sit back and literally do nothing. One week and the fall rush begins. Most of us are aware of the fact that often times our greatest thoughts, inspirations and insights comes when we are literally doing nothing. We could be taking a shower, washing the dishes, waiting in line to fill the car with gas, sometimes if we are not frustrated when we are stuck… Read More
“AS IF”
I’m not in recovery but I have been in therapy for many decades: And I can’t see leaving anytime soon. Just when I think I am free to go my therapist says something that is so revelatory I realize I could be a lifer. Last week I was talking about various people in my life and sharing some events, nothing earth shattering, it all veered more into the realm of annoying and he said “You are treating all these… Read More
Something Needs To Change And It’s Probably Me: Video of Tracey and Paul at the #140Conf
Watch Tracey Jackson and Paul Williams speaking at the 140 Characters Conference on the topic: Something Needs To Change And It’s Probably Me.
THE COMEBACK KID WHO CAN’T COME BACK
Poking fun at Anthony Weiner is almost too easy. His name is the most obvious jumping off point. The way one can spin the jokes is endless – but the truth is Anthony Weiner is a sick man. Anthony Weiner is an addict. He is exactly the kind of person we are writing the book for. In fact if it were published I would send him a copy. Paul is on a boat somewhere in the Caribbean so I… Read More
HUGGED BY AMMA THE HUGGING SAINT
Paul read this post last week and said I must put it up on this site. I wrote it two years ago, but he felt it belonged here. So here it is. Less than an hour ago Glenn and I were in the arms of Amma who is known throughout the world as the hugging Saint. OK – I know many of you probably just stopped reading and are moving on to The Times online. But for those of you who are… Read More