Do you love rules or hate them? I usually fit into the latter class, as the speeding ticket I got in Washing can attest!

 As a matter of fact, the phrase,"I'd rather ask forgiveness than permission" is one I thought was invented for me! It captures a certain zest for going for it that I've espoused and embraced. How do you feel about rules? And then, there are other people's rules and your rules...

This week I am breaking my rules.

You see, it was my intention to write a little every day about this vacation/trip. I did pretty well last week, but this week enjoying the vacation has outweighed staying up later and blogging. Or getting up earlier. So today, will write later the first post in a week and have it cover several days instead of trying to make up for each day I missed. This crazy Grandma has been trying to get  Lily, the 7 year old to blog every day too! Oh, my...I think I'll become a kinder, gentler Grandma. If she doesn't respong to you comments, understand we does appreciate them, but is busy seeing bald eagles for the first time and soaking in the Hot Springs at Quinns in Paradise, Montana!

The Wise Woman who co-exists in my body with the Goal Police has won this week. I am telling the Goal Police that on vacation, I can do this any way I want and not feel guilty, or worse, like an undisciplined failure. Got me thinking that this is probably something to take note of the rest of my life-not just on vacations! Are you ever hard on yourself about what you do and do not accomplish? Do the Goal Police whisper or maybe sometimes nag about the things that are undone that you SHOULD do?

I've found in working with my coaching clients, many are much harder on themselves than they would be on friends or even family. They berate themselves constantly for what is undone or untried, rather than congratulating themselves on what HAS been accomplished. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting we all turn into lazy slobs, but I am suggesting that a little compassion and celebration of accomplishments might be a much saner way to handle things. i find when I do that, I am happier and like myself better and often come up with a way of working smarter not harder!

Life is good this week. We're in Paradise.