Joy Mazzola's Blog

You are enough just the way you are. Don’t let anyone ever tell you you’re not.

More To Life Than Mojo

Joy Mazzola, February 8, 2011

Walking along a turmeric-colored trail this late afternoon, I just finished a speech to my boyfriend about how (to paraphrase) I don’t believe that anyone is ever "too far gone” to be loved back into authenticity and joy.

Deeper Into the Mystery

Joy Mazzola, January 23, 2011

I received a strange invitation in a class yesterday: to be okay with not knowing.

Does Being Authentic Mean Being Consistent?

Joy Mazzola, January 2, 2011

Recently, I hit a point with a coaching client where I realized he needed more than I could give him.

The Terror of Just Being

Joy Mazzola, August 22, 2010

I knew this would happen. Or, actually, it’s been happening, in little peek-a-boo bursts since I entered the nothing. The other day I felt overwhelmed by it.

Six Ways to Get Past Writer’s Block

Joy Mazzola, August 3, 2010

Needing to be Needed

Joy Mazzola, July 15, 2010

The other day, a totally brilliant colleague likened self-care to the oxygen mask drill on airplanes – specifically, the part about always affixing our own mask before assisting others. In other words, if your own ability to take a breath is compromised, how in the world can you be of service to anyone else? “Basically, if you don’t take care of yourself,” she told a client, “the rest of us are hosed.”

The Okayness of Stopping

Joy Mazzola, July 7, 2010

There’s this question that doesn’t so much bother me, but certainly nags me:

Why can’t I keep “life” going while simultaneously feeling into what’s next for me?

It pops up when I hear from the man who maintains a rigorous daily yoga practice, plays drums in a band and runs a school; the lady who owns her own consulting firm and happens to be an ordained Buddhist priest; the guy who meditates for an hour a day and is a grad student and works 30 hours a week. People who are making livings, making strides, and making space.