This post is a download for a lot of thoughts I have accumulated over the past month! I spent the month of August on my yearly sabbatical where I spend a lot of time just being. I did have some work days, but did better about being more in thinking a creating mode and saying … Continued
This year has been full of expectations for me- this past week I really got a handle of how having expectations has helped me and hurt me. Both are normal, but with acceptance, and many times holding any expectations loosely- I can be a lot happier and satisfied! It can be little things– I went … Continued
This week a big thing is happening- our daughter’s childhood bed and desk are going off to a new home. It is bittersweet. Out with the old- and a new bed and a dresser are coming into the space. Fresh and new. A lot got cleaned out in the process, reminding me to notice what … Continued
Making an effort is good for us. If we are doing it for the right reasons, say for the sake of making an effort, there will probably never be a downside. I am an advocate for taking breaks and having plenty of rests, however, there are many times where we might be able to expect … Continued
There is a book that has been very important to me, my family and my clients for well over 10 years. The Compound Effect, by Darren Hardy, became a staple for life before I even finished it the first time. The ideas are simple and full of common sense, the hard part is sticking to … Continued
I remember as kids that whenever any of us was bugging anyone else an adult would always say “tend to yourself!” Their way of saying “stop bothering them.” Right now, in this time and place might be a good time to think about tending to ourselves. I mean this in a couple of different ways. … Continued
This week’s blog post is very uncomplicated! I have written many times about the importance of getting outside. For us in the northeast US, summer time is a great time to get outside and to see so much beauty surrounding us. When you get outside and combine it with some kind of meditation, mindfulness or … Continued
In my coaching practice I use this great app called the CLI Values Cards (by Coaching and Leadership International)- my initial use was with the actual, real life cards and then moved to the app. My clients and I pick out a “random” word that comes into our session many times. Recognition is one of … Continued
Beauty. Beauty is something we can give to ourselves no matter what. Beauty starts in your mind, and that is usually something we have control of, when there is little else within our control. How you see something, what it means to you- there is an automatic component to this and then there is space … Continued