Countdown 21 to 2021: Day 2 Best Last Day 2020

As I got up this morning I kept thinking as I did each thing.. This is the last time I will make my bed in 2020. This is the last time I will do my morning brush teeth, wash up routine in 2020. This is the last cycle class I will take in 2020. You … Continued

Countdown 21 to 2021: Day 3 FOPO

One of my favorite new acronyms to think about (like FOMO and JOMO) is FOPO. Fear Of People’s Opinions. It’s one of the things that has held me back in my life, personally, more than anything else. (and believe me, there are other things! But this is the biggie!) Whether it is our own family … Continued

Count Down 21 to 2021: Day 4 Don’t Wait, Illuminate

One of the things we tend to do as human beings is to put things off until Monday, or next month, or once the new year begins. Don’t wait! Start today!! At least in some small ways. It is not all or nothing. What could you do over the next few days leading up to … Continued

Countdown 21 to 2021: Day 5 Liminal Space

Liminal space. This is something I am going to delve into much more deeply in the future and I think it is the perfect time to bring it up now. I first heard the term from author Rob Bell on his podcast The Robcast and I have been intrigued ever since. Liminal space is exactly where we are … Continued

Countdown 21 to 2021: Day 6 Just Continue

As the days of 2020 really wind down- less than a week to go- if you are like me, you might be starting to think about the fresh start that is New Year’s Day. I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I had played a game with my kids called The Self Mastery Game. One piece … Continued

Countdown 21 to 2021: Day 7 Learn

My kids and I  just finished playing The Self MasteryGame. I am grateful because by some miracle my son will play with us, too, and it takes patience because it can take a while to play it. The game was given to me as a gift from one of my great clients and you can … Continued

Countdown 21 to 2021: Day 8 Peace

Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating! Today has mostly been dreary and pouring rain. Right at the end of the day, we took a quick walk. Just at that moment, the sun had broken through the clouds! (I took the picture for this post during our walk.) We were treated to a beautiful sky … Continued

Countdown 21 to 2021: Day 9 Specialize In You

What one or two things do you need to be really good at?  What couple of things do you want to be good at? Where are you spending time getting better at something that doesn’t hold great interest for you? Sometimes we try to be everything to everyone and even for ourselves. AND there are … Continued

Countdown 21 t0 2021: Day 10 Joy

JOY   Noun: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness: a thing that causes joy As a verb: rejoice  What things bring you great joy? Making sure to weave some joy into your days, weeks and months is beneficial because in the state of joy we feel better about ourselves and our circumstances. Create a “what brings me … Continued

Countdown 21 to 2021: Day 11 Kindness is a Strength

Yesterday I had the privilege to present a lunch and learn with the topic of Kindness as a character strength to a corporate client. All agreed, it was the perfect topic for right now. (All that aside, I appreciate a companies that value their employees enough to offer conversations like this and I am fortunate … Continued