I shared in my newsletter this week that my son is my biggest teacher in the area of presence. We all have a lot going on and going through our heads and can get easily distracted. Recently I heard someone who was 70 reflecting that if they live to be 100, they have maybe 30 … Continued
In all of the years I have been speaking, talking and engaging around the topic of gratitude with clients and audiences, the one aspect that seems most challenging for people is having gratitude for themselves. When asked to come up with a list of things a person could be grateful for about themselves, it is … Continued
How often are you dissatisfied with yourself? If never, keep reading to make yourself feel good that you are on the right track. If any more than never- keep reading to gather some thoughts and ideas to help you to see yourself more clearly. There are many reasons we can get down on ourselves- but … Continued
What’s in store for you? First, allow yourself to write and speak what you WANT in the next quarter, the last quarter of 2025. Leave aside all thoughts about why it can’t happen and let yourself believe. Right now, write down what you want between now and the end of the year. I find it … Continued
What to consider? Time and what you do with it. October, Fall, fourth quarter- all perfect times to change up your routines, schedule and life. A new season brings new opportunities and invites you to embrace them to create something that really fits not only the actual season, but also your season of life. This … Continued
If you’ve been following along over the past 8 weeks, you have at least thought about the 8 areas of your life. Now what? If you haven’t already asked yourself, in each area: –Where am I at in this areas on a scale from 1-10? –What would make it a 10? –What are my first … Continued
One of the most important determinants of a good, beautiful life is how you think about things. Does your view, the focus of your thoughts, the quality of your thoughts enhance your life, or subtract from it? If we think something that happens is “bad”, it is. If we consider that it could be “good” … Continued
As we begin to wrap up 2024, I am doing a lot of reflecting on how my words of the year played out for me. Not just how they played out, but also how I played them out! I was looking at a recent Instagram post by Positively Present (follow them and also see the … Continued
This post is a little bit of a review, if you’ve been following along with me for a while. I notice I circle back to common themes over and over again throughout the years. I want to share with you some of the things I am thinking about right now as I consider how I … 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