I believe in asking for help from professionals. After all they have been trained and experienced in something that I cannot do myself, whether it is a new hair style, a deep muscle massage or a chiropractic adjustment. Over the last several years, I have found that coaching is a professional service that I have…
Do you feel irritable, tired and unmotivated when it comes to your life and work? Do you lack inspiration, feel overwhelmed, and find yourself procrastinating when you try to complete projects? Do you find yourself without joy, vision and purpose in your daily life and work routines? You may be experiencing burn out, the physical…
Mindfulness is a new buzz word almost everywhere! Just what is mindfulness and how can it benefit us in our everyday life? The definition of mindfulness is being present in the moment, in the now, and experiencing all the senses in this moment in time. It is not thinking about the past, nor delving…
I have not always been a risk-taker. I have had to grow wings. Now when I take a risk I feel like I am growing wings and jumping off a cliff at the same time! But the view is so awesome! Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom, How do they learn it? They fall…
What was it Like in the Old Days? When my Mother got married in the 1930s, she was given a little humorous book, called How to Get Your Man and Hold Him by a friend. Reading this jewel of a book prompted me in thinking about “what women want” now in 2014 regarding marriage. Being…
Remember the dark woods that Dorothy and her friends, Scarecrow ,Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, skipped nervously through as they journeyed to Wizard of Oz? They started out fearful as they went deeper into the creepy tangled forest that resonated with screeching birds and creaky noises. The trembling sojourners linked arms, skipped slowly at…
Is it possible to be eating, driving, making love, talking with a loved one or pooper scooping while completely oblivious of the current moment? How much time do we spend doing things we would rather not be doing? Perhaps the answer to that question is somewhat painful. Do you often find yourself pondering past events…
Day after day, we can get caught up in the busyness and stress of life, losing touch with contentment. We begin to feel numb and less peaceful with a negative outlook on life. How do we get out of this murky place and into joy, peace and clarity again? Starting with the simple practice of…
Women juggle many roles: jobs, mommies, wives, chauffeurs, students, grandmothers, leaders. … the list goes on. These roles are all demanding and the hours are few! A woman who is focused on getting it ALL done can be trying to live up to high expectations, whether self-imposed or other directed. Operating on the assumption that…
No, I’m not talking about the Ad men, from the hit AMC series, but the mad men… REAL mad men..angry men. But wait! Ladies, don’t tune out, rather, enter into guy world for a bit. Why anger? For men, it is culturally one of those emotions which feel okay to express. Growling and grimacing seem…