I had the most wonderful lunch! I took myself to my favorite Thai restaurant. I ordered things from the menu that I’d never tried before. (I have certain go-to dishes ordinarily) I enjoyed soup and even dessert. I sipped jasmine tea and finished the whole pot. It’s like it was my birthday or some other […]
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I’ve stopped wearing mascara on my lower lashes. It’s become a necessity since I started crying. All. The. Time. Seriously though, there are days when I have put on makeup and DURING application, tears would come. I would clean up my face and continue to apply makeup only to walk out of the bathroom and
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WOW!! Lots of things have been shifting in my life this past month! In a way I feel like I am re-birthing myself. Maybe that sounds weird, but the truth is that SHIT IS HAPPENING!! (In a good way…) What I want to share with you about my experience is this: OPEN TO THE EXPERIENCE
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” ~Winnie the Pooh I have been getting LOTS of messages lately about being still and doing nothing. E-mails, blog posts, Facebook updates, poetry, book titles I just “happen” to see, all pointing to one thing: DO MORE OF NOTHING. It’s a familiar concept to
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I’ve been grieving. My marriage of more than 15 years is over. I am learning what it is to fall apart and face a blank slate with choices and fears and dreams. It is miserable and magical. (credit T Swizzle ;)) And I’m doing it with my kids. So many lessons are being learned, about
STRONG. What do you think of when you read that? Do you feel strong every day? What does it mean to be strong? Merriam-Webster defines Strong as: 1. having or marked by great physical power, 2. having moral or intellectual power, 3. having great resources (as of wealth or talent). I think
I live near the coast of California… And I have a dog named Buddy. Buddy likes to go everywhere that I go. You could say we’re a team. Buddy was a rescue, so we aren’t sure about his breed, but I call him a shih-tzu mix. He weighs about 12 pounds and has a
I do Bikram Yoga. It’s also called “hot yoga”. It is called that because the class is conducted in a room that is heated to about 105 degrees. However, depending on the number of bodies in the class, and the time of day, the room can even be hotter. Bikram Yoga is one of
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This same question has popped up in more than one of my client sessions recently. “What is wrong with me?” Usually this is asked in the context of “I am not doing as much as the other guy” or “Why can’t I get it all done?” I mean why is it that I see women
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Have you ever sat still by yourself and done nothing? I mean nothing. No TV, no reading, no talking, no sleeping, no crossword puzzles, really, nothing? If you have, then you know that place where time is irrelevant. Maybe you have heard a quiet voice whisper to you in that place. Is it God?
