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Moving to a new town and into a new home is exciting. They say it is one of the most stressful times in a person’s life. I agree, but there is also a sense of adventure and inquiry. Since my husband and I found our new home in Central California, we have been busily preparing […]
Continue readingThe past week I have had to give myself some grace. At first, it wasn’t easy, but once I settled into it, I realized that it’s what I have been missing. Is giving yourself grace missing in your life? What does it mean to give yourself grace? Grace is about love and kindness. It’s about […]
Continue readingIt only took me 49 years to figure this out. Having a morning routine is KEY to having a day that is productive, stress-free and focused on healthy habits. Do you have a morning routine? Like, one or more things that you do every morning no matter what? I bet you do, but you don’t […]
Continue readingDo you know what your personal core values are? Unless you have done the work, you probably can’t rattle them off the top of your head. Values guide our behavior and are the foundation of our personal code of conduct. I don’t remember the first time that I did a values assessment, but it was […]
Continue readingIt happened again. My husband and I went on a short hike on a cliffside trail close to our home, and I didn’t listen to my body (right away that is). We were surprised to find this particular trail the last time we went for a walk in the area. It’s a vertical decline down […]
Continue readingOne of the things in life that can cause some serious chaos is email. Am I right? These days it seems we’re bombarded with email after email until they pile up so high we decide to ignore them and hope it goes away. It doesn’t. That inbox will keep getting bigger and bigger. The Clean […]
Continue readingSo, we’ve decided last week that we are going to purge a few of our belongings to make space for what truly inspires us. That seems all well and good but how do we go about doing it? I got you started with a couple of action items last week. To take it even further, […]
Continue readingHello, 2018! To get started, I want to wish you a Happy New Year! My celebration was quiet. It seems the older I get the more introspective the night before the new year becomes. I wrote my annual letter to myself – dated a year in advance, I thanked the Universe for everything I experienced throughout […]
Continue readingHave you ever had that feeling where you think you’ve been asleep too long and need to wake up? Sometimes our lives become so mundane and regular that we start to operate on autopilot. I know that was true for me. My last episode of “being asleep at the wheel” lasted for almost a decade. […]
Continue readingYesterday, at 3:30 pm, I experienced a pretty severe panic attack. I wasn’t doing anything that should have triggered such an event, but alas, it did. I was alone. It started with that funny feeling in my head like I’m going to either fall over or pass out. Then the heart rate went up – […]
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