Slow Down
Musings in the Midst of Growth and Change
Have you ever woken up in the morning and just wanted to cancel the day? Feeling off and not in the mood to talk to people, go about with work responsibilities, even go for a walk? All things I enjoy normally! That was this morning. And, I had an exercise appointment, a blog deadline, incomplete…
Read MoreSeasons, Cycles, Rhythms and Changes
Why am I so keen on following the seasons and Nature’s cycles? And how do they give us insights as to our own transitions and developmental growth? Often people ask me, “How does the moon cycle affect me in my leadership or personal/professional development?” As human beings, we are intricate systems, with our own cycles…
Read MoreStillness of Winter
Stillness. Not out there, mind you, it’s wild and woolly and full of VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complexity and Ambiguity) news, and events. And, maybe it’s the several hours of each week spent on Zoom calls where I can see myself, and how I am showing up when with others, that is making me more aware…
Read MoreSimple Pleasures
The Art of Simplicity [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=12537754″ theme=”light” autoplay=”false” playlist=”false” cover=”https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/original/8a73e84b0d67a78dea52625881c730e2.jpg” width=”100%” height=”400px”] I wanted to write about Play. The Art of Play. Authentic Play for us adult people. It felt so beyond my day-to-day experience I was afraid it would come across as inauthentic. So, starting simply, as I remind my clients, I looked…
Read MorePush/Pull
The Growing Pains of Showing Up Authentically [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=12290095″ theme=”light” autoplay=”false” playlist=”false” cover=”https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/original/5d0a5e80d58b9414c696b5570e7dc00b.jpg” width=”100%” height=”400px”] We are halfway through 2017. Yikes! (says a part of me) When reflecting on the first 6 months of this year, I had lots to celebrate. Lots of lessons learned too. And, it pushed me into a growth cycle…
Read MoreSacred Space
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=12114265″ theme=”light” autoplay=”false” playlist=”false” cover=”https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/original/4ffef1858bab803f8d7e770550fe45c9.jpg” width=”100%” height=”400px”] Creating It. Sharing it. Opening to It. Do you have Sacred Space? Space in your home, job, relationship, a schedule that is just for you?Do you safeguard it? Treasure it? Honor it? OR…do you feel like there’s no time, no room, no freedom to have such…
Read MoreAuthentic Pause :: Slowing Down to Recharge
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=11832987″ theme=”light” autoplay=”false” playlist=”false” cover=”https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/original/34af1a3d938707168dad0d8dddbe62ee.jpg” width=”100%” height=”400px”] How do you recharge? In the 6 days since leaving home, there have been lots of activities, ranging from large noisy family dinners and brunches to my daughter’s graduation from college in Indiana, to partying at houses and bars to flying to Florida, visiting and staying…
Read MoreAuthentic Balance
Authenticity requires taking time off, a pause, a break. I’m doing that this week. Nothing like being reminded when you don’t actually get the choice! (I’ve been fighting an infected spider bite cluster and now have the flu.) And, since we are heading into the Equinox this weekend, when daylight and night are the closest to…
Read MoreUp Over and Down Under
Up Over and Down Under, Beginnings, Endings & Using Both Sides of Our Brain… This trip has been full of paradoxes, juxtapositions and opposites and opportunities for looking at mirror images… First off, flying out of the Midwest as the sun was setting on December 20th and into the sunset for hours…the longest sunset on…
Read MoreCreating Space for Authenticity
Space. A block of time? A bit of quiet? An open shelf or drawer, an empty plate. How do you fill it? It’s been said, “Nature abhors a vacuum”…and many of us do too. Notice how uncomfortable it is when the conversation dies down or the movie score goes silent? Even the space between my…
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