Archive for Self Care

CAN YOU GIVE YOURSELF 5 MINUTES TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE TODAY?

Simplify. Simplify. Simplify.  This rule holds true even when fulfilling our deepest dreams and desires.  I have found from experience that a simple beginning on a project or a passion is all that is needed to ignite my internal flame and bring more joy into your life.  During my last Soul Coaching group in February, I made [...]

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH? PLEASE TELL!

HELP!! I realize I am not laughing enough.  I want to laugh more.  I think the “seriousness” of meditation, silence and my recent TV detox has created a desire for me to be more lighthearted and playful in my life.   According to a study by Dr. Michael Titze, a German psychologist, “In the 1950s people used to laugh [...]

VIDEO – HOW TO BE ALONE

  WOW.  STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND GIVE YOURSELF THIS GIFT FOR 5 MINUTES TODAY. This video took my breath away.  Its message is simple, beautiful and truthful.  Thought it provided a good follow-up to my most recent post about my third week of  TV Detox – Confronting Loneliness. It says it all.  Appreciate the [...]

MAKING TIME FOR WHAT’S IMPORTANT

Why is it so hard to make time in our lives for what really matters to us?  I went to see my 90 year old aunt over the weekend and had such a nice visit.  The entire trip took about 3 hours including travel.  Visiting her has been something I have wanted to do for [...]

GIVE UP CAFFEINE – WAKE UP EARLIER!

Every time I take the bold step to give up caffeine I wake up earlier and more effortlessly.  Can’t be so you say.  Yes folks..I can no longer deny it – when I stop drinking caffeine, I get up earlier!  I believe it’s because caffeine interferes with my body’s natural biorhythms and without caffeine my body’s natural [...]

Bodhisattva by Metro Video – My daily “belly laugh”

My goal is to get a good belly laugh in each day. This is usually provided by something my 8 year old daughter does or says. Today, this video provided that for me….at times it feels a little long but I laughed out loud around 2:40 minutes as I could relate to the other passengers [...]

Saying “NO” to multitasking?

So as most of you know, I am on a personal journey to slow down and take time for my life.  Having recently experienced a number of difficult changes in my life, I am getting the message to “Go slow to know”.  This is proving so difficult.  I am trying to close all of the “escapes” [...]

Where are YOU on the daily "To Do" List?

When I was beginning my self-discovery journey I remember hearing “It’s like the old airplane adage – put your oxygen mask on first and you will have more to give others”.  Really?  I had it backwards – my motto was “take care of everyone else than crash”! Me time?  You have to be kidding!  Fast [...]

Celebrating NAPS – Three cheers for “taking to the bed”

Why does napping get such a bad rap?  I remember hearing after I had my daughter to “nap when the baby naps” – and I always did.  I had friends who said “Forget that – it’s the only time I have to get things done!”  I hear you but how does that leave you to [...]

Leaving a job to follow your passion…Courageous or Crazy?

What if you just pulled out of life as you know it, tapped into your retirement money and decided to “throw caution to the wind” and go for it ALL?  Is this courageous or crazy?  This is my journey and on any given day, at any given moment,  I can feel like a brave warrior or [...]

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