2020. The year that many of us spent more days alone than we are used to doing. The year that many of us spent holidays and important days in our lives alone. The year that we didn’t travel to foreign places but figured out how to vacation at our home, or in nature alone. 2020…

“Clutter is a physical manifestation of fear that cripples our ability to grow.” ~ H.G. Chissell There is a workshop that I run called “Achieving Focus and Reducing Stress through Mindfulness Practices.” I share information each month that helps individuals in career transition calm their “monkey mind” and focus on the tasks necessary to look…

The quiet of the morning, just as the sun is peaking over the horizon, is a moment blessed by God, the Universe, or whatever is believed. The stillness of the air, the sound of a wayward bird just awakening, the sound of snow crunching under the feet of a deer all encompass the feeling of…

So often, we hear people say, “I need closure.”  Closure from a situation or a relationship, from an ending that we were not prepared to endure.  Very often, for many, that means a need to understand why something is the way it is, what happened, why does that person feel differently today than they used…

The feelings are overwhelming. Buttons are pushed when least expected. Social media creates too much angst. People are angry, sad, feeling attacked or attacking, focused on who is right and who is wrong, comparing, contrasting. Everything is seen through a black and white lens, through the eyes of fear. Fear of change. Fear of no…

What is your relationship with yourself like? Do you beat yourself up? Do you judge yourself harshly? How do you talk to yourself? Do you spend time caring for you, loving you? The relationship we have with ourselves is the basis of every other relationship we have. Many of us ignore the relationship we have…

Brave. When that word is said what do you think about? Perhaps a soldier at war? Perhaps a police person in a difficult situation being brave? An everyday person stopping a would be criminal?  All brave circumstances and all brave people at that moment. How about people who each day wake up wishing they didn’t,…

Fear and Love. There is a philosophy that there are only two emotions and all others come from these two, fear and love. We act out of both, either out of the different fears that may hold us back, or out of the feelings of love and gratitude that may propel us forward. Fear can…