As we embark on this new year, (what I am calling our Year for Transformation), it makes sense that we should start with telling ourselves the truth.
I am so glad you have decided to join me in this weekly process of doing the work of life design, of asking and answering the powerful questions of your life. This decision to live consciously and to take responsibility for your happiness begins with an honest self-assessment of how satisfied you are in your life currently. Have the courage to ask yourself, how am I, really? (more…)
Okay…..here we go…..another New Year and another opportunity to make some New Year’s resolutions. Be forewarned, I love this time. Being a life coach who specializes in helping people consciously design their lives, a brand new year is a big deal, a big opportunity.
This year I’d like to help you be more successful in designing and building the life you want to be living. Once a week for the entire year, in this blog, I will offer some of the essential questions, tools, exercises and ideas for thoughtful and heart-felt life design. Each week you will be invited to stop and take some time to think about who you really are and what you really want and the decisions you are making for your life. Feel free to join in the conversation and share your life design journey. This is your space for Considering the Possibilities…
An old friend just came to visit me for a couple of days. We had a great visit as we hadn’t seen each other in over a year. We talked about everything. When our husbands asked what we did we (only half-jokingly) said we solved all the problems in the world. We actually did talk about the problems of the world. But mostly we talked about peace on earth.
Think about it. Isn’t this what we all really want? (more…)
We all agree that taking time to be relaxed, contemplative and mindful about our lives is a worthwhile thing, yet we still don’t do it. We’re too busy. Being busy is a given for most of us. And the truth is, we’re probably not going to get any less busy. Interestingly, when we take time to retreat, time expands, and you approach your tasks with a more peaceful heart, open mind, and relaxed attitude.
To retreat sounds like we’re running away, but we’re not. To retreat is to come back to yourself. To retreat is to create a stillness, a space, so you can hear the whisper, so you can revisit your needs and your desires. By retreating from the busyness of our everyday lives, we can be reminded of the truth about our strengths, our weaknesses, what we want, what we don’t want, and what we will and what we won’t do. (more…)
If you don’t know who you are, where you are, or what you want anymore, start writing.
Write in a journal. Write letters/emails. Write a daily prayer of gratitude. Write a book. Write a blog. (Either write your own or write on someone else’s.)
Today I want to talk about writing, or I should say, write about writing. Writing saved my life. Writing deeply, thoughtfully, truthfully, and consistently about my life, others in my life, what I know, what I don’t know, etc. Writing saved my soul. (more…)
