The top of the Self-Care pyramid holds Investment self-care. This is more targeted activities meant to “invest” in your future. Where...

I have saved my favorite ones for last. I chose these two techniques alternatively depending upon how distracted my mind is in the...

Meditation can feel a bit intimidating when you first start. It feels weird. Unnatural. Uncomfortable. You might feel silly. And all of...

We’ve all heard the advice, “try deep breathing” or “take a breath.” Maybe you’ve tried and “failed” at it, claiming it doesn’t help you....

The Art of Being Present Mindfulness is the practice of bringing attention to the present moment with openness and without judgment. It...

Feeling Overwhelmed by the Future? I stand firm on my stance that having a vision is important. It’s like a compass to guide our way...

I read a book a few months back that really stuck with me. Essentialism  by Greg McKeown has really formed the way I try to shape my day....

This week concludes our study of Gretchen Rubin’s book, The Four Tendencies. We are closing out with a closer look at both the Questioner...

This week we are diving into The Obliger. The Obliger readily meets external expectations, but resists and struggles with internal...

Hopefully you have taken the Four Tendencies Quiz, but if you haven’t done it yet, here  it is again for your convenience. As we dive...

OK. We are on our last week of our discussion of Self-Care. The biggest thing I want you to take away from this month is to find a way to...

This week we will dive into two more of the 5 Love Languages to explore Receiving Gifts and Quality Time. If your predominant love...

Last week I introduced the Self Care Pyramid developed by Elizabeth Tollis (earlier edition). We discussed the base of the pyramid -...

I don’t know about you all, but I know I feel a certain energy in the Spring. The world around us is literally sprouting anew! I want to...

This week we are focusing on putting it all together to live a coherent life. What does that mean. When you can take your life view and...

I hope you took the time to write out your Life View last week. If not, go ahead and do that (I’ll wait). This week we will focus on your...

Last week I asked you to revisit the values activity. That was a precursor to our work this week on building your Life View. Knowing what...

In our habit forming sequence of  Cue - Craving - Response - Reward We have so far talked about Cue (make it obvious) and Craving (make...

The next step in the four-step process of habit formation is Craving. James Clear in Atomic Habits continues by saying that habits are...

As we progress through our work this month on creating habits, systems and routines, make sure you have done the vision work (if you need...