“I wonder what’s around the bend…” That’s the thought I noticed while on my silent walk last weekend. I was none too pleased when Jackie Gartman announced that our morning hike would be a quiet one. It was the first full day of our coaches retreat and my extroverted, connector self was buzzing with conversations I […]
Empty Nest / gratitude / Relationships / self care
What Would Make You Happy?
It’s Friday and I am all about the fun… but first a semi-serious question: What would it take to make you happy, right here, right now? I had a bit of an aha this week when I realized I’d been telling myself a story about my own personal happiness. Even life coaches can sometimes sing the […]
Anxiety / Change / gratitude / Relationships
Do you need an anti-depressant? I think we all do!
I’ve just finished the book, Lost Connections, about the “real causes of depression and the unexpected solutions” the author, Johann Hari found in his exhaustive investigative work on the subject. If you are anything like me (and my hunch is, you are, or you wouldn’t be reading this) your life has been touched by someone […]
gratitude
Why an “attitude of gratitude” may not be working for you…
I was (re)listening to Brene Brown’s Power of Vulnerability teaching yesterday and I was struck once again by her comments about gratitude. I know many of you already know about my passion for all things gratitude but I’d like to reiterate this important difference between a gratitude practice and an “attitude of gratitude”. Some of us […]
goals / resolutions / self care
It’s Friday…Don’t forget to Have Fun!
I was talking to a dear friend recently and it was clear something was not quite right. This is a woman who practically sparkles with energy, enthusiasm, gratitude and joy – but not today. She’d lost her shine and all she could tell me were the things that were bringing her down. I get it […]