I’m inspired to write about the benefits of having good friends because I’ve just returned from a visit with a long-time bestie. We first met while training for a long-distance running event. There’s nothing like hours of running together during four months of training to get to know someone. And even though we are now… Read More »
Creating a Habit for Good
One of my favorite things is getting an email or a phone call from one of my clients saying, “You know, these tools are really working for me now!” Invariably it comes after a week or two of trying a new breathing technique or practicing a specific EFT Tapping method. At first, the comments I… Read More »
Priorities
Are you a list maker? I love lists. I keep lists of tasks and to-do items, in both electronic and paper form. And I love crossing things off my lists and marking them as complete. If you’re a list person, you know that feeling of satisfaction. I also prioritize items on my list. Items on… Read More »
Perfectionism
Way too often there seems to be a celebration of perfectionism in the US and many other countries. We tend to equate being perfect or performing perfectly as a measure of our worth or success. Perfectionism is on the rise. I’m a recovering perfectionist myself! Sadly, reports show that perfectionists, even when they are successful,… Read More »
Out of Doors in Open Air
It has been an interesting and challenging time over the past few weeks and I am thankful for the centering support that daily meditation, breathing, and tapping bring. Last week I spent time preparing for and presenting two workshops about those particular self-care tools. They have guided me smoothly through some life challenges with more… Read More »
Happiness Revisited
When asked what it is that we want most in life, most of us respond that we just want to be happy. And there are almost as many definitions of happiness as there are people on this beautiful planet. As time goes by, our vision of happiness may change. When we’re young, happiness might be… Read More »
Compassion Fatigue
Many of us are natural caregivers, nurturers, helpers…it’s what we do and it’s who we are. Some of us use our skills in a caregiving career. Some of us are caregivers at home or in our communities. Some do all three! It’s no wonder why over time we become emotionally and physically exhausted, sick, or… Read More »
Benefits of Meditation
You may have noticed more articles and blog posts lately about meditation. I know I have. Perhaps it’s because we’ve just started a new year and starting a meditation practice is on many of our lists of intentions and goals to improve our lives. Meditation is simple to practice, costs little to nothing, and is… Read More »
I’m Stuck!
An interesting and timely story that has everything to do with trying to create intentions for a New Year… Talking with a friend about setting intentions for an awesome year and she says: “I don’t even know what I want!” Ever feel that way? That can happen when we don’t’ give ourselves some quiet time… Read More »
Guilt About Self-Care
One of the first emotions to come up when we think about practicing self-care is guilt. Right? Think about it… when I ask you to take time to practice breathing, tapping, or guided relaxation, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Here are some responses that I have heard: “I couldn’t possibly take… Read More »
