I’m often asked, “yeah, but how do I really let go?” The million-dollar question! The simple answer, It’s a decision. The long answer, long meaning over time, is to learn how to explore your own beliefs, assumptions, values, biases, attachments, experiences and perspectives. Hidden somewhere is one of those is the root to your pain. […]
Restlessness use to me my middle name! I was always running to the next challenge, idea or crises! In a positive light, it supported my constant improvement and achievement. In a negative shadow, it created an incredible amount of chaos in my life and exhausted me. I would probably still be somewhat lost in […]
Letting go of 2020 and Welcoming 2021 Year 2020, a culmination of many disruptors and a ‘world tsunami’ (pandemic) that has left many fatigued and surviving. I think we can all agree that the year has been extremely challenging. And with challenge comes deep learning, shifting and creating new ways of being. We are […]
In the sport of gymnastics, gymnasts perform routines. The routines consist of skills that the gymnast receives a score for in competition. In the gym however, the gymnast will ‘drill the skill’ and work toward mastering the flow of the routine. Being able to perform that routine at its highest and best is the gymnast’s […]
I love hiking! Last summer I hiked a number of trails in Colorado. My favorite, although hard to choose, was the American Trail outside of Aspen. Aspen forests, pine forests, open prairie, rock terrain, this trail had it all and climaxed at the top with a beautifully serene aquamarine lake. The hike was about 6 […]
I’m reading a fiction book titled, Three Wishes. The main character, hit by a car, has a ‘out of body’ experience while surgery is being performed. She meets up with a very bright, very warm presence and is given three wishes, and then she is returned to her body. From there, the bulk of the […]
Coronavirus, the topic is everywhere, and with good reason. We check the news, wash our hands, purchase our sanitizer and hope that it doesn’t visit us or anyone we love. The other day I was at the hair salon, the perfect place to hear opinion on a wide range of topics! Of course, coronavirus came […]
Half time, the players walk off the field and depending on the first half’s play, they prepare themselves for what they’ll face in the locker room. I feel this is the perfect analogy for what happens when we find ourselves in midlife transition. We’ve played our first half and now we are preparing for the […]
Recently I watched a clip of a tennis match on LinkedIn. I re-shared the clip because it was an amazing display of not giving up, giving in, or quitting. I watched it over and over because I thought it was unbelievable how the one player kept the other player (I believe it was Andy Roddick) […]
My happy place is very specific-the Colorado Rockies. I lived in Colorado for a short 3-year period as a youth and try to get back as often as I can. This trip I had the opportunity to spend 8 wonderful days hiking and taking in the Colorado Rockies. The trip was amazing and caused me […]
- 1
- 2