Have you ever noticed that it can be a real battle to stay centered and grounded when you’re away from home, even (especially!) when you’re visiting friends and family? I adore travel—seeing new places, and the opportunity to explore the unfamiliar. And, of course, I am always delighted when it’s time to go visit my…… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Living Your Dream
How To Stop Looking for Problems and Focus on the Positive
Do you wake up in the morning and find yourself imagining all the things that might go wrong today? Do you turn to your list of worries and concerns, like a not-so-favorite old friend? My personal intention is to spend those precious first few minutes of my waking hours ‘prepaving’ my day to be the…… Continue Reading
What Do You Believe is Possible?
Ever since lived in Europe as a preI-teen, I’ve held a dream of once again living in a foreign country. Really immersing myself in another culture, learning the language, encountering surprises, and stretching my mind. What I really wanted was to take my kids overseas while they were growing up—so that they too could have…… Continue Reading
Paralyzed by Perfectionism
Are You a Perfectionist? Do you have to get ‘right’ before you will let it go? Those of us plagued by perfectionism find it dogging us everywhere we go and in everything we do – at work or at home. This obsession with excellence steals zest and joy from our day-to-day lives. For example, maybe…… Continue Reading
When You Wish You Could, But You Can’t
Today’s blog is a little pep talk to myself … and to YOU. (And – it’s #19 in the blog-a-weekday commitment. Woo Hoo, one more to go!) How many things do you wish you could do… but you’re currently resigned to the fact that you just can’t. There’s not enough money, there’s not enough time,…… Continue Reading
Courage Comes In Many Colors
Blog #13 of my month long blog-every-weekday commitment. Do you think of yourself as fearless? Courageous? Bold? Well, I never did either. I saw myself as rather timid and shy, backing down in the face of conflict, and certainly never deliberately stepping into dangerous situations. I wanted to feel fearless … as long as that didn’t…… Continue Reading
What Do You Really Want?
Here’s Blog #9 in my one-month commitment to a blog post every weekday! This story is shared with full permission. My client was feeling hurt and sad because it seemed that everyone else had a BFF. You know, one of those girlfriends that you can call anytime and pour your heart out. The one you sit up…… Continue Reading
Thrive At Any Age: Commitment and Service
Here we go with Blog #8 in my one-month commitment to a blog post every weekday! Last night I got to watch a beautiful film, as part of the Guanajuato International Film Festival. It moved me deeply—yet, I was disturbed by one of the key themes. Titled, El Patio de Mi Casa (translation: There’s No Place…… Continue Reading
Oh The Stories We Tell
This is Blog #7 in my one-month commitment to a writing a new blog post every weekday! “Learn Spanish” has been on my list for years now… but all those other To-Do’s crowded it right off the page. Now that I’m living in the central highlands of Mexico, this desire has risen way up on my list! I…… Continue Reading
Another Take on Getting What You Want
Here’s #17 in the the daily blog commitment. A blog every weekday for one month. Are you tired of visualizing something you want – and then being frustrated when it doesn’t show up with a sparkly bow? I know it’s happened for me plenty—even though I know better. In fact this use of the Law of…… Continue Reading