Happy January and 2019! It's the beginning of a new year and my clients and I have been busy looking at goals, themes, intentions or words for the year. I must say I love this feeling of new-ness each time it comes these days. However, I have had years when...
A Story of Support
As we continue to explore the topic of Support this month, here is a story - an example of what the process can be like when we are experimenting with the idea of Support in our lives. She looked down at her journal and felt a calmness within. She thought...
What Does Support Look Like For You?
The Mood Ladies have a new routine starting this month. Well, they've actually had this routine for over a year - in the online program that they run (see a version here). Now they decided it was time to make it more public. That means each month has a theme...
3 Questions Toward More Simplicity
Simplicity....it really is a favorite word of mine. It feels just so...clean and light and well,...simple. I've noticed that's it one of those things that seems to remain on the top of my list each year. How can I make things more simple? How can I have fewer things? How...
Where is Your Focus?
These days it can be a challenge not to be swept away by all that is happening in the world around us - whether we are impacted directly or indirectly. It can feel that we have no control, which leaves us feeling powerless. However, even in the most challenging times,...
How are you being a Leader in your own life?
Leadership. This is one of those words that often brings up certain thoughts and feelings in each of us. You're invited to get curious about what Leadership looks like for you this week. What words do you equate with a good Leader? Is it decisive, compassionate, a good listener, powerful,...
Now is the perfect time for Love
I’ve been writing short articles on the Artful Journey themes (aka Mood Lady themes) for years now. Last year, I wrote one each week for 49 weeks. I made myself a schedule of themes and followed it pretty well, unless some theme was simply a mis-match for that week for...
How Present Are You Right Now?
Presence. More and more I see this as such a gift. Our world is changing quickly. Things seem to be moving faster than ever. And faster than ever it seems our lives can change - in an instant. Of course this has always been the case, but it seems that...
Personal Power is where the Real Power is
I listened to the news and sighed. My body felt heavy. My heart hurt. I recognized the need to listen to the details - to hear the personal stories and to cry alongside everyone affected. I also recognized the need to keep myself separate. Not in order to block it...
Whose Version of Success Are You Living?
I can remember when I first realized that Success was something I could define for myself. Until that time, which happened to be in my 40s, I had always been living some other version – one I’d heard others talk about. One I’d seen on TV or in the movies...
