The transition to a new year is so often filled with thoughts of who we aren’t. Who we meant to become during the past year, but didn’t. How we plan, with our very best intentions, to try again – even better! – in the year ahead. What if instead you took this moment to look […]
Here’s an observation that may not surprise you: it seems like a lot of people are starting out the year with a resolution to add a mindfulness or meditation practice to their routines. Of course, I’m more likely to be talking to people with that in mind, but still – I’ve heard it repeatedly. Naturally,
If there’s a phrase I have heard most during these first few weeks of 2017, it’s probably not “Happy New Year,” but something more along the lines of “back to the grind.” After weeks of downtime (family, binge-watching, sleeeeeep), turned-up time (friends, parties, travel), and maybe even some alternative work on that second job you’ve
What better (or more mindful) way to start the New Year than with an effort to leave behind what you’ve actually already left behind. Like the old Zen story about the monks crossing the river, we carry a lot of extra “bags” with us when we hang on to thinking about what didn’t work, or
This weekend, we march into the uncharted territory of a new year – one whose gifts, challenges, opportunities and blessings are yet unknown. The question is, will you show up for it? It is a choice, you know. Everything is. Every day, you are offered the chance to choose growth, to choose to know yourself
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Welcome back! How’s your 2016 going? Everything you hoped for and more? Kinda meh? It’s ok. We’re only about two weeks in, and January can be a tough month anyway. So how many of you are into the whole resolution thing? Whether you’re quietly raising your hand right now or not (thank you for participating),
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This time of year, many of our thoughts turn to our habits, routines and plans for the future. We’ll get more into all of this when my longer posts resume next week, but for now, some food for thought as you begin to shape your year – and the days that comprise it – ahead.
Almost a new year! I love this quote because it brings us back to the present moment in the midst of all the reflecting and planning that the turning of the annual page usually evokes. Transition is a moment in and of itself – and aren’t we always in transition, anyway? Enjoy this moment of
