Although I worked for 5 years in a school that had a Jan-Dec school year, August always feels like the start of a new school year for me. I like making resolutions as the summer draws to a close, uniforms are ironed and pencils sharpened. As the light turns golden there is a freshness inContinue reading “Welcome home”
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Energy, recently.
Trust me I don’t understand Physics, in fact, the last time I took Physics I was 14 and it never made sense to me. But I do understand that energy is the source of life and that energy begets energy. There are so many ways that energy shows up and down in our life. YesContinue reading “Energy, recently.”
Swimming Lessons
My relationship with exercise is complicated. Exercise and I, we break up. A lot. It loves me, I don’t reciprocate the love. Yet I can’t ignore the immense value that moving gives my mental health, not to mention the love it gives my heart. I have had a pretty consistent walking habit, I did CouchContinue reading “Swimming Lessons”
“Make haste slowly.”
In a few days’ time, I shall be speaking at a Coaching Conference on the topic of The Power of Presence. Between my studying, writing, coaching, and my speaking, presence has been on my mind this year. So once again, I am writing on this theme and sharing a piece that was featured in theContinue reading ““Make haste slowly.” “
Stop to Start
The other day I asked my husband: “What did we do in the mornings before?” I was referring to those days when we didn’t have phones or laptops to open as soon as we wake up. He paused and thought, “ I don’t know. I think I just listened to the radio.” It is nearContinue reading “Stop to Start”
LIFE IS MESSY
Mary Oliver wisely wrote, in her beautiful poem, The Bleeding Heart, that “Most things that are important, have you noticed, lack a certain neatness.” We are sold a bill of lies if we believe that perfection is the answer, instead, I am trying to work on loving the messy, imperfect, interesting parts. The parts areContinue reading “LIFE IS MESSY”
Nostalgia
I have a daughter who used to find sunsets painful. Recently, sitting in a yoga studio with the sunbeams dancing across the polished wooden floor, she had the same feeling. It felt like all the joy and sadness got twisted into a little ball in her chest. Sometimes when I flash back to a placeContinue reading “Nostalgia”
FOLPD
Fear of letting people down Have you ever been in a situation when you know you have to say no to something but the fear of letting someone down is overwhelming? Do you put yourself first or do you do what is wrong for you out of fear of damaging a relationship? In a powerfulContinue reading “FOLPD”
Courage
Courage, oh you brave lion heart. Where would we be without it? Where could we be with it? A common coaching question is: What would you do if you had no fear? Easy to ask, hard to imagine. The idea, of course, is that you will see that it is only fear that gets inContinue reading “Courage”
Chasing Awe
A few weeks ago I wrote about our complex relationship with time. I wrote about how we are rushing, running and scrolling through our days and often resisting the discomfort of just sitting with the unease, the quiet, and the often too-slow track of long days. Today I want to continue that discussion but thisContinue reading “Chasing Awe”
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