Have You Ever Noticed How You Automatically ... ?

This Week's Simple Tip Yesterday was one of those weird days. Traffic was much worse than normal, causing me to be a half hour late for my first meeting. Fortunately I was able to get in and out quickly, with hopes of possibly making it to my next appointment on time, and getting me back on schedule. I could only laugh at what happened next ... I went from being a half hour late to a half hour early because I had put the wrong time on my calendar!! After enjoying a huge sigh of relief, and unprepared to have 30 minutes on my hands, I automatically took out my phone. Talk about a habit!!! Fortunately I caught myself. Thinking about how good that sigh of relief felt, I decided to use the

What Are You Doing With Your "Broken Pieces?"

This Week's Simple Tip Okay, I admit it. I was in the audience on opening day of the Downton Abbey movie, and LOVED it! And being one of those who enjoys watching the coming attractions, I was intrigued by a line from the preview of Bruce Springsteen's Western Stars which releases this week ... "The older you get, the heavier the baggage becomes that you haven’t let go of." Contrary to popular beliefs and desires, none of us are exempt from undesirable happenings in life. We all get our share of baggage, or "broken pieces." We all experience ebbs and flows, with both laughs and cries. What makes a difference is not the undesirable event, but more how we handle the situation. If we chose to

Do You Have Energy Vampires?

This Week's Simple Tip Have you ever heard the saying "who you surround yourself with is who you become?" It could not be more true! Given that we are energy, we cannot help to be affected by negativity around us. Being selective about the people you choose to surround yourself with is an important element of self-care. Spending more time surrounded by positive people will improve your thoughts and keep the negative thoughts away. We have all known those people who literally suck the energy out of us. They are the ones who turn the discussion of every thing or person into a negative :( While you may have been very compatible with that person at some point, time changes everything in life,

Are Your Thoughts Sometimes Clear As Mud?

This Week's Simple Tip When you pour salt into a clear glass of water, and pause, the water will eventually become clear again in time. Interestingly, we can find the same kind of clarity in our minds. The instructor at a retreat I attended this past weekend used a similar analogy to explain that "as you sit in stillness, the mind's murkiness (caused by stress and emotions) disappears and is replaced by clarity and direction." I've been practicing "stillness" or "meditation" for 5 years now, and find my mind blurred on the days I skip. I always hesitate to use the term "meditation" as people react to it as something mysterious and difficult, and something only certain people can do. In r

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