Transitions Abound
How many transitions are you noticing in your inner and outer world? There has been an onslaught of them in mine recently. In my friends’ circle, there were 9 deaths in 3 weeks in October. My inner experience has been intense. Feeling grief and sadness alongside relief for the peace they are in and grateful […]
Real Life, Real Hard Conversations
One of the gifts of practicing coaching skills in my daily life is the ability to stay engaged when I enter a spontaneous highly triggering conversation. Sometimes, of course, I choose to walk away. Other times, it feels important to make the space to cultivate the relationship and remember everyone counts. This situation took all […]
Profound Self-Acceptance – Welcome to 2024!
I had an epiphany about my capacity to ‘be with what is’ recently. As you may recall from my October blog, Letting Go, Again, I am practicing surrender and equanimity. My narrative has been that to ‘succeed’ in living this way… I needed to NOT have big emotions, NOT have strong preferences, and NOT react. […]
Rhythm of Change
The September air has new smells as the crisp days of autumn begin to roll into Minnesota where I live. The leaves are turning, school is resuming, and harvesting gardens and fields are in full swing. I am experiencing the circular shift of time and seasons deep in my body. I can feel in my […]
What are you tending?
I have been outside tending to the flower beds and pots in the yard. The connection to nature that has been amplified this past year for me continues to provide balance and wonder. With my hands in the dirt, I have reflected on my commitments to intentional inner tending. Finding space to relax with no […]
Exploring Ego: How is it like my tongue?
I have encountered various points of view about the human ego, my least favorite is that it is ‘bad and wrong’. Some beliefs state the ego needs dissolving and needs to ‘die’ to be an ‘enlightened’ human being. After multiple conversations with clients about the optimal function and relationship of the ego in our multidimensional […]
Who are you “othering?”
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I am paying attention to how gosh darn often I find my thoughts judging “those people” who are bad and wrong. “They” do not share my perspective, “they” are irrelevant, “they” are a threat. Maybe you know “those other people” too. Othering occurs when I view or treat a person or group […]
Practicing Beginner’s Mind: Time for a Shift in Perspective
Sometimes I enter a new experience or encounter and prejudge how it is going to go. I have attached meaning and a story that is made up in my mind. I make assumptions and conjure up expectations before the moment even occurs. It is so automatic, so conditioned, and so limiting! As 2020 approaches a […]
Expanding Awareness & Clarifying Intention Podcast
During this time of more online connecting, I have been invited to participate in a number of new summits and podcasts. Below is a link to an interview I recently recorded with Valeria Teles: Expanding Awareness & Clarifying Intention. She contacted me after reading my book, Living From the Center Within, and invited me to […]
Autumn Mind-Body Realigning: What is reconfiguring in your life?
With the arrival of October, I am engaged in another wave of deep reflecting, recalibrating and realigning. During September, I participated in a month-long online meditation group exploring the new energies and new possibilities as this new era is emerging. My mind and heart have opened further. More allowing, more trust, more willingness to be […]
