Monthly Archives: August 2011
Susan’s Question of the Week 8-20-11
This week, I’m thinking about the things that hold me back, so I’m asking a question that I revisit often enough that it permanently sits on my desk: What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
Making Conscious Choices: Priceless
The beginning of the week I took a little break from posting. It’s been an emotional week for me, and I knew that I needed some distance from myself and the world. And if there is anything I’m a huge … Continue reading
Taking Care of Myself
No posts for two days because I need some self-care. Hopefully, you can do the same.
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Back to School Check-ups for Adults
It’s that season. Back to school ads are all over the place (although I haven’t heard “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” yet. As a child, this meant three things to me – new school clothes, school supplies, … Continue reading
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Where does all the time go? Finding a little balance
In The Overworked American, Harvard economist Juliet Schor tells us that the average American works 163 additional hours, or one more MONTH a year than in 1969. Americans have less vacation and work more hours per year than any other … Continue reading
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The Lion The Witch and The Tablecloth
OK, maybe lion and witch are a bit extreme, but this story does involve a tablecloth. And discomfort. The discomfort of communication when the people involved aren’t fully hearing each other. It happens all the time. ALL the time. Years … Continue reading
Technology is Not My Friend and Other Tales of Stuckness
Technology is not my friend this week. Specifically, links are not my friend. Somehow, every link I have put in a blog post, a tweet, or a facebook post in the past couple of weeks has not worked. Most of … Continue reading
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Should She or Shouldn’t She…
Today a friend told me of an incident where someone took liberties with her possessions that had her beyond stunned. “I know I should let it go,” she said. Really? Should? Why? Do you want to let it go? … Continue reading
Natalie’s Question of the Week 8-08-11
How often to you allow yourself to fantasize about your life’s possibilities? If/when you do, do you let your conditioning and/or judgments limit those fantasies?
Starting With Happiness
I’ve just come home from a weekend at Kripalu in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. I was there for Mike Dooley’s Playing the Matrix workshop. It’s a great workshop and combined with the wonderful, relaxing atmosphere that is Kripalu, it was … Continue reading
