Insights and ideas
I love to consume content – books, podcasts, articles. They often inspire me and give me answers to my questions. Sometimes, they take me a step further and fuel me with an insight that I didn’t have before. I believe it’s a good idea to capture these snippets of inspiration. One day we may be in need of our own understanding that we forgot we had.
My hope is that my inklings inspire you to think, feel and do something new or different. If so, please leave a comment to share your thoughts with me.
Learning to love what is
Over the years I have made friends with statements like - You can’t control circumstances You cannot change other people Don’t believe everything you think And many more And I really mean it when I say I made friends with these phrases. I would invite them into my...
Everything good starts with a thought …
…. And everything bad starts with a thought. I am fascinated with thinking. Ever since I started training as a coach, I learned so much about the power of our thoughts. For the 3 years of the pandemic, I was what I called LOST. But I’ve come to realize that when we...
The brain needs a job ….
Like a dog, when idle for too long, without exercise and entertainment, begins to pace, nudge, divert energy into chewing, barking and possibly other behavior we would consider destructive. My brain does something similar. I am very good at distracting it. And I...
Fall is here
Fall is here. I know, I know, it has been here for a few weeks already. But sometimes it takes me a while to really recognize what is happening around me. Seeing with my eyes is not really noticing. When I see with my heart and my soul, when all my other senses are...
You are the Sun
I came across a beautiful poem today with the same title by a remarkable woman. Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese Canadian author, poet, speaker and educator. Her poetry reflects her experiences, and speaks to the wounded soul of so many of us. I want to share this...
Healing my Sundays
I used to dread Sundays Not Mondays, but Sundays They were the worst day of my week They stood for Good-byes Good bye to the weekend to worry-free time to my grandparents that I had to leave back on my bicycle, later my motorcycle, and then the train to my new home...