Chronic stress can be exhausting. No matter how much sleep you get or how well you eat, you never seem to have enough energy to get through the day. Perhaps you find yourself getting sick more often and feeling run down. It becomes a pattern. Your body is constantly trying to catch up. This is what can happen when stress becomes chronic and leads towards burnout.
Are you running on empty? Read Post »
Becoming the Wise Woman
What if midlife isn’t about losing who you were, but discovering the woman you’re becoming?
And just like that, I found myself thinking about ageing. It can be harrowing, but also beautiful and insightful. I’m learning to appreciate where I am now, rather than worrying about what I’m not, what I can’t do or who I used to be.
Remember the movie Romancing the Stone? It got me thinking about the precious stones we spend so much time searching for, admiring and protecting. What if we thought of ourselves as the rare gem? Each of us has a unique brilliance. Our own light, our own gifts, our own way of seeing and experiencing the world.
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Fear simply asks us to hesitate before taking the next step. I’ve been reminding myself lately that I don’t need to see the whole path. I only need to see the next step.
Feel The Fear. Take The Next Step Read Post »
How does the rebel coexist with the mother? The free spirit with the wife? The business owner with the person who doesn’t want to participate in the rules of business? Perhaps the answer isn’t to choose one over the other. Perhaps it’s to embrace the whole of who you are.
One of the things I’ve come to understand through 24 years of partnership is this: People don’t always grow at the same pace, in the same direction, or at the same time. And honestly… that can be hard. Relationships will test your energy!
Relationships will test your energy Read Post »
But there is a question worth asking: If we continually put everyone else first, where do we stand in the line? Last. And perhaps that’s what people pleasing slowly teaches us to do.
Are you putting yourself last in Line? Read Post »
You don’t need a pilgrimage across a continent to find your way back to yourself. Sometimes, all it takes is five minutes of silence, and the willingness to look up.
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