How Do You Make People Feel?
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
It’s a big week for my family. My 22 year-old son is graduating from college this weekend! He was a freshman in fall 2020 (’nuff said!) and like most his age, the last four years have been packed with challenges and lots of growth.
My five siblings are flying in from around the US/Canada to celebrate our boy, the oldest of the eleven cousins. My parents died suddenly and unexpectedly in their fifties; as I get older, I think more and more about how I want to BE with those I love the most. Watch a 2 minute video on this reflection:
Photo: My son (age 5) and I at a family gathering. In our family we try to always put “people first and things second.” Every week I offer up a Live Inside Out reflection to help us all live more intentionally. This week I’m asking, “How Do You Make People Feel?”
One of the ways we can be more heart-centered, authentic and connected with each other is to SLOW DOWN. If you missed last week’s blog post, read “Is Your Pace Humane? 8 Ways to Slow Down.” And if you want to explore the idea of living more intentionally, from our favorites vault, read Do You Live Intentionally?
I’d love to hear from you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or comments. And if you’re craving a more intentionally-designed summer, join me June 21 for the Sun & Moon Self-Care Retreat on beautiful Lake Jocassee (photo below). We still have a couple of spots left!
Warmly,
HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOU? HERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES:
- June 21st, 1-6 p.m. ~ Sun & Moon Self-Care Retreat~ A Summer Solstice, Full Moon Experience on Lake Jocassee, Salem, SC (90 minutes from Asheville, NC). Join like-hearted women on the Summer Solstice (the first day of summer and a strawberry full moon) on the gorgeous aquamarine waters of Lake Jocassee for a nature-based, self-renewal retreat. Optional: full moon, sunset cruise to follow. Early bird rate: $225 (after June 9th: $250) Details here.
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- Wild Souls Nature Adventures (based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western NC): authentic movement classes, community song circles, full moon hikes, meditation workshops, women’s circles & more. New offerings listed each week; have me design a custom experience for your team/friends. Join us Sunday, June 16th for our next Wild Souls Authentic Movement Class near Asheville, NC. Learn more.
- October 25 – 27th ~ Soul Tending: Cultivating Grace, Power and Intuition ~ A Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (Berkshire Mountains, Western MA). From stillness comes discernment. Your soul is calling, are you listening? Join me for connection, replenishing rest, divine natural foods cuisine, song/movement, restorative yoga and more. Packages start at just $635 for this soul-nurturing weekend. Learn more and register.
Subscribe here to Live Inside Out, a weekly blog written by mindfulness coach/author/speaker and catalyst Renée Peterson Trudeau. Passionate about helping men and women find balance through the art/science of self-care, Renee has been facilitating high-impact, interactive workshops for Fortune 500 companies, national nonprofits/conferences and organizations/teams worldwide for 25 years. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Fast Company, Good Housekeeping, Yoga Journal, AARP Magazine, Spirituality & Health and more. She and her team have certified more than 450 facilitators in 10 countries around the globe to lead self-renewal groups/retreats based on her pioneering self-care curriculum. She’s the author of two books on life balance including the award-winning The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life. She and her husband live in Western North Carolina and their son is a senior in college; her latest venture is Wild Souls Nature Adventures. More on Renee here.
