
People
MindfulnessI love meeting, learning about, listening to, watching and studying people. I think the human experience is fascinating. My husband and son and I attended an amazing arts festival in San Antonio, TX yesterday set on the grounds of a 150-year…

Compassion
MindfulnessThings feel very much like they did post-911 right now (at least career-wise). My clients, friends and men and women I meet through public speaking engagements, seem to feel less sure, less grounded and fearful (if not anxious) about the road…

Spirit Food
Self-CareIsn’t it interesting how your mood or state of mind can swing from such extremes in the course of just a week? This week I juggled numerous work, staffing, personal and technical challenges and felt, many times, like I just wanted to get…

What Area of Your Life Needs Balancing?
Life BalanceYesterday, I had the opportunity to lead a wonderful career plannning/exploration workshop in which I challenge professionals to look at their lives and their work in new ways (http://www.careerstrategists.net/mojo0906.html). Facilitating this…

Shifting
SpiritualityHave you ever been stuck in a way of seeing things or doing things and you know it isn’t working for you, but you can’t see how to find your way out of this pattern? (Uggh, that can feel uncomfortable!!) And then, you recommit to your own…

Happiness when ….?
Life BalanceDo you ever find yourself playing the "I know I'll be happy when .....(fill in the blank: I've finished my project, I have a new job, I'm done with school, my divorce is finalized, my client has paid me, I've figured out what my life purpose…

Peace in the Eye of the Storm
Life BalanceHappy 2008 (have you noticed all the "2008 is going to be great" bumper stickers everywhere?! ...I'm hoping this group intention will affect us all very positively!). I got two doses of black eyes peas yesterday (one veggie style with lots…

Don’t Believe Everything You Think
Work Life Balance Photo: Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Irleland, August 2007, Renee Trudeau The two weeks before Thanksgiving were really stressful for me. I was feeling pulled in too many directions by work, had countless deadlines breathing down my back…

Birthing Something Creative
SpiritualityLast week while at the park late one afternoon with my son and two other moms and kids, one of my friends asked me about a unique aspect of my upbringing. It was the fourth time in about 3 days the Universe had presented me with this theme.…

Life Balance on My Terms
Life BalanceI define life balance as having enough time, energy and resources for those things that are most important to me. I had the wonderful opportunity to lead a women’s Personal Renewal Group (PRG) Facilitator Training Weekend Retreat at The Crossings…

Life is More Than a To-Do List
Self-CareReturning from an incredible family vacation in Ireland (more on this in my next newsletter) and preparing for “back to school” and a full fall, I’m very observant right now of how my family and I plan to live/play/work over the next few…

Wanna’ play?
Work Life BalanceContrary to what some of my friends may think after watching me work my tail off over the last year, I am not and never have been a workaholic. I’m more a “work hard (when necessary), play hard” kind of girl. And, after all the energy…