Staying Slow When Everything’s Fast
Life Balance Last Friday evening I became aware I was allowing someone I was working with to have too much say over how I was feeling. I was giving this relationship--a relatively new one--too much weight, too much power. And I didn't like how this was…
Do You Embrace–or Avoid–Aging?
Life Balance As a life balance teacher, I speak, teach, write and coach around how to come into balance on all levels (not just around work and life). And I believe one of the areas we still need to do a lot of balancing around is in how we view aging. I…
Slow Down You Move Too Fast!
Life Balance This weekend I found myself frequently humming, "Slow down, you move too fast ..." Lately, it feels like life is moving too fast. A month feels like a week--a week, like a day. Saturday night we really felt the effects of this. My…
Curiosity
Life Balance Last month my husband and I had a session with a parenting coach. My almost ten-year old has hit adolescence and it's taken us by surprise (we thought we had a few more years before he started asking for the car keys!). She shared that…
A New Simplicity
Life Balance I attended an awesome women’s retreat yesterday with the fabulous Anita Johnson and the divine Elissa Shapiro.
What came through loud and clear for me at the retreat was a desire to yes, simplify and do less (read more), but also to use…
Practice
Life BalanceThis morning my nine year-old was in total disequilibrium. I don’t know if it was the 9/11 documentary we let him watch, the full moon or another growth spurt, but it didn’t feel good and I didn’t want any of us to leave for the day on…
Time
Life BalanceThis past weekend I attended a Yoga for Wellness workshop at my favorite yoga studio with the beautiful, passionate Italian-born Mirka Kraftsow. Most think of yoga as a series of postures, but movement or “asana” is only one of the eight…
Welcome Mat
Life Balance I just finished writing our February life balance newsletter on emotional health and cultivating the ability to not take things personally. (Sign up here if you’d like to receive it on Wednesday.) And for me, a big piece of emotional health…
Inspiration
Life BalanceArt is the only way to run away without leaving home. -- Twyla Tharp I finished my writing sabbatical on Friday and felt some sadness. I could have kept going. Maybe I’ll take another break this fall. I’m definitely feeling ripe around…
Is Life Balance Possible?
Life Balance This past Thursday I delivered a keynote at a conference to a great group of mid to senior level professionals in the cable television industry. The topic was Reclaim Your Life: Strategies and Insights for Balanced Living. I love watching…
Less is More
Life Balance I work with a wonderful woman (a mom to two young kids) who is very clear that less is more. Often on Fridays, we touch base before we head into the weekend and discuss our upcoming plans. She never says, “Oh, this weekend is a doozie, we…
Begin Anew
Life BalanceYesterday (March 20th), marked the March equinox—a time when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night are nearly equal in all parts of the world. It’s a time when light and dark come into balance. And while…