Meet Me on the Mountain Top!

Early last week, after our son went to school, my husband and I took an early morning walk together. This doesn’t happen often. Like most families, the mornings are usually very full. But we feel certain my husband will be working again…

Digesting

,
di•ges•tion (di jes′c̸hən, dī-); noun; the absorption of ideas. I recently listened to a radio interview with acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. She said that…

Don’t Be Afraid of Your Shadow

Traditionally the days before my Jan. 7th birthday are often the darkest days of the year for me. I often get sick—which is rare—and any anxieties, worries or fears that might have been buried over the past year, surface like long forgotten…

Going Inward (or Outward)?

I feel like the "push me pull you" animal from Dr. Doolittle's world today. I have a deep desire to be introspective, reflective and go inward today as I review 2009, think about what I learned over the past year and begin to open up to 2010…

What’s Your Mantra?

A couple of week ago I was coaching two entrepreneurs in my office, one after the other, around issues related to owning their power, growing their business and experiencing more balance in their lives. (I do very little one-on-one coaching…

Running From Myself

What if you embarked on a long, arduous journey that led you the top of a mountain where a wise, sage sat waiting to deliver to you the one piece of knowledge that would allow you to fulfill all of your wildest dreams? And, after you received…

Intuition

This past weekend, my son, husband and I climbed the beautiful, majestic granite Enchanted Rock in the Texas Hill Country. After climbing to the top, we chose to descend down the isolated west side of the rock—which is not on the map and…

Loving Kindness

Although the holidays can sometimes bring up a lot of old emotional stuff for me (those of you who have experienced loss in your families can relate), I love to see the tremendous generosity that abounds from the human spirit this time of year At…

Getting Quiet

Last week while working with a coaching client on some big life decisions, the topic came up about why we make excuses to stay busy and avoid quiet time. Some call this prayer, meditation or reflection—in essence, it’s time to be alone…

Acceptance

When I have time, I really enjoy nurturing my family and myself by cooking great meals, using a lot of local, fresh produce from our weekly Johnson's Backyard Garden CSA subscription (http://www.johnsonsbackyardgarden.com/. There are so many…
SELF-CARE

Seasoning

I started a six-week writing sabbatical--basically dedicating 4 hours/day to writing about and exploring a theme that has been sitting with me for over a year--on Monday June 30th. I have been planning since January--moving client appointments…

Mindfulness

All last week I started my mornings walking around the Town Lake hike and bike trail in Austin, alone. Being such an extrovert, I typically walk with a partner and use this early morning time for walk/talk meetings or rare windows to connect…
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