5 Things That Increase Wellness
I slept in today. Finally! With a job that starts at 5am most mornings my body clock kind of has me whipped, even on weekends when I don’t work. While lying there, enjoying my morning coffee and a local magazine called Mint, I thought to myself, “This brings me joy. It gives me a […]
At Least I Would Never Do That!
On August 8, 2005 a category 5 hurricane, with winds as strong as 175km/hr, slammed into the Eastern coastline of North America. The damage from the disaster was estimated at 108 billion dollars and has been documented as the costliest on record. Approximately 1245 people died during the hurricane and subsequent flooding making it one […]
And Now, Back To Our Regular Scheduled Programming…
Some people joke that implementing systematic thinking and behaviour could be seen as being a little OCD. While that may partially be true, I see benefits of having systems and to me, it makes complete sense to have them if you want to succeed at something. Let’s use my husband Quentin as an example. Sorry […]
Dealing With Toxic People
How do you handle the toxic people in your life? What do you do with the liars, gossipers and control freaks? I think a large measure of how you deal with toxic people has to do with your own personality and what you are willing to put up with! But no matter how you […]
Traditions
Tradition is one of those words that can have a wonderful conotation or a really negative one. Having a big family dinner on Sundays, decorating the Christmas tree the week before American Thanksgiving, and watching Chevy Chase’s Christmas Vacation are some of our family traditions and they are lovely! Traditions that make one feel trapped, […]
Move Daily – Your Life Depends On It!
How can exercise benefit your life? Let me count the ways! Well, I’ll give you 2 good ones: Let’s start off with the #1 most important reason why it is imperative that you include exercise in your life: Without exercise…you will decay! Endless calories and lack of exercise signal your body to start shutting down. […]
How To Know Your Life Purpose
Adam Leipzig in his Ted Talk, “How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes!” suggests that if we know the answers to 5 simple questions, we can determine our life’s purpose! Who you are. What you do. Who you do it for. What those people wanted or needed. What do they get out of […]
Mindfulness, Gummyworms and Humans of New York
Many years ago, I took a class on mindfulness. In it I learned that mindfulness is the act of deliberately paying attention in a particular way. Deliberate and particular. Hmmm. This particular way involved bringing the attention back to the present moment and being non-judgmental. One of the exercises that we participated in to […]
How Doing Something That Scares You, Causes Growth
Stepping out of my comfort zone has got to be near the top of the list of things that scare me the most! However, in spite of the swarm of butterflies in my stomach, the hot flash that floods over me and burns my ears, and a heart that beats faster than a mouse, stepping […]
Creating Christmas Every Day with Laurie Bowman
I believe that everyone has something that is unique to them. There are very few skills and abilities that are not shared by thousands, and still, no one will express their creativity and abilities quite the way YOU do. I want to introduce today’s guest blogger, Laurie Bowman. Laurie is a designer/entrepreneur and […]
