Exciting News!
Ah…I love this time in the Northwest. Spring is showing off her lovely colors and blossoms. The greens are brilliant and it seems there is color everywhere. I also love how it keeps changing almost daily as Mother Nature births the fruits of her winter labor. Wherever you are, I hope you are seeing and experiencing Mother Nature’s beauty, too. I hope her creations are inspiring you to be present to what she offers and what you, too can create when you focus on what lights you up and engages you. As Spring is certainly…
Taxed by taxes?
Simply saying the word “taxes” sends many normally calm people into a downward spiral of negative thoughts and upset feelings. Start talking about April 15th, the deadline (usually) for filing those dreaded tax returns here in the US, and now the tension really starts creeping up, looming over like some dark clouds ready to burst. Deadlines tend to add more pressure, which adds more stress and angst for most people. Are you one of those people? Are you feeling the tax deadline pressure? Are you overwhelmed by all the tax season details? Although, this is…
Women & Stress: The Gender Factor 3 Quick Tips to Get Relief
Women stress more Studies and surveys show women report feeling higher levels of stress than men do. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, not only do women report feeling more stressed than men, they also report that their stress levels have continued to rise over the last 5 years. This is not good news for women, as the effects of stress on women’s health and well being is something to be concerned about. Rather than cite the grim facts of how harmful chronic stress can be, let’s examine a couple of reasons…
Get Rid of the Excess Baggage in 2014!
It’s possible by now you may already be frustrated with your “New Year’s Resolutions” around what most people refer to as weight loss. Resolutions are not the best way to get rid of your excess weight. Studies show most resolutions start losing ground within a couple of weeks to a couple of months. Only 8% of people who make them achieve them. It’s not because they’re “weak willed” or “losers” (in the sense of non achievers). There are many reasons resolutions don’t work for most people, but what it really boils down to is: A…
Your Vision and Goals: Your key to creating calm and ease in 2014!
“All successful men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, then they work every day toward that distant vision, goal or purpose.” Brain Tracy We all wish to live the life we really want. If that’s the case, why does it seem that so few of us actually do? Creating the life we want should be easy, but for many reasons it isn’t. Sometimes we’re too busy working, paying bills or picking up kids to give it much thought. Sometimes we don’t know how to get…
It’s an exciting New Year!
Wow-wee! It’s always exciting to embark upon a new year. The event of ending one year and starting another one allows for new “slates” of our lives to be written with re-newed positive feelings of good things to come. Personally, I started this process a couple of months ago. I created a “Big Vision” for the year that includes both my business and personal life. I’m very excited and enthused about my Vision and the goals I’ve set up to get me to this “Big Vision”. As part of my community, you naturally will be…