Ready to Make This New Year Extraordinary? It’s the beginning of a new year and it’s time to hit the refresh and reset buttons! I am totally in on looking forward to a “new” year, as so many people are-especially after the year we just had with the pandemic and all the political and social unease. Yet, as tempting as it is to make a list of all the things I want to achieve this year and call them my New Year’s Resolutions, I haven’t done it, nor will I. Why? Because New Year’s Resolutions…
How you perceive anything matters! A tire swing hangs motionless in the yard. Light from the house casts a donut-shaped shadow on the fence opposite, but as a passing car shines its headlights on the tire’s well-worn tread, a rectangular shadow appears on the other fence. So which was it: a round donut or a rectangle? Of course, we know the answer is neither—and both. It all depends on your perspective. We’ve all heard that perspective is everything. It’s an easy enough thing to believe, but do we really take this lesson to heart? In…
5 Ways to get the most out of your relaxation time: Focus on your breathing. Choose a comfortable place to sit or lie down. Close your eyes, if you are comfortable doing so to keep out any external distractions. Take in a deep belly breath-let your belly expand….and then slowly release it. You can choose to bring your forefinger and thumb together on one or both hands which signals the body you are relaxing. You might even press them lightly together on the inhale and release them on the exhale. Alternately, place your hands on…
I’ve been doing a “letting go” process. It’s based on a Feng Shui practice of letting go of 27 items for 9 days. The premise of this practice is when you declutter and let go of “things” on a conscious level, you are getting rid of not only the “stuff” but the energetic weight of all that “stuff” that’s been hanging out in your space. I immediately felt good and lighter upon embarking on this process. I had old magazines, books, papers, cards, linens and knickknacks, among other things, that were long overdue for a…
How’s the beginning of your new year going so far? Are you excited about what is possible? Or are you in “wish” mode? Are you wishing you’ll: Feel less overwhelmed this year? Be more in control of what feels like a chaotic life? Finally not have all that anxiety and unease sitting on your shoulders? Lose that darn 10, 20, 30 pounds you wished you lost last year? Find yourself having more fun and enjoying your life this year? Wishing and hoping won’t change what you want to change or have happen in this…
I used to get quite stressed and anxious around the holidays. It wasn’t because anything negative happened to me when I was younger or even as an adult at this time of the year. Instead it was more about the expectations I put on myself. I’ve always really loved the Christmas holidays. I grew up on Long Island, New York and it seems there was always so much going on for the holidays not only for my family, but so many other families, too. My parents did it up big when my sisters and…