We tout our book as “a book for a lifetime” – what’s that really all about? From a personal standpoint and as many of you know, this book began many years ago as Conscious Creative Retirement. And then through much unanticipated loss, change and personal upheaval, it got set aside and removed from Amazon due […]
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As I was driving around town the other day, I heard a song on the radio, “Running on Empty” by Jackson Browne. It was so appropriate for the way I was feeling that day. And begs the discussion of how we replenish our energy and spirit when we feel depleted. Some people tend to withdraw
We accept this maxim for kids – learning by doing- harder for us to accept it as adults. Somehow most of us have assumed that by now we should have mastered the tasks in front of us – or dropped them. This leads to a very narrow, limited life! It means that when inspiration
“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” Golda Meir This powerful quote was sent to me by a dear friend and former student. I had shared it
When we are looking for inspiration we often forget how close it might be – right here inside us! We have many inner voices – the shoulda, woulda, couldas, for example – and many other negative, berating, societal lectures. But we each also carry our own truth. And if we are willing to listen, dialogue
Understanding who you are as an individual is key to being able to move forward with confidence, belief in yourself and your capabilities to manage change. But identifying our own value system as adults can be a challenge. When most people are asked about their own value system, they are unsure about what their individual
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