Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – That’s A Wrap

Has it already been twenty-four days since I started on this year’s Advent Calendar Blog? I intended the topic for 2022 to be a reflection on change, and how to face it with courage and dignity, whether it was brought in intentionally or not into our life, yet it seems there were a few otherContinue reading “Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – That’s A Wrap”

Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – What is your gift to give away?

Could you name your five greatest talents, if asked? By talents, I mean a natural ability to do something, like having a green thumb, or a beautiful singing voice. Perhaps you can learn and execute new dance moves easily and masterfully or you can organise an event like no other. I have always been intriguedContinue reading “Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – What is your gift to give away?”

Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – If You Want My Advice..

It’s always easier to give advice than to take it. Giving advice makes us feel like we are helping somehow to make it better. Most days, I’m giving advice because I can’t help believing in the dream, and sharing ideas on how to get as close to it as possible. I am an eternal optimist,Continue reading “Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – If You Want My Advice..”

Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – Doing Your Best

We’ve all been given the advice to « just do your best » at one time or another and I wonder if like me, you are left pondering what exactly that means. Do we even have the same definition of doing « my best » because I am not the perfectionist that my friend mightContinue reading “Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – Doing Your Best”

Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – Setting Intentions for Yourself

I first started the practice of setting intentions when I took a yoga class more than 30 years ago. The instructor compared it to something we felt strongly about, or as setting a goal for our life. This resonated strongly with my ENFJ strong « goal-oriented » personality (Myers Briggs) and setting daily intentions became almost aContinue reading “Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – Setting Intentions for Yourself”

Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – Trying New Things…like Mala Beads.

When I am feeling stuck, or unmotivated, I often try doing or learning something new and it usually is just what I need to fire up my creativity and get the sparkle back. That’s because trying new things, especially things that I might have been afraid of trying, gets me out of comfort zone. OnceContinue reading “Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – Trying New Things…like Mala Beads.”

Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – When the Intention Is There…

If you are hearing a lot more conversation and posts about meditation in the last few years than you ever have, it’s because there are three times more adults in North America who have made it a practice, and according to thegoodbody.com, as much as 500 million people globally (about 6%) who are meditating onContinue reading “Advent Calendar Blog 2022 – When the Intention Is There…”

My life is uncomfortable

This post is the second of a three-part series on learning to change one’s mindset and actions in order to shift from a life that has become stagnant and sluggish to one that is vibrant and constantly evolving towards happiness and fulfillment. My life, at this moment, is so uncomfortable! Have I peaked enough ofContinue reading “My life is uncomfortable”

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