For a long time, I believe that many of us have held a wrong idea about what mindfulness is supposed to look like. We picture ourselves meditating for 30 minutes or perhaps an hour, with our mind entirely at rest. There should be no distractions and no drifting thoughts, just calm breathing and complete peace….
I’ve been noticing the wild black raspberry vines lately. They grow with abandon, arching, tangling, reaching into spaces where I prefer they didn’t. And if I’m measuring their value by what they give me, they aren’t doing particularly well. There seems to be a whole lot more vine than raspberries. My first thought is easy…
Life isn’t always peaches and cream; you can turn it around into a sweet and savory Peach Cobbler. Some days simply refuse to cooperate. You know the kind. One thing goes sideways, then another, and before you know it, the entire day feels like it’s going to hell in a hand-basket before noon. My thoughts…
The other afternoon, I found myself with an unexpected half-hour between appointments. Most people might think, “Perfect… a chance to relax.” Apparently, my brain had other plans. Before I’d even pushed back my chair, it had already volunteered me for a dozen jobs. Answer a few emails. Switch over the laundry. Straighten the kitchen. Maybe…
I’ll admit it… Lately, I’ve been guilty of looking around my office, seeing the growing piles of odds and ends, and thinking, I’ll deal with it later. Work takes precedence.Emails need answering.Clients need support.Content needs creating. Everything else? It quietly gets labeled as a meaningless task. Until one day, I walked into my office and…
Before I check the weather app, my email, or the latest headlines, I check in with something far more important: my inner weather. What’s happening in here today? Am I feeling calm and clear? A little foggy? Is there a storm brewing for no apparent reason other than a strange dream or a restless night’s…
“What’s the BEST way to put a smile on someone’s face?” This was the first post I saw on my FB feed this morning. It made me stop, smile, and reply. It’s such a simple question, yet the answers say a lot about who we are as human beings. Some people might say money. Others…
How mindfulness helps you recognize inherited expectations and return to your own inner guidance One Sunday morning, I woke up with a voice in my head. It was not my intuition. Nor was it my calm morning clarity. And especially not my tea-loving, journal-writing, sunrise-watching self. Oh heck, I recognize the voice! It was my…
Simple, Quiet, Already Here There’s a moment right before the kettle boils. Not the loud part … the whistle and steam … but just before that. A low, gathering hum. Almost like the water is thinking about becoming something else. Most mornings, you miss it. You’re already in motion, checking something, planning something, half-listening to…
There is a moment between inhale and exhale that we rarely notice. A sacred pause … a space so small we often rush right past it. And yet, that quiet space may be where our power truly lives. This morning, I almost missed it entirely. The day was already forming itself in my mind before…