Busy vs. Productivity

All too often, we get caught up in day-to-day events and try to do too many things at once. This causes us to feel stressed out, worried, dissatisfied, and like we never have enough time to get everything done. We end up cutting corners and not really doing our best on many of the tasks … Continue reading Busy vs. Productivity

Living in Fear vs. Living in Awareness

Scary things happen, but it’s how we deal with it that matters. Living in fear does not keep us safe. We may think that fear keeps us alert to danger, and to some extent it does, but it limits us more than it helps. Fear drains our energy and causes us to pull back from … Continue reading Living in Fear vs. Living in Awareness

What Are You Planting in Your Mind Garden?

Spring is here in the northern hemisphere and soon gardeners will be planting seeds in the fertile ground. Just as gardeners pull weeds and prepare the ground before planting anything, we must also pull the “weeds” of negative thinking, insecurities or self-doubts, and anything else that will inhibit the growth of what we want to … Continue reading What Are You Planting in Your Mind Garden?

Spring into Action

Most people know how good it feels to do some spring cleaning, to spruce things up, clear out accumulated junk and clutter that we no longer want or need, and free up space to efficiently organize the things we do need. “Clutter is anything that doesn’t belong in a space – whether because it belongs … Continue reading Spring into Action

What Do You (Really) Want?

It’s time to think about what you really want so you can start preparing to achieve it. As children, most of us had dreams of what we’d like to accomplish, believing, as children often do, that we can be, do, or have whatever we want. As we get older, we are often told that we … Continue reading What Do You (Really) Want?

Create a Blueprint

As we know, our intentions create a ‘blueprint’, or plan, for our lives. No matter what our goal is, we must be very clear about exactly what it is we are trying to achieve. Just as if we were trying to build a house, we need a specific design for it, otherwise we would very … Continue reading Create a Blueprint