Christmas is here. Are you planning to take time off work? If you are, do you still expect to be connected and checking emails? Before we go on, I want to share a story that Stephen Covey tells in his book, 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People. In his book, he tells a story about …
The last month of the year is a world of holidays. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ōmisoka, Boxing Day, New Years and more- there is always something to be celebrating! There’s no doubt that enjoying food and fun with friends and family is great. However, there’s also the shopping, planning, preparing, decorating, double booking, obligations and conflicts …
“May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.” – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring I think that we can agree on the fact that light is essential. However, not all light is created equal. Light can affect us in many ways. If we are …
Winter is coming to the northern hemisphere, and despite all the holiday prep fun, it is difficult to ignore how bummed out we can get as the weather gets darker and colder. Sometimes with the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we can forget that we have a very ancient and complex relationship with the …
Have you tried a gazillion diets and none seem to work? Or have you tried a diet that worked for a couple weeks but then you fell back into old habits? A lot of people I have talked to think it’s something wrong with them and that they lack the willpower. Here I have outlined …
The P-word. Procrastination. Sometimes do you feel like a weak person with no self-control? That you have no willpower to get that task done at work or getting yourself off the couch to go for a run? I believe we all have moments like that. I even experienced this when writing this article… about …
Most of us have probably owned a diary or a journal at some in our life. I remember my first diary. It was a Harry Potter-themed diary, and I had the intention of writing in it every day. I started out strong and wrote in it for three consecutive days. Then I stopped. I have …
At this point, your News Year’s resolutions might be far in the rearview mirror and you may need a reminder of the wellness goals you set out for yourself. Spring is known to be the season of rejuvenation, but what does that mean to you in your own life? As nature shakes off the heaviness …
LOVE. A word that’s often misinterpreted because it can have so many connotations. Someone can say that they love something, someone or somewhere with many different meanings. We’ve become a society that declares their “love” for a person, a pair of shoes, a favorite food or even a social media post from a stranger. …
