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"Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly without rushing towards the future." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Being Me: Week 12 - Both hands
March theme - All you need is tea and warm socks
Mindfulness is more than just the latest buzz word. When slowing down to notice where you are brings calm to our body, being present is the first...

"When you let go you create space for better things to enter your life." 
Being Me: Week 11 - Letting go.... thoughts and things
March theme - All you need is tea and warm socks
For the past several years my husband, Joel and I have talked about down sizing, a task especially obvious after our youngest got his own place. Since I knew this downsize was inevitable, I began decluttering the...

Being Me: Week 10 - Enjoy the simple things
March theme - All you need is tea and warm socks
I love the coziness of March. The still cold nights where the fireplace is a treat to warm me and the warmer days where hints of spring are in the air.
It has taken me many years to get here, to appreciate this season of new beginnings. To understand it's reminder of how things change, how everything...

Do more of what makes you happy 
Being Me: Week 9 - What makes YOU happy
February theme - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself
Happiness is an inside job.
Happiness is a work in progress, a choice, and something we have to make time for.  It is a practice that requires you to respond vs react.  Happiness is a choice we make with every action we take, and...

 "Every time you eat or drink you are either feeding disease or fighting it."
Being Me: Week 8 - Food choices
February theme - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself
Being Me: uncovering the path to my purpose by following my hearts journey through simple daily tasks...
It's hard to believe we are 8 weeks in already! Taking care of our body is another way to love...

"In Solitude there is healing. Speak to your soul. Listen to your heart. Sometimes in the absence of noise we find the answers." ~Dodinsky 
Being Me: Week 7 - Meditation and solitude
February theme - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself
Being Me: uncovering the path to my purpose by following my hearts journey through simple daily tasks...
Last week I mentioned the...

"Be willing to do things differently"
Being Me: Week 6 - Take care of your body
February theme - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself
There are many simple ways to be mindful and taking care of your body is one of them. Mindfulness begins with our choices, like choosing more vegetables over the sugary sweets, a healthy water habit to replace soda, no snacking...

  
Make yourself proud
Being Me: Week 5 - Putting it in motion
January theme - The best time for new beginnings is now
This year I celebrated my 16th year smoke free...
I am proud that I chose to do something and followed through. And when I look back I can see how that one change has transformed my life in ways I would have never imagined. A shift that continues to teach me the value of...

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.  ~Thomas Edison
Being Me: Week 4 - If at first you don't succeed
January theme: The best time for new beginnings is now
We are always capable of more than we do. In fact, like another Thomas Edison quote, "If we did all the things we are capable of we would literally astound ourselves."
A...

You are never to old to set another goal or dream a new dream ~C.S. Lewis 
Being me: Week 3 - Create your YES list!  Goals, baby steps, tiny promises
January theme: The best time for new beginnings is now
 
To begin any new goal you need to follow through with the promise, the yes I can. Deciding this is important to you, no excuses creates the habit. If instead, you justify the circumstances...