Since 2010 I have published three books ~ a food memoir about my maternal grandmother,…
Tag: self-discovery
In a personal note I wrote for my newsletter recently, I recounted some of my…
In 1926, Girl Guide and Girl Scout delegates gathered at a global conference and decided…
Sleep is one of the key components of a healthy integrated life. It is as necessary to the body/mind as food, water, air and love. Sleep offers the body time to repair and the mind time to sort, sift, dream and create. It should be natural and easy to achieve but for many of us, unfortunately, it is not. I invite you to try some things that have helped me in my quest for improved quality (and quantity) of sleep.
Here is my list of Integrated Life Survival Strategies I created for my clients, which anyone (in any social situation) can benefit from. These are not long-term fixes but definitely can help you navigate certain events without bleeding wounds (so to speak) and hold some semblance of peace.
It’s unfortunate but we all have them in our life … one or two people with whom we just don’t see eye to eye, who rub us the wrong way, get under our skin, make us want to turn and run… The problem is that complaining won’t change them or make them disappear. So what can you do to deal with difficult people in your life?
I read recently that Oprah Winfrey begins her day in quiet, an opportunity to center herself and “order her day.” I like to do the same. It doesn’t take long, yet can make a huge difference to the way I approach my daily life.
“Breathing is one of the most important connections between your mind and your body,” … Just your focused awareness on the very thing that is as automatic to you as the beating of your heart. And, it can be done anywhere at any time.
Life is forever changing. That’s just a fact. But there are specific times on this life’s journey when each of us experiences major transitions… Not only do we experience transitions in the most obvious ways, such as careers or relationships, but also in such things as geographical locations, youth/age, retirement, etc.
Plynn Gutman 