The Joy of Good Stress

The Joy of Good Stress

Graphic Source: SIY Global Adaptive Resilience We don’t usually see the word ”good” associated with “stress.” Most of us have plenty of truly challenging, anxiety producing stress in our lives these days. As a mindfulness and emotional intelligence teacher, my life’s...
New Year’s Eve Comfort Blanket

New Year’s Eve Comfort Blanket

I’ve been inundated this week with emails from business owners sharing their end-of-year reflections. I’ll bet you have too. Today, on this final day of 2021, my heart is whispering that you don’t need another email like that. What my heart tells me...
Santa’s Gift

Santa’s Gift

The more closely I pay attention, the more fully I recognize my own life in nature’s seasonal shifts.  One of our town’s holiday traditions is that Santa drives through our neighborhoods in an antique fire truck, waving and passing out candy, announcement...