Tags: appreciating life, awareness, hiking, Jungle of Life, Life Coach Tips, living in the moment, nature, slowing down
Posted in Harmony in Nature, Hiking, Life Coach Tips | 6 Comments »
Today, on the Jungle of Life, I talk about one of my annual backpacking trips with my sister-in-law. Nature always brings lessons to me, and that is why I am in constant battle with online-offline balance in my own life. I thought it would be nice to visit the very first trip we took into…
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Tags: abbreviations, computer challenges, Facebook, Life Coach Tips, networking
Posted in Big on: humor, Big on: Writing, Life Coach Tips | 7 Comments »
Just the other day, frustrated by my computer, I ran across this blog post I had published almost three years ago when I first started blogging. It was a great reminder to me that I need to appreciate how far I have come from those first few attempts at computer writing! I thought I would…
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Posted in Life Coach Tips, Trash Talk Thursday | 2 Comments »
Little children say it constantly. Adults sometimes say it but think it way too often. “I can’t!” It’s too hard, too scary, too time consuming, too emotional. The words “I CAN NOT” hold us back and they are seldom productive. When I look back on the most trying times of my life, they almost always reflect…
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Tags: living in the moment, Portland 1/2 marathon, running, running in the rain
Posted in Big on: Running and exercise, Life Coach Tips | 6 Comments »
I just returned from an amazing trip from Oregon. Several of my closest friends converged to take part in the Portland Marathon, inaugural half marathon, and 10K walk/run for the second year in a row. You can read the wonderful story of our rekindled friendship and our first race together here. Portland can be rainy, but somehow organizers of the…
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Tags: awareness, blame
Posted in Life Coach Tips, Trash Talk Thursday | 4 Comments »
Today I am going to talk about blame. Having three kids in the house, I hear blame on an ongoing basis. “She started it! It’s not my fault! You hurt my feelings!” In some cases adults suffer from blame worse than children. Blame permeates into every day situations and make us feel like we…
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Tags: awareness, challenges, jealousy, Life Coach Tips
Posted in Life Coach Tips | 8 Comments »
Welcome to trash talk Thursday-my weekly receptacle filled with pictures of what people are putting into their garbage, and a look at what I am throwing out. Of course, there are lessons in litter……so hold onto your lids and settle in! Today, these folks are giving up loads of things. Today I am throwing out…
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