For myself and many others, I know there was great anticipation for this new decade. This year, 2020, was going to be the start of a better decade. We felt a swell of hope, and had intentions to better our lives. Now, nearly halfway into this first year of the new decade, I think most of us can … [Read more...] about United in Grief
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Practicing Solitude
After work one day last week, I set up a lounger in our backyard and started a fire in our firepit and just sat for about three hours. It was exactly what I needed. No devices. No other people. Over the last couple of decades, I’ve found more and more time regularly to be completely alone. When I … [Read more...] about Practicing Solitude
Love Is Your True Home
Who do you love? Can you love all people? Will you? What do you love? Can you love all things? Will you? How do you love? Can you love gently? Will you? Can you love fiercely? Will you? Love is gentle; it is also fierce. It can show up as a cry, as a laugh, as a shout, as a … [Read more...] about Love Is Your True Home
Self-Care on the Front Lines and Beyond
We are living in a time of great unrest and uncertainty. We can all feel it. The COVID crisis and the swell of outrage over social injustices are being felt all over the world. Regardless of how phenomenal your boundaries and self-care practices are, you are undoubtedly feeling a lot right … [Read more...] about Self-Care on the Front Lines and Beyond
Give Yourself the Love You’d Give a Child
How have you been treating yourself today? How about the last week? The last few weeks? Where has your focus and energy been directed? How are you feeling? How is your body feeling? Your heart? Your mind? Your soul? What might it look like if you treated yourself like a child you loved? Or, … [Read more...] about Give Yourself the Love You’d Give a Child
Please Forgive Yourself
Since I started writing these Daily Anchors about three months ago I have been keeping a list of ideas and topics that I might want to write about one day. It’s a long list. ;-) One of the topics that has been hanging out on my list for the last couple of months is … [Read more...] about Please Forgive Yourself
There Are No Negative Emotions
Excitement. Joy. Relief. Confidence. Love. Amusement. Hope. We’ve all experienced these positive emotions at some point in our lives. Rage. Fear. Despair. Shame. Embarrassment. Grief. Disgust. We’ve all experienced these emotions, as well. Do you notice within yourself a level of discomfort … [Read more...] about There Are No Negative Emotions
You Are a Miracle
You are a miracle. There is and will only ever be one of you. Really stop to think about that. Sit with that truth. You and you alone will only ever be the miracle that is you. That is phenomenal. That scared, lonely child looking for connection and love was a miracle. This scared, lonely … [Read more...] about You Are a Miracle
Because I Grieve
What is within you that is in need of acknowledgment? What is asking to be seen? For me, today, it is grief. Of all the emotions I have felt in my lifetime, grief feels unlike any other in the all-encompassing nature of it. It can feel like so much. So big. At times even more than I think I can … [Read more...] about Because I Grieve
Time Out: 4 Steps for Checking In to Make Better Choices
Many of us remember timeouts from our childhood, or have mandated them for our own children. Even if we didn’t get put in timeouts ourselves or use them with our own children, we have a pretty good idea of why timeouts happened. Someone wasn’t “acting right” and an adult assigned them to take … [Read more...] about Time Out: 4 Steps for Checking In to Make Better Choices
When Do You Notice?
It’s happened again. You were going to check on that project one last time before closing out for the day, and when you next look up, you notice another two hours have gone by. This caused you to miss your 5:00 p.m. exercise class. Then you are late starting dinner and wind up staying up later … [Read more...] about When Do You Notice?
Self-Care Is Queen
What have you done to take care of yourself today? In a world that seems to never sleep it can be a challenge to hit the pause button and take notice of ourselves. It’s an odd paradox that the person we spend the most time with (our self) is the one who often gets the least of our quality time … [Read more...] about Self-Care Is Queen
A New Season of Uncertainty
Here in the United States we recently celebrated Memorial Day; a day to honor those who have served and died in the U.S. Armed Forces. For many, Memorial Day is also a reminder that we are coming into a new season of the year. Before this year, that shift in the season included schools being out … [Read more...] about A New Season of Uncertainty
Unexpected Beauty and Tiny Miracles
I was all up in my feelings last Monday evening. It had been an incredibly long work day. It was in a very real sense a Monday. Blurgh! I generally don’t loathe Mondays as I love (most of) my work, but if that general refrain you hear from many people about hating Mondays was a thing for me it … [Read more...] about Unexpected Beauty and Tiny Miracles
What If What You Want Is Already Here?
Most of us run through life at a fast pace. We are focused on the goal and lose sight of what is with us right now. We’re focused on: Getting dinner finished so we can get the kids fed, bathed, and off to bed at a reasonable time. It’s okay; we will probably get to spend more quality time with … [Read more...] about What If What You Want Is Already Here?
The Free Planners for June 2020 Are Now Available
The free planners for June are now available on the Free Planners page. If there is one thing we can be certain about during these uncertain times, it’s this; summer in the northern hemisphere is just about here and, baby, we deserve it. A global pandemic can stop a lot of things, but it can’t … [Read more...] about The Free Planners for June 2020 Are Now Available
4 Practices to Balance Your Solo and Collaborative Work
Over the last few weeks, I've felt that I was in an "I've fallen and can't get up" spiral when it comes to writing. I was on a great streak of drafting posts every day and then I stopped. This isn't the first time a daily blogging stint has expired after about a month. In fact, it's actually more … [Read more...] about 4 Practices to Balance Your Solo and Collaborative Work
A Strong Foundation
Charlie and I recently celebrated our anniversary (May 7), which had me reminiscing about what we have experienced together, and also reflecting on the many gratitudes I have for our relationship. One of the things I can say without hesitation is that I know I am a better person because of my … [Read more...] about A Strong Foundation