Prior to COVID, Charlie and I often went out for Sunday morning brunch. We called it our date brunch; we would often spend hours just talking, connecting, and ensuring we were making […]
Self-Improvement
What’s Behind the Fatigue?
There are an endless number of reasons why many of us are feeling fatigued right now. We’re still trying to get our footing in this new world of COVID. Yes, I realize […]
Your Morning Routine: Start Small and Stack
I was talking to an Academy member the other day, who was needing some help figuring out how to chunk and sequence her 12-week project. Instead of focusing on a “work” project, […]
Midweek Meditation: Take a Mental Vacation
It’s been nearly two months since I last wrote about meditation. Truth be told, back in April, I didn’t know what to think about the future. I thought maybe come June, we’d […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
You Are Already Worthy
You are worthy. Yes, you. Really. You are already worthy. Please, take a pause now in this moment and allow those words to wash over you. You are already worthy. Take a […]
Ask for Help Before It Hurts
“Why didn’t you ask for my help?” This is the question Charlie posed to me after we learned that I had sustained a concussion last summer. This was to be my first […]
Uncertainty and Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones
One theme (of many) that I’ve noticed that has shown up as I have been writing these Daily Anchors is the theme of setbacks. I would imagine that over the last couple […]
Bring Your Fear into the Light
No matter your strength of heart or the armor you are able to wield when the time calls for it, the truth is that each and every one of us has felt […]
Success Is in Your Hands
Your first workout in your plan to increase your endurance. Handing in the quarterly sales report. Making your first batch of handmade pasta. Flossing daily for the past week. Leading a workshop […]
Abundance Is Still Available
Some of us have an easier time than others tapping into an abundance mindset: the feeling that there is more than enough available for us (and others) and that good things will […]
Are You Curious or Critical?
I shared the other day about my morning with the dropsies and what I need to do for myself when I find myself with a case of the dropsies. I have found […]
Crying Over Spilled Milk: How to Grieve Well and Rise Strong from Failures and Losses
I was standing in the checkout line at Trader Joe’s when it happened. Milk dripping from a carton at the bottom of my shopping cart… a pool of white, forming on the […]