What daily practices do you use to start your day? When creating morning rituals, it helps to reflect on how each of these little habits are influencing your mindset. Can you feel the affects of them late in the day, in the week, or even the month? One of the morning habits that I just… Continue reading It’s the Little Practices that Teach Us to Respond in Love
Category: Mindset
3 Ways To Create A Habit of Gratitude
Yesterday marked the beginning of the Lenten season and the reminder to return to love, and turn away from all that leads us astray. Once, when I was young, I prayed about what I should give up for Lent. The response clearly came to me that I should stop feeling sorry for myself. What's the… Continue reading 3 Ways To Create A Habit of Gratitude
I Had a Rough Month And This Is What It Taught Me
Let me tell you about my September: I started teaching at school and began to have anxiety and nightmares about the undisciplined classes where middle school students were exhibiting every kind of disturbing behavior. Then I found out that I had to move out of my dream home in a couple of months. Not only… Continue reading I Had a Rough Month And This Is What It Taught Me
4 Ways to Reset When Having a Bad Day
Have you ever wished you could hit a button and restart your whole day? Often it is a series of small events that throws us off of our game and then our day spirals downward. By taking a moment to reset, we can stop the downward spiral and usher in more positive energy. Below are… Continue reading 4 Ways to Reset When Having a Bad Day
How I Learned Self-Forgiveness from Pickleball
"Oops! Sorry!" I apologized to my new partner, a complete stranger who was experiencing my ability to totally whiff the ball for the first time. "You don't need to apologize to me. That's the way the game is played...we get some and we miss some." She shrugged as if it was no big deal. "Okay.… Continue reading How I Learned Self-Forgiveness from Pickleball