Aha’s and discoveries along the transition journey
It’s amazing to me to realize that I’ve been retired now for almost 7 years. As I look back, I can see how I’ve implemented my retirement transition process including the important step of REFINE. (Link here for more on the process. Or see my book available on Amazon!) With each refinement resulted in my … Continue reading Refining the Vision – a Series of Transitions
This post is a set of random thoughts, none of which I’ve been able to push out into a full blog post. Perhaps it's a reflection of the jumble my brain is in as we continue executing the Big Move! I’ve realized one of my life challenges – Hubby is always expecting the worst versus … Continue reading Random Thoughts
I’ve written a number of times how I’m highly prone to feeling like I should follow expectations. And I’m probably not alone. I have come to realize that, even now, I regularly hear the societal expectations for retirement. And for early retirement. And for retirement of an “executive woman”. Looking back on my own Retirement … Continue reading Societal Expectations for Retirement
In the final course of the Positive Psychology series I am taking (Coursera link here), they delved more into strengths. I’ve been intrigued with utilization of my Signature Strengths since it was first introduced in this course. My focus has been how to utilize my Signature Strengths in areas OTHER THAN working. How to use … Continue reading Understanding your Strengths – Excess and Absence
I’m having anticipatory grief. Our plan is to move this spring. I’ve lived in Cincinnati for over 30 years and I really do like living in the city. I’ve realized there are a few things I am really, really going to miss: Seeing S & L grow up. I’ve not been great at being a … Continue reading What I will miss most when we move….
For those who read me regularly, you are aware that I’ve been fascinated with the area of Positive Psychology. I recently completed another psychology class via Coursera – the fourth in a series; this one on Resilience (link here). Resilience in this course was defined as the ability to bounce back from negative emotional experiences/adversity … Continue reading Putting Positive Psychology into Practice – Become a Joy Multiplier
Ideas around Acceptance have been popping up lately and this blog post explores some of the thinking I’ve been doing on Acceptance. Recent Enneagram reading discussed 5 A’s: Awareness, Acceptance, Appreciation, Action, and Adherence. Awareness has been a focus for me for a while now. Awareness of my critical inner voice reiterating my self-limiting beliefs, … Continue reading The Courage to Accept
I enjoy when I have an opportunity to guest post. It gives me an opportunity to "meet" new folks and also to introduce my readers to someone new. Today, I'm guest posting over at Leanne's blog - Cresting the Hill. Similar to me, Leanne is an early-retiree and a midlife blogger. Not similar to me, … Continue reading Guest Post – Cultivating A Positive Mindset
A friend recommended a 5-day short seminar on Feng Shui to me. I’ve dabbled in Feng Shui a few times, doing an analysis on each of our houses to determine if I need to add in some Feng Shui enhancements or cures. This course focused on using the Bagua Map. Simplistically, the Bagua Map (see … Continue reading Fun with Feng Shui
As I mentioned in a past blog post (link here to rabbit hole or flow), I’ve been exploring Enneagram. I’m definitely thinking it’s a rabbit hole, as I have explored multiple sites, listened into a full week of seminars on the topic, and done hours of information synthesis. Every time I delve in, hours disappear! … Continue reading Enneagram as a Self-discovery Tool
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