During this COVID-19 Pandemic time, I am finding it helpful to continue reading and listening to inspiring readings to help me return to a place of hope when anxiety flourishes. This past month’s reading/listening included some thinking about grief in new ways, some seminars on happiness, and a Chopra Meditation on hope. This blog captures … Continue reading Returning to Hope from Uncertainty
A set of random thoughts this week reflecting my life in the COVID-19 pandemic: A recent grocery-shopping trip really brought home the emotional impact of social distancing. My trip to the grocery store was after the “wear a face mask when out” guidelines. This new guideline is in addition to the “stay 6 feet apart”. … Continue reading Random Thoughts this Week
Today marked Day 37 in our stay-at-home adventure during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our state started shutting things down earlier than many others, and we embraced the shelter-in-place (SIP) guidelines fully. In many ways, the things I learned in my retirement transition have helped make this time more bearable. I had learned how to live with … Continue reading How Transition to Retirement Helped my Stay-at-home Covid-19 Time
I’ve realized that I have a strong belief in commitment, loyalty, and the long term. I stick with choices I make. I stick with people. I buy things for the long term. I’ve recently become aware that this belief has both good and bad consequences. My recent work on self-limiting beliefs has taught me that … Continue reading Introspection on a Self-Limiting Belief
This blog post is the second based on my insights from listening to the free Chopra Meditation Series (link), my personal work on RELEASE (my WOTY - previous blog link), and reading a book on Journaling the Chakras (link). It’s even more important at the moment to live these life elements as hubby and I … Continue reading Living a Positive Lifestyle
As part of my ongoing personal development, I regularly listen to the free Chopra Meditation Series (link). Last month, that coincided with my personal work on RELEASE (my WOTY - previous blog link) and reading a book on Journaling the Chakras (link). What a whirlwind of ideas! This blog post is the one of two … Continue reading Shifting to Positive Self-Talk
I’ve been listening to a series of podcasts that talk about balance. Even worse, the term “perfect balance” was used multiple times. I struggled with why I was finding the podcasts hard to connect with and then realized that it's the words – Perfect and Balance. Perfect? I am a perfectionist and trying hard to … Continue reading Living the &
I had big plans before the New Year. I created a "20 in 2020" list, put together a brief Winter Snowbird Action Plan, started my new tracking lists (new things, books read, daily gratitude), and printed out my Release Workbook. I was ready to tackle our second snowbird season and really work on my Release … Continue reading Is it Procrastination?
With the first step of our multi-step move plan underway, it's been a hectic couple of weeks. So this post is just a sampling of things I've been musing on this month. Hobbies An article I read on hobbies reminded me it’s probably time to do a “where is your time spent” reality check versus … Continue reading Mid-Month Musings
When exploring various inspirational materials, it’s often a surprise to me when there is a coincidence in the topics. Is the Universe telling me something I really need to focus on? Last month, this occurred with a Chopra Meditation Series on Empowerment and my reading a Rachel Hollis book (Girl, Stop Apologizing), which was also … Continue reading Empowerment Inspiration
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