2008: The Second Act...

Just because you bought the ticket doesn’t mean you have to stay for the second act.” -Anonymous (from a print hanging on my wall) Good morning! When I realized that tomorrow marks the official start of the second half of the calendar year, I knew just the quote I needed to dig up and share with you. I nodded in recognition when I first read this quote. It resonated with how often we start something and commit our time to it, and then realize that the activity isn’t fulfilling our purpose or goals in the way we had hoped. Or perhaps we have filled our...

9 Steps to Breaking A Bad Habit...

If we can create a bad habit, then we also have the power to un-create it. Brook Noel Almost everyone has some habit in their life that robs their day-to-day life of a little (or a lot) of joy. We might have a habit of showing up late, bottling up our emotions, smoking, eating excessively, not eating enough, avoiding exercise, drinking too much caffeine, spending too much time on a computer, blaming others, getting angry quickly, over-spending, not taking care of our selves, or many other non-helping habits. Over time the word “habit” often becomes synonymous...

Mid-Year Resolutions?...

“It’s not what you do once in a while, it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference Jenny Craig Good morning! Oh, if only it was what we did “once in a while,.” how easy life would be! If I could eat well one day and have it last a month, or think positively one day and have it resonate for a year…but alas, that isn’t how life works. Life makes us learn and learn again those skills we want to instill and embrace. But as another one of my favorite quotes states, “Anything worth trying is worth trying at least...

July 2008 Blank Printable Planning Calen...

Here is a blank planning calendar for the month of July featuring a background from a painting I did last summer and one of my favorite quotes. Enjoy! July 2008 Calendar ...

Grappling with Guilt by Brook Noel...

“Guilt is anger directed at ourselves.” Peter McWillaims Last week I was having an interesting conversation about “guilt” with my best friend. We were talking about how guilt can stop us in our tracks and freeze our progress in self-improvement. While some basic guilt is needed, this isn’t the guilt we were talking about. We were talking about the “bad” guilt. The guilt that leaves us feeling miserable without benefit. The guilt that leaves us hurt and ineffective. (more…) ...