I recently read about a woman who is five foot six inches tall, weighs over two hundred pounds, and is forty percent body fat. Using standard BMI Calculations, she is at 33.73 and well into Obese Class 1. Looking at this information, one could assume this woman is inactive and unhealthy. We could make assumptions […]
The other day I was chatting with two friends. They both mentioned being asked what life coaching was like. Neither had an easy time explaining the coaching process. It got me to wondering how many others are not really sure about the process. There are many different coaches out there specializing in different goals and […]
I was very fortunate to spend two weeks in Italy this April. Upfront I realized it was not going to be a normal vacation. My mother is still recovering from her December and subsequent surgeries so every morning my sister and I were to take turns changing her bandages. After that responsibility, I expected time […]
On the latest trip to the hospital with my mother I noticed something new. Most of the rooms have a rolling tray to hold meals and help with care. The trays are pretty multifunctional like a Swiss Army knife. They have an area for a food tray, raised cubes to hold bottles and personal necessities, […]
Here is hoping that 2012 is marvelous and wonderful for all of you! But as it takes shape, morphs, shifts, and progresses, do your best to accept the unexpected, shift gears to address new situations, and stay focused on the now you can fix not the possible future what if’s which may never arise.
Can’t turn up your optimism? You can still increase your happiness.
The loss of someone dear to us, is the loss of a part of us. Yes, psychologically we know that the person will be with us forever in our hearts, minds, and memories. But the truth is that they are no longer with us physically. They are no longer here to interact with us. And this loss can affect our mind, body, and spirit.
When we only focus on ourselves, sometimes we have a hard time to see our blessings in our difficulties.
Being my own life coach, here are a few takeaways I was given from these two descriptions of the ages of life. Don’t take yourself so seriously. What is important to you right now may be completely meaningless in a few years.
Although this is a trying time, I feel blessed to go through it. No, really I do. You see, now I will have a chance to practice what I preach. As I tell clients every day, self improvement is about a set of habits and tools to use daily, not a program what one learns and then goes back into their daily life. These tools are there to call on when things get rough or when we are pulled off course – just like I was recently.