06-01-21

We need rest. Taking time out for a break is key, for a more peaceful life.
I move towards mindfulness.
After a very challenging season, slowing it down helps. Life is changing all the time.
It's all good...

05-01-21

All those years spent trying to be everything to everybody.
The pandemic has given us a chance to recoonnect with ourselves.
I am grateful for this aspect.

04-01-21

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves of what we once wanted to see if that dream is still viable in these new times.

Is it your desire, or a projection of something someone told you to do?
Family plays a role in this as you were growing up. They may even influence you now, as the old tapes from childhood may be playing in your inner dialogue.
Personal empowerment and having an inventory of your values can help lead you to the next step.

Just be sure your decisions are yours alone. With support, a plan and consistent effort, there is no doubt you can get to where you need to be. Begin now. Where You are.
Read the books. Listen to the podcasts. Take the courses. Change the trajectory of your life...

03-01-21

I was so angry when the new owner decided during the pandemic to evict all tenants and demolish the building. How do I forgive someone who blatently lied to me by saying at the time,
"Don't worry, I will never tear down the building for condos and you can live here forever..." he had said.

When your life is shaken and your sense of security is threatened, the anger is justified.
I thought, I'd be the hold-out and stay put.
What I choose to do instead, was not resist the re-route and began planning my exit.
It was expensive, labour intensive, gruelling in the heat and very challenging. After all it had been eight years there, and forced change never is easy to deal with.

Forgiveness is a form of letting go, but they are not the same thing. To be clear, the purpose of forgiveness is not to let the person who harmed you off the hook, the purpose of forgiveness is to end the grief it has cost you.

And so, I made the move.
10,000 books. 2 cats. Having the help and devotion of my best friend CB, we made it.
I still believe in instant karma, however...

02-01-21

Here's the thing.
Planning makes sense.
Having a map, a compass, an outline or just plain hope can get You to the next stage. Helps if You know where You want to go, or have an inkling of a destination.
You may need to build a tool kit, build a team, acquire resources and take a break from your usual routine to get a sense of what to do.
Begin now.
Get off that road to Nowhere.
Keep moving forward. In tiny increments, even.
Don't wait. Deliberately create your reality.
Manifest destiny, as only You know how...

01-01-21

With this New Year, let's change our mindsets and build a better life for yourself.

I am not pizza. I can not please everyone.
The people I used to let influence me, no longer hold sway.
It's not that I don't believe them, it's mostly having discovered I have outgrown that way of being. Their way of being.
Sure, we all want to belong. Need a tribe.
Yet, there are times when one must let go of the old beliefs, the old behaviours and lean into a more evolved version of who You are.
Times like now...
Reinvent what you can.
Let go of the old ways. Outliers know things others do not...

31-12-20

It's complicated, this life. No doubt.
Navigating this life without a map, or a compass is tricky.
I mean, really...who can you trust?

The long and short answer to that is: You.
Call it instinct, call it gut feeling.
Call it what you will.
Get quiet. Be still. Feel those feelings.
The answer will come.
Listening to your intuition is guidance...