“Wherever you go, go with all your heart!” Confucius (551-479 BCE) This week has reminded me how important it is to live in the moment. We only have today. Who knows about tomorrow. So I want to remind you and me to live in the moment with no regrets. Love with all your heart (Happy Valentine’s day by the way!), don’t let the worry of tomorrow ruin the present, and make sure everyone you care about knows how you feel about them. As all we know we have is today. So today, I challenge you to live in the moment. A few thoughts for today on Valentine’s Day from a book I read on a regular basis. I pull a few bullets each week to practice. The book is 1001 Ways to Live in the Moment by Barbara Ann Kipfer. I highly recommend this book!: ·        Forgiving soul: Some people find that forgiveness is one of the hardest qualities to summon. However, if you live truly in the present, so that the past simply falls …

This saying made me laugh and is so true. It made me want to eat a pizza too. While you can’t make everyone happy because you are not a pizza. Sometimes a pizza can make you happy! Sometimes the best medicine is just doing something simple for yourself and then everything feels better. A bath, a good movie, a glass of wine, a good night’s sleep, chocolate, and/or a pizza solves it all.  I like all of them on one night when I really need an escape! Nothing too deep with this post….just simple medicine for refueling. What helps you unwind and refuel during a hectic or stressful time? Give me some ideas!!    

As Carrie Bradshaw said “The most exciting, significant and challenging relationship of all is the one you have with yourself.” Take yourself out on dates no matter what you are juggling. Understanding your feelings, reactions, what you enjoy, and keeping your own identity is so important. It also makes us more interesting as people. I started doing this more when I read a book last year called the Artist Way. It is an incredible book if anyone is interested in a great read. It has been around for  a while and it really is awesome. I will read it again in a year or two. It is 12 chapters and each chapter you then practice for the week (so think of it as a 12 week program almost). Early on you learn to take yourself out on artist dates and you keep those going throughout the 12 weeks. Dates just with yourself to find your creativity and in some ways who you are again. As adults, we lose our imagination, creativity and playfulness. At least …

Boundaries…..I’m learning boundaries. The ability to say No OR Yes more at work, with friends, with family, and with a love. And learning when I’m being too rigid, too flexible, too much of a push over, too accommodating, too generous, too introverted, or too lazy. It is all about boundaries. When I create them and hold myself accountable to them, my life seems to become a little easier and fulfilling. I take back my time and joy.  With boundaries, I realize I can breathe, pause, and relax a bit. Try it. Set a boundary. Stick to it for a week and see how your life changes. It can be as simple as saying no to the TV show in order to take a long hot bath with a good book, glass of wine, or magazine OR to get an extra hour of sleep. You will feel better and more relaxed. Draw a line in the sand.  

Start to my 37th Year: I turned 37 this week. My life is not what I expected at this point. Like everyone else, you think you are going to have a certain life and very rarely does it turn out how you planned. My work has blown up quicker than I thought and I am still learning to find a long lasting love. I don’t have a family yet. I’m physically in better shape than I expected. I’m financially more secure than I expected. I’m feeling wiser in some ways and still lost in others. And I am starting to realize that my life goals are changing. Not sure what that all means yet, but I am learning to adapt and be more flexible as I get older and to live in the present. I got a book awhile back on 1001 Ways to Live in the Moment. Each day I read one idea and try it. Sometimes I have to practice it a few days to get the message. Others come naturally. My challenge …

Start to 2016 As I start 2016 I did a great exercise to reflect on 2015, to learn from my success and failure and set some realistic goals for the year to come. It is a great exercise and highly recommend doing it. Start the year by refueling and re-energizing for the year to come! A sunrise to the year….a time to start over or redo or repeat. Here is the link: http://yearcompass.com/