All posts filed under: Refueling Soul

Oldest I’ve been and the youngest I’ll ever be again….

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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 …

2016 Sunrise

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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/  

The Worry Jar……Set your worries aside

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I think sometimes we forget that every day we wake up, there are new possibilities. We spend so much time worrying about the past and the future, we very rarely live in the moment. There are many books, meditation apps/approaches, and all sorts of ways to try to live in the moment. I’ll be experimenting with a few in this blog and you will read a lot more about it shortly. I get anxiety about the future, like most people. I’m always asking: Where will I be in X years?; Will I be happy?; Will I make enough money?; Will I have the right career?; Am I going to be successful in my new job?; Will I get married before 40?; Will I have children?; Can I have children?; Did I wait too long to get married and have kids?; Am I doing the right things in my relationship with Todd?; Will I live a long healthy life or will I die young like my mom?; What is normal in a relationship and what is …

And so the refueling journey begins

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2015 has been a year of discovery for me. I have learned a great deal about myself through relationships (both in love, family, and friendships), work, and getting to know myself better. And I have learned that like most human beings, I have an ongoing struggle with work and emotional/physical burn out. So I set out to try to tackle how to better adjust and manage this proactively before I hit those moments. At times I am successful and at times, I go back to old habits. I wanted to start this blog to share my learnings, new tips as I learn them, and for others to share their learnings with me. I know I will make grammatical mistakes but hopefully spell check will catch them! And I know I will share ideas and ways of doing things that may not work for everyone. But hopefully as I share, we can explore together as I (and you) continue to grow. My goal is to refuel my mind, body, and soul so I can live the …