Category: Working
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The art of juggling (my life)
I was quoted last week in an article in U.S. News & World Report entitled 8 Ways to Find More Time in Your Day. I’ve blogged about navigating the challenges of work/life balance before, but this is the first time I think I’ve “outed” myself in the press with regard to how I made it…
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Put the oxygen mask on yourself first
More and more, I’m hearing my women friends – many of them mothers, but not all – complain about fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, chronic pain or stress-related health issues. Not surprisingly, many of the women who see me for Reiki treatment or wellness coaching report list those as reasons for their visit as well. The demands…
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No parachute
“The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is there’s no ground.” ~ Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche I can’t remember a winter like this one. It’s been good, stressful, and scary – sometimes all at the same time. My husband and I are faced with…
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On the cusp
Mercury is in retrograde right now, which may be why things feel a bit more wobbly than usual. There has been a shift occurring since late summer, around the time my grandmother entered hospice (she passed away on October 13, two months after we thought she was going to exit this life.) I became aware…
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Wordless Wednesday: lucky laptop Buddha
This awesome toy (which I think I found in Little 5 Points, Atlanta) has kept me company at work and reminding me to be mindful for over a decade. (photo credit: Ellen Whitten)
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The snake in the water: dealing with life’s uncertainties
During a recent Reiki treatment I facilitated via distance for a client, I had an unusual experience. I’m naturally a bit claivoyant, and occasionally may tap into imagery or information present in the client’s subconscious. There is no consistency to this and it’s not a regular part of my Reiki treatment; it sometimes just happens. (If it seems appropriate…
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Who do I need to be now? Shifting my priorities
In the six months since losing my job, I have had to re-evaluate many of my own assumptions about what it means to be “successful” – as a business person, a mother, wife and maybe even as a woman. It’s amazing how easily we can become attached to our own notions, and also how groundless it feels…
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Learning to release fear and worry
The last week or so has been pretty stressful. I’m juggling two different businesses – a very new social media/digital strategy agency and a holistic wellness practice – as well as the usual demands of motherhood and household concerns. I embarked on entrepeneurship in August, after being laid off from my corporate job of 13…
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