Inner Knowing…
I’ve been doing some research on a new organization: the International Listening Association. I decided to join, and just submitted an announcement about my book, “Head, Heart & Hands Listening in Coach Practice” along with a lovely review by one of their established members -whom I met through a rare bit of synchronicity. Laura Janusik […]
Who’s Got Time to Listen??? You Do!
Sam sits in front of me shaking his head. His shoulders are hunched in frustration. His mouth is a tight line, his eyes are closed. “I just can’t accept this. I’m sorry, but there’s no way. The math just doesn’t work.” Sam is a third year medical student in a large teaching hospital. He is […]
“The Way We Do Things Around Here” – Ritual can Infuse Meaning into Daily Life
What’s your morning routine? Have you thought about it? Do you know why you take the same actions consistently to greet the day? Are you aware of how you feel when, for any reason, you can’t complete them? As it is December, and here in New England, the days are increasingly dark and cold, I’ve […]
(Eye Roll) Another Pesky Philosophical Question…..
When’s the last time you had a “meaningful” day? Would you recognize one if you experienced it? The way you might react to this question makes complete sense to me. “Another THING I have to shoehorn into my day??? I’m already overextended by work and kids and aging parents and everything going on in our […]
Taking on The Avoider
February can be a beast. I feel sluggy, disorganized, cranky… Somehow, I just can’t stop getting in my own way. You too? I think there’s a scientific term for this. It’s called a bad case of The Februaries. But you can stop beating yourself up for all those To-Do’s that are raising their eyebrows at […]
3 Quick & Easy Strategies to (Sneak) Mindfulness into Your Work Day….
As I begin this post, I’m aware that I have been trying for 4 hours to get enough quiet so that I can concentrate and write. My first impulse is that my schedule, my commitments, my world is doing this to me! But I was the one to make the decision to follow an old […]