November 2024 Newsletter

How can we be authentic with our words?

The holidays are fast approaching. 

Explore your authentic self through the lens of friends and family. 

These are opportunities to spread peace and create genuine connections. 

As we warmly head into the holiday season, let’s explore how to stay genuine and authentic during a tricky time of year. 

I love to have a few questions ready for when there’s a lag in the discussion. 

Or when the conversation is begging for a new direction. 

“What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?”

"What's the most beautiful place you've ever been?"

Let's direct the dialogue into places of honest whole-heartedness.

Soul-centering adventures

When was your last one? Who was it with? Where were you? 

As we settle into the darker months, reflect on past years. 

What brought a sense of calm to your life? 

Have you...

Once again, the Holidays are upon us!

Who’s ready to look at them through a different lens? 

Be open to new possibilities. 

Grab a pen and paper. Close the door. Pretend it’s a brainstorming session with yourself and make two lists with five items on each one: 

List # 1: five things that you have your heart set on doing between now and January. 

List # 2: five items that you’d like to let go of between now and the New Year.  

Post the lists in a common area as Redesign Reminders. As you reflect on how you are redesigning the holidays, here are a few attributes that will help along the way...

Self-compassion will soothe your racing heart or dry the tear after a difficult conversation. When I was at a low point, a friend once let me in on a secret. She said, “Compare and Despair.” It’s become one of my mantras. If you need a time-out to prevent blowing your stack, take it. There will be less to...