September….. When I was a kid, growing up in New England, it meant school was starting. The days started to get cooler, the leaves started to turn, and the entire vibe felt different. Yeah, technically,
Embracing New Beginnings If you had told me a few years back that I’d be putting down roots in the mountains of East Tennessee, I would have laughed and made a crass joke about whatever
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Where’s the Progress? If you are anything like me, you can still give yourself grief over not being where you want to be yet, not experiencing the progress you believe possible. I have been learning
New year, new me. I call BS. Looking Back I was never a big ‘resolution’ person. I had figured out pretty early on that they never stuck, and it was a set up for failure. The
The Secret Teacher: Why My Students Inspire Me More Than They Know The post-Thanksgiving quiet finally hit, and the first thing I reached for wasn’t leftovers—it was your blogs. If you are a member of
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Progress Not Perfection Progress not Perfection. Anyone else ever fallen into the perfectionism thing? Old Blueprint, Old Cement Some days I look at my goals that haven’t manifested yet, and I can get frustrated. It’s
Align Your Mindset: The Gift of Surrender How can you align your mindset through surrender? Surrender. What is it really? When I was a child, I was taught that surrender was a bad thing. Most
Seeking Alignment Have you ever randomly found yourself in reflection? Many of us know, to some extent, when we started our journey of healing. Maybe the goal was to improve yourself, to learn new skills,