Slow It Down

My coach often advises something that her coach recommends– to slow it down. At first I didn’t quite understand what she meant. Do… I… simply… speak… slower? No, it means to examine carefully what’s going on, without rushing to assume or take action. Consider and question with equanimity, before leaping. This isn’t my natural state. […]

Your Next Third

I finally got around to reading Younger Next Year— a highly motivating book that explains that while we have to age we do not have to decay. I have to admit that I occasionally thought, “How far can I push this?” How long can I lead this sedentary life before I start to fall apart? […]

It seemed like a good idea

Ever get the feeling that you’re being pulled along into a more adventurous life than you’d intended? That you somehow make choices that seem out of character? Or maybe it’s that I pretend I’m helpless against these “external” forces. That seems more likely than the fact that I would choose to do this on my […]

Where do you want to go?

I’ve written before about New Year’s Resolutions. For some reason my brain is wired to set goals and create plans. I find it sort of entertaining. That’s not to say I follow through on every plan. Far from it. Many are just temporary structures like a pop-up tent. In most cases my level of commitment […]

What have I done?

This time of year we are thinking ahead to the new year and what it will bring. We make resolutions and set goals, but there is often a missing piece in our planning. What have we accomplished? Many of us are quick to overlook all we have done in the past year. Once our tasks […]