A year ago this week, I was in Bora Bora. I was a different person in a different world.

If you take the T away from the word There, you get the word Here.

Here and There are really very similar to the eye and yet they are so extremely far apart in reality.

As a culture, we are taught to strive for There.

“When I get There, all my problems will be solved and life will be so much better.”

Do not ask your children

to strive for extraordinary lives.

Such striving may seem admirable,

but it is the way of foolishness.

Help them instead to find the wonder

and the marvel of an ordinary life

Mindful coaching is magic. “Doctoring in a different way.”

Helping the whole you. Upleveling your whole life.

And all your relationships. Creating endless positive ripple effects.

“Opening your mind,” “Turning on a lightbulb.”

Discovering hidden passions and talents is fun. I encourage you to discover what might be hiding inside.

What will the world be missing out on if you don’t share your authentic self? This is the thought that nudged me into action.

Take a stand for who you want to be in your relationships. I want to be mindful, intentional and someone I am proud of.

What’s in our control is how we show up for this moment and for each other.

How do you want to show up? With love. With presence. Perhaps even with joy when possible.

Our unmanaged minds, our not mindful minds, habitually see what is not working and what is problematic. Especially physician minds. It’s part of our training to see what’s wrong and where we fall short rather than where we have been and what we have accomplished.

Mindfully noticing and being aware of our wins, good things, and celebrating them trains our brains to see what IS working. And it brings joy and connection and positivity.

"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and do that. The world needs people who have come alive."

A year ago was the first day for me of choosing a different path. One that veered in a different direction.

What if you stopped asking yourself what if something bad happens or doesn’t go as expected?

And instead chose questions that inspire a better-lived life and more loving and connected relationships.

Reflections on my journey this past year. This year was a year of massive action and decision-making for me.
It all happened in the midst of so much uncertainty and unexpected challenges.

Mindful coaching is a breath of fresh air for your brain. It allows you to take a breath of fresh air.

When you let go of what doesn't serve you you have more space to breathe and think. And then you can show up as a breath of fresh air in your life - for yourself and your loved ones.

Mindfulness and mind management offers mental space and the opportunity to discover a path forward. Even in the midst of uncertainty and change.

In times such as now, when so much is out of our control, we can still deliberately choose and practice thoughts that cultivate calm.
Calming and useful thoughts that may help…

Bringing mindfulness to my relationship and learning to show up intentionally helped me navigate more smoothly through mental health challenges, physical health challenges, neurodiversity, job transitions, toddlers, Adhd, teenagers, and 2020.

What could it look like?

What should it look like?

How do you get there?

I find that for many “the answer” is in doing less rather than doing more.

Doing LESS often leads to the MORE you want.

Flow, love, contentment and peace come when we stop always fixing.

Remaking yourself is not fixing others but finding solutions within.

Taking control of what’s in your control.

Last week, I had a week of decision-making - along with many things happenings out of my control - and then added challenges of loved ones not behaving the way “I thought they should.”

"I have learned how to be in the present.

How? asked the boy.