It’s hard to know what to do when you feel overwhelmed. Feeling this way can be such a drag. And drag you down. And hold you back. It feels like a fuzzy cloud to me…but not soft and cuddly. It’s fuzzy and amorphous…unclear…murky. It’s just so…. I don’t know… OVERWHELMING! When do you feel...
Continue readingHow do you make a REALLY BIG decision?
I’m fascinated with how people make big decisions. Some of you have no problem making a big decision. Others get overwhelmed and confused into paralysis. Which category do you fall into? Are you the first type? Do you generally think, “I got this…bring it on!” Or are you the second type, more of a...
Continue readingDo you see a VISION BOARD in your future?
A Vision Board is powerful. Imagine what it would be like to just think about what you want and make it happen? Or dream up something great and POOF! Better yet…wiggle your nose like Tabitha Stephens from Bewitched and voila! Believe it or not…it’s kind of that way with Vision Boards. Vision Boards, or...
Continue readingWhy mindfulness and multitasking don’t mix
Are you a multitasking maven? Do you love the whole concept of mindfulness? Do you also get unusually excited when you can get an abnormal amount of things done simultaneously? Sometimes I feel like a giddy supermom, so proud of myself. There’s a problem though. We think we’re more efficient when we do more...
Continue readingThe surprising reason you’re miserable at work
It can be pretty frustrating to be miserable at work. Midlife misery loves company, so…let’s have an honest talk about that job of yours that looks fantastic on paper. You know which one I’m talking about, right? the job with amazing benefits the job with more paid vacation than you’ve ever had before the...
Continue readingMindfulness: Do your thoughts need supervision?
Do you practice mindfulness? The concept that your thoughts need supervision is something I learned in Thomas M. Sterner’s book, The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in your Life. It’s all about mindfulness and it’s a powerful concept at all ages and stages, not just midlife. It’s also a concept that gives you...
Continue readingWhen parents die young and how I coped
Outliving your parents isn’t normal for most people my age. It’s one thing if everyone lives to a ripe old age, but quite another with when your parents die young. Sometimes life just doesn’t go the way it’s supposed to go. I got the “life’s not fair” memo long ago. Loud and clear. When it...
Continue readingExclusive midlife insider secret—menopause can be joyful!
Menopause and joy aren’t two words that can commonly be found together in a happy little headline. I’m here to suggest that sometimes they just might go together just fine. Maybe not as nicely as peanut butter and jelly. Perhaps not as great as apple pie and vanilla ice cream. And maybe not right...
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