How are you going to show up?

It's mid January. You may already be wondering how you are going to sustain your new goal and doubting your abilities to keep going with it. Or maybe you may have mastered that new thing and you are already wondering what is next. Wherever you are at with your new year I am sure you…

Self Care

Ok ok, yes I talk about this a lot. I hear you. Here's the thing, do you hear me? Are you tired? Feeling exhausted emotionally? Is your to do list piling up? How about upset about Christmas and Covid restrictions? All of the things we do every day require energy that has to come from…

Why Downsizing Was Right For Me

First off, I want to take a minute to acknowledge Remembrance Day and all the soldiers past and present who have served for my safety and freedoms. I am thankful. My family and I recently moved from a 2300sqft home that had never ending projects with a very large yard to a brand new build…

Moulting

“In biology, moulting (British English), or molting(American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body (often, but not always, an outer layer or covering), either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its…

Fear

I have only a short thought to share with you today. My goal is to offer you insight from my own personal growth and experiences with you here every week. Fear is inevitable and will continue to show up in your life. Sometimes disguised and sometimes obvious. Humans can be remarkably predictable around fear and…

Unlearning Quitting

I want to share with you about how I have been unlearning quitting. I chose this title instead of "how not to quit" or "perseverance" because we all quit bad habits, we quit people and so much more every day. Perseverance doesn't quite fit the bill because I don't want to share about persistence or…

Creative Energy

Making space for creative energy could sound like a completely foreign idea to you. Maybe you are not a creative person in your mind or maybe you are so creative you don’t need to carve out time for your energy to flow. Chances are you land somewhere in between which is just like me. There…

Setting Intentions

Definition of intention 1    a: what one intends to do or bring about b: the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered 2:   a determination to act in a certain way : RESOLVE 3:   intentions plural : purpose with respect to marriage 4:   IMPORT, SIGNIFICANCE 5:   a process or manner…

The Power of Choice

Today I want to talk about the power of choice when you feel your life is out of your control. Every week I roll ideas around in my head as to what I want to write about and what I think my readers will find most helpful and inspiring. For any of you who know…

Navigating Grief with Chantel

As I sit here and write this I contemplate how vulnerable am I willing to be? But then I am reminded that it is only in the moments I have struggled the greatest that someone’s vulnerability is what helped me through it. I hope you can find these weekly writing from my heart an opportunity…