Tweet A question for you: How do you get to work? Meaning, physically, how do you get to work? Do you take the same route every single day? If you don’t work, then how do you get to your favorite places? Do you take the same roads, the same turns, the same everything to get…
Tag Archive: Self Care
Slowing Down, Big Time
Tweet When was the last time you really slowed down? I don’t mean that you drove under the speed limit or that you got stuck behind someone you thought was too slow at the supermarket. When was the last time you slowed down enough to take a breath? When was the last time that you…
Open Yourself Up To New Possibilities
Tweet How open to new “stuff” are you? Be honest. How open are you to new people, places, foods or experiences? I’ve found that so many of us are creatures of habit, myself included. There’s nothing wrong with that! The only time we suffer is when we close ourselves off to potentially experiencing new (and…
Are You Lacking in Your “S” Vitamins?
Tweet I know what you’re thinking right now. What do you mean, Annette, by getting enough of my S Vitamins? Never heard of them? Chances are, you haven’t heard of them referred to as S Vitamins, but they are crucial and absolutely critical to health and longevity. Before you good “S Vitamins”, give me a…
The Power of Thought
Tweet “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.” -Buddha (563 – 483 B.C.) Today I’m giving you all some food for thought. Are any of us truly aware of the power of our words? Do we ever really see how our…
Fear’s Big “What If”
Tweet “You have to keep showing up, being open, and doing the work. The journey into the self is not a group experience. It’s solitary work. But so many of us are afraid of being alone. So you need to experiment… The whole process of following these spiritual instructions has a lot to do with…
Thoughts of Abundance
Tweet “You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.” -Kahlil Gibran Why is it that we only ask for things when we need them? If a family member is ill, we wish health upon them. When…
Thoughts on Gratitude
Tweet My focus today, not just for myself but also for all of my clients, is the concept of gratitude. I feel like it is always the perfect time to get back to the feeling of gratitude and to learn how to embrace it every day of the year. I am very grateful to everyone…
Are You Authentic? Are You the “Real You”?
Tweet “Are you genuine? Or just an actor? A representative? Or what it is that is represented?—In the end, you might merely be someone mimicking an actor … Second question of conscience.” – Friedrich Nietzsche What does it mean to you to be authentic? Can you remember the last time that you were truly authentic,…
The Power of Foods, Smells and Touch
Tweet I’ve read a lot lately about how we connect certain foods, smells and places to particular moments in our own lives. The scent of my mother’s kitchen before a holiday conjures up thoughts of the family time and love that was always shared. A spring breeze that brings along the scents of tulips and…
