“JANUARY, The first month of the year, A perfect time to start all over again, Changing energies and deserting old moods, New beginnings, new attitudes” ― Charmaine J Forde I love beginnings — especially as it relates to the calendar. A new year, month, week or even day provides refreshed opportunities and a chance to begin
I miss my Saturday mornings of reviewing + blogging about my week. I miss the necessary slowdown required to reflect and plan for the upcoming week. I miss the practice of creating the list that reminds me that even though it may feel like I accomplished nothing in the past seven days, I did and
For the first 36 years of my life — or, at least for as long as I can recall having any specific feelings about a month — I dreaded February. The excitement of the new year has passed. The initial allure I feel for winter is long gone and I’m left feeling, well, just cold. Spring
“Creativity exists more in the searching than the finding.” ~Stephen Nachnamovitch I’ve lost my creativity — specific to writing, that is (maybe not lost, but it’s definitely on hiatus). At work, I’m a creative monster knocking out strategic plans and developing new ways to do things like it’s nothing. And, maybe it’s that I’m pouring
Nearly 365 days ago, I welcomed in 2017 as a single person — and in bed. The first day of new year was spent cheering on the Broncos to a win, albeit a bit meaningless as their hopes of a playoff spot were already vanquished (seems a story all too familiar these days . .
“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” ~Lao Tzu week in review gratitude: road trips + adventures this week’s intention: enjoy time off + exploring home state what I’m reading: All the Birds in the Sky
“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.” ~Simon Sinek This week kicked off my participation in my company’s leadership development program, among many other activities. One of the primary topics of the (wonderful) session was purposeful leadership, and, while I had
It would be an understatement to say I like accomplishments. As a checker-offer of list items and doer of the things, getting shit done is something that brings me joy. And, while whether or not this is a completely healthy state is likely a topic of a separate discussion, for now though I’m choosing to
“In this life, you should read everything you can read. Taste everything you can taste. Meet everyone you can meet. Travel everywhere you can travel. Learn everything you can learn. Experience everything you can experience.” ~Mario Cuomo Ever have one of those weeks when it’s difficult to believe it all just happened a week ago,
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