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1.17: Movement
I spend a lot of time in my head: reading, writing, revising, and thinking. Case in point: last weekend I woke my Sweetheart up at 4 a.m. by mumbling “Hmmm…Mhmm…” in my sleep because I had been working on my dissertation in my dream. If you’ve been reading since...
1.16: Enjoy the Process
When I was a teenager, I would write a poem in one sitting, always declaring it “done” after a few hours. I enjoyed then and still enjoy having something concrete to show for my work. Since then, I gathered many more tools that help me to envision writing poetry as a...
1.15: Habits 101
This month is all about habits. Although it is easy to say, “I’m going to start doing X,” we all know it’s not that simple. This week’s post is an introduction to habits—I’m calling it Habits 101. Keep reading to learn what habits are, why certain habits are easier to...
1.14: Focus
Last week I focused my attention on focus itself. I was interested in figuring out how and why I allocated my time and energy in the ways that I did. I also wanted to see what was causing me to lose focus, and to see if I could identify any tools that might help me...
1.13: Perspective
I’m focusing my March posts on Conscious Input and Output, and Week 13 is all about Perspective. I’ll be honest: I almost changed my topic halfway through last week to Stress, because I was under a lot of it! I’m going to offer a double whammy analysis of stress via...
1.12: Recovery
Last week was a really special week for me, because I celebrated my FIVE YEAR SOBERVERSARY on Saturday, March 17! It was also my anniversary weekend with my Sweetie, so we spent a few days up in Montreal in an Air BnB with an exquisitely large bathtub, had a fancy...
1.11: Dive Deep
This last week was what they call a doozy. As usual, I started off the week with a curious intention to research, practice, and write about an aspect of tending. I was drawn to the specific topic “Listen & Learn” because I’d like to listen and learn...
1.10: Conscious Input and Output
I learned in February’s Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves posts that I was perpetuating negative stories to myself about who I was and what I could achieve. Once I recognized that I was choosing to believe those stories, I was able to generate some new frameworks...
1.9: Abundance
I thought that this week’s topic would come easy to me. Abundance is something I’ve always felt in awe of and in love with. If someone had said “Quick! Tell me what comes to your mind when you hear the word Abundance!” I would have rattled off this list: love, health,...
1.8: Self-Sabotage
The postcard in this image is from Corina Dross’s “portable fortitude” deck.This month I’m focusing on Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves, and this week I delve into the rich topic of self-sabotage. I spent a week learning about self-sabotage and practicing...
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