by thetendingyear | Jun 11, 2019 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Spirituality, Values
Mantras and affirmations work like lighthouses for me. They help me to ensure that I’m on the right path, guiding me in the direction I want to follow, even when I feel unsure or lost. This week’s blog post explores the differences and similarities between the two...
by thetendingyear | Jun 4, 2019 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Values
June’s theme is PRESENCE. As in the intentional choice to remain in the moment in your body/mind/spirit, even when it would be much easier to spin out into distraction or distorted thinking. There are few times when I feel more icky than when I am in the throes of...
by thetendingyear | May 14, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Values
Healing isn’t a math problem. Even though sometimes, with enough rationalizing, it can feel like there just has to be one right answer out there, if someone would just plug in the right numbers. This post is about the team of healers who help me manage my...
by thetendingyear | May 7, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Time Management, Values, Workaholism
We rely on our resources to accomplish our goals. In order to learn how to better manage my personal resources, I spent a whole week documenting and analyzing my experience with specific resources (money, time, energy, focus, willpower, presence, and connection, to...
by thetendingyear | Mar 24, 2019 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Slow Living, Values, Workaholism
Prioritization is really just choosing to do one thing and not another. Sounds so simple when you put it that way, huh? Don’t worry, my fellow recovering workaholics, mental illness-experiencers, and super busy pals: I of all people understand how daunting...
by thetendingyear | Dec 28, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Technology
I can’t believe that I have been writing The Tending Year for 52 whole weeks! I started this blog for two reasons: I had some big goals, but I wasn’t sure how I would ever accomplish them on my own. The potential of helping others through similar obstacles by...
