by thetendingyear | Mar 13, 2018 | Addiction & Recovery, Chronic Pain, Mindfulness, Spirituality
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...
by thetendingyear | Feb 27, 2018 | Mindfulness, Slow Living, Spirituality, Values
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,...
by thetendingyear | Feb 20, 2018 | Habit formation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development
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...
by thetendingyear | Feb 13, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness
The postcard in the photo above is from the Etsy shop lovestruckprints. Last week I introduced a theme for February’s posts: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves. I’ve spent a lifetime gripping tightly to self limiting stories because I knew how they felt and they...
by thetendingyear | Jan 23, 2018 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Technology, Time Management
The month of January has been a good lab for working on my perfectionist tendencies. I know I’ve been encouraging you not to be perfectionists yourselves, because I truly think the quest for perfectionism can be harmful, but I have realized that I need to keep...
by thetendingyear | Jan 1, 2018 | Habit formation, Mindfulness
Hello! Over the next year I’ll use this space to record my practice of improving my life via the concept of tending. I knew I wanted to choose a word of the year for 2018, and after mumbling words to myself on long drives and jotting down lists in my notebooks, I...
