Holidays…. Just the word conjures up a picture of twinkly lights, joy, gratefulness, and sweets. Or that’s what the media tells us anyway. The reality is the holidays are an extremely hard time for people. How can we use self-compassion in concrete ways during the holiday?
Read MoreAs a white person who does hope this is a tipping point for racial justice for our country, I am determined to stay involved and active. I want to learn and study and grow.
Read MoreLast week, I heard someone talking to a recent addition to our community. Referring to our ski hill, they said, “Well you know, we have all conditions.”.
Read MoreWe’ve all had those mornings, shutting off the alarm was hard, time flew by, we are grabbing things as we head out the door without a coat buttoned up, and then we spill our coffee, and we are thinking: “It’s going to be a bad day.”
Read MoreToday I asked my boss if I could take a sun day for gardening. In winter we take powder days for skiing, seems only logical! My boss thought that was a good idea.
Read MoreToday, I invite you to pay attention to the parts of your day that tie everything else together, the transition times. These are the minutes that we have as we shift between our daily to-do’s.
Read MoreYesterday I returned from my fourth trip to San Francisco in a year. I've been completing a Mindfulness Teacher Training through The Mindfulness Institute and this was my final trip for the training.
Read MoreConscious Observations will be the place I can share thoughts, resources, and good news as I work to consciously pay attention to the individual moments in my life and career using mindfulness.
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