Tag Archives: mindfulness
A Year of Mindfulness
One year ago I sat down with a friend, and the Unraveling the Year Ahead, by Susannah Conway. It was a journaling activity designed to help you reflect on 2014 and figure out your focus, and your one little word, … Continue reading
Thankful Thursday
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful. As the year continues to fly by, and I reflect on my mindfulness and gratitude, I have a lot for which to be thankful. My family, many of whom now live closer to … Continue reading
When was the last time you colored?
Mindfulness has been my focus word for the year 2015. I started this year writing an update every month about how I was developing the habit of mindfulness. It’s funny to look back now. The first half of 2015 was … Continue reading
Mindfulness Routines
During August I tried something new. Instead of setting the alarm for 5:00 AM and jumping on the treadmill right away, I set the alarm for 5:30 and eased my way into a new morning routine. I spent my first … Continue reading
Happy 3rd Birthday!
Some days I don’t even think about this blog. Other days I have 55 blog post ideas running through my mind and I can’t reach pen and paper or phone and app quick enough to record them all! I started … Continue reading
Surrounded by Mindfulness Reminders
I must begin this post with an apology for anyone who received the accidental first draft of this post (with all of two words on it earlier this week!) via email or through the bad link on Twitter. My word … Continue reading
Mindfulness Breakthrough!
Mindfulness has been my focus word throughout 2015. In the first four months of the year, I faced tremendous personal, professional, and educational stress. I believe that my mindfulness practices helped me survive that time, but I was in no … Continue reading
April Showers Bring More Mindfulness
As the year continues, there are days when I have to force myself to slow down and think about my mindfulness practice. There are other days when I notice some habits I have built within the last four months. For … Continue reading
March Mindfulness
2015 is the year of mindfulness for me. This is my one little word, my focus, my hope and wish, and my practice. A few times this month I used the hashtag #mindfulness when posting pictures. It served as both … Continue reading
Does your image match your beliefs?
Every once in awhile I like to make a word cloud of my blog. I posted two in January. The word cloud below was a summary of my entire blog. Below is today’s creation. This is a quick summary of the … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 