Advice from a Mighty Sequoia Tree

I recently had the opportunity to hike through the giant forest at Sequoia National Park.  We walked among trees that were 1000s of years old; some were over 40 feet in diameter and 100 feet in circumference.  Hidden in high groves of the mountainous sierras, it seemed as though we were walking through a majestic, […]

FREEDOM

Happy Fourth of July! Fourth of July picnics and parties will be held all across America this week celebrating the freedom that we have come to know and associate with living in the “land of the free and the home of the brave.”  Have you ever considered what your freedom really means?  We learn in […]

Reconnect with Your Life

We talk a lot about what stress looks like.  Many of our worries during stressful times take us to the future.  “I have to shop, wrap gifts, bake cookies, clean the house…”  With all the distractions come opportunities to tune out instead of tune in.  Before we know it, a running list of “to do’s” […]

Lessening Holiday Stress

Other than Dr. Seuss’ Grinch, no one begins holiday preparations by saying, “I think I will plan for disappointment, failure and anxiety this year.” We want to succeed in creating experiences of joy and celebration for the people we love. But our plans can backfire and leave us feeling inadequate if we become trapped in […]

Getting Ready for the Holidays

Well, it’s time for thinking ahead to the holidays – as if it has been easy to avoid when everyplace you go has been declaring for the last month that the holidays are here.  It seems like every year the pressure to prepare is increased because of these earlier reminders. Along with the people you […]