I’m training for the West Coast Trail hike with my daughter in July. It’s a multi-day backcountry excursion that I am presently ill-prepared for. Nonetheless, a few times a week, I pop on my backpack (loaded up with 20-30 pounds of stuff) and wander up and down hills, trails, and … Continue reading Carry Your Own Weight
Well COVID is easing, let’s throw a war in the mix now, WTH. 😭 I don’t do sad well. It weakens me like a kitten, disables me like a broken leg, sucks zaps energy like a power outage. What can we do, what can we say, how can we help, … Continue reading Sadness and Joy
You know those days (or parts of the day) when you just feel poopy. Maybe you didn’t sleep well, or maybe you didn’t eat well or maybe there was some combo of little things that got under your skin or maybe there was no specific reason, nothing bad happened in particular … Continue reading 3 Things to Offer When You’re ‘Off’
If you read last week’s post about meeting Simon – I think you will be very interested to find out part two of the story which you will find around minute 4:30 of the below video. Thank you to everyone who reached out to send both him and I love and … Continue reading Simon Says
I’m not a gifty person, I think gifts and tokens were lowest on my Five Love Languages assessment, but I gotta tell ya, I recently nailed one particular gift. The Down Dog yoga app* has been with me and my bestie since COVID began. Many nights a week we Zoom from our … Continue reading The Gift of Chad
The other day I was yanking off my running shoes by the heel when a question popped into my mind. I wondered if most people yank off their shoes or if most people untie their laces. So as I do with many of my life queries, I popped the question … Continue reading ReMINDFULness
How do you feel right now? Right now. Like right, right now? How do you feel after you get off the phone with…, when you come out of Costco, when you finish your meal, when you see your neighbor? Asking yourself this simple question can give you a little glimpse into … Continue reading Life – ReFRAMED= Shelley Hewins podcast
Bestie and I are at it again – this time we decided to do a 22 Day Challenge to honour 2022. The idea is to do action items for 22 days in a row. Personally, I love the chemical rush of checking things off a list, so I made myself … Continue reading The 22 Day Challenge
Happier New Year! As we slide into January and many ‘resolutions’ have already been forgotten (80% of us let them slide, so ‘they’ say), it’s time to bring up the annual … What’s your WOTY? ie – Word of the Year, question. Personally, I find the WOTY so much easier … Continue reading What’s Your WOTY?
Welcome to today.* It is a typical day, a day like any other. Maybe the sun is shining, maybe it’s not. While it may appear that today is a day like any other, I invite you to take a closer look. Today is special, in fact, it’s the only day … Continue reading Welcome to Today