Insight Timer posted this question: “When was the last time you felt genuinely rested, and what made that possible?” Huh. Well . . . hmmm . . . let me see . . . uh . . . 😳 🥴 Was that your answer too? If it was, then maybe Insight Timer’s next challenge couldContinue reading “10-Day Burnout & Exhaustion Challenge”
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Gratitude
It’s been said that expressing gratitude can greatly improve one’s mental health. By finding the good, recognizing that we do, in fact, have wonderful lives, and declaring how grateful we are for the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us, we can change our attitudes and become more positive people. Live longer. Be moreContinue reading “Gratitude”
Get Lost!
. . . on the trails of Pilcher Park! Yet another hiking adventure is in the books! This time we headed out to the Joliet/Lockport area and wandered along the paths at Pilcher Park. If you’re looking for several path options, this place is for you. Here’s what we found: The Nature Center is theContinue reading “Get Lost!”
365
Yes, 365. Three hundred sixty-five. The number of consecutive days of meditation. I can’t believe I did it! I’m so excited! A year ago, June 1, 2025, Insight Timer hosted the Mid-year Reset Challenge and I accepted. It fit well with my idea that any day is a good day to start again. To startContinue reading “365”
Go Take a Hike!
. . . to Hoover Forest Preserve, that is. Hubby and I are heading to The Colorado Rockies next month and we’re gearing up by doing a lot of walking and finding a few moderately challenging hikes in the area. We’re also breaking in our new footwear and I’m having fun with my new backpack.Continue reading “Go Take a Hike!”
7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 7
Day 7: Choose Your Company We did it! A full week with Alex Elle doing some meaningful work about figuring out what’s working, what’s not, how to see things more clearly, what we need, what we’re holding back, what we’re letting go of so that we can receive, and how it feels to be safe.Continue reading “7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 7”
7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 6
Day 6: Let Care In We know how to give. That’s fairly easy. But what about receiving? Do we really know how to do that? Alex says that it requires us to let go, to trust someone else, and that’s not always easy. I think we know when we’re not receiving as much as weContinue reading “7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 6”
7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 5
Day 5: Permission to Evolve So far in our journey we’ve thought about our relationships, how we’re overgiving, where we’re feeling it, what we’re holding back, and how to see things clearly. Today we’re talking about letting go. Alex says that it doesn’t have to mean that it’s a loss. It could be a goodContinue reading “7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 5”
7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 4
Day 4: Honest, Not Silent What am I not saying? What am I holding back? Where do I feel it? What happens when I stay silent? What would happen if I chose to speak up? If I chose to be honest? That’s a lot of cans of worms. Do I really want to open them????Continue reading “7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 4”
7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 3
Day 3: Clarity, Not Blame This meditation challenge is making me itchy and fidgety. Uncomfortable. Then again, I suppose that must mean that it’s working. Kind of a ‘no pain, no gain’ sort of thing. The first two sessions were centered on identifying what we give and what we receive, figuring out what is, andContinue reading “7-Day Connection Challenge: Day 3”
Wholeness Health and YOU! 