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The last day of 40 days to change, the winter solstice and the first day of winter
Today is the last day of this year’s 40 Days to Change for Good ritual. It’s also the winter solstice – the day with the longest night. It’s probably not the end of the world. It’s definitely the first day of winter. I’d like to particularly focus on that last fact. The northern hemisphere of [...]
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Quix Tip – A Moment of Space Just For You
A Moment of Space Just For You Pick something that creates a feeling of quiet and space inside you (your breath, your heartbeat, nature, music, loved ones, a special place). Pause for a moment before doing your next task. Quietly bring to mind that ‘something’ you picked. Take a few long, slow breaths. Repeat after [...]
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Biking along the French King Gorge: the quiet of nature in winter
The other afternoon as part of my 40 Days to Change For Good I took a break from a very busy workday, bundled up and went for a bicycle ride. It was a grey, blustery, 25-degree day, and my face and hands hurt but it was exhilarating. The sharp air felt like freedom. I rode [...]
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How Real Change Happens: Gradualness and Deliberation
“A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation.” – Rumi Gradualness. Deliberation. These two words don’t get much press in the modern world. Or usually in my world either. But I’m finding them living in the center of the room during my 40 Days to Change For Good retreat. When there’s so much that needs to [...]
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Freedom, space and endings
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” – Kris Kristofferson (as sung by Janis Joplin) As I move through my 40 day rituals of letting in the endings that have happened this year and feeling gratitude for the daily delights I can feel, I’ve noticed my outlook shift. When I’m faced with an [...]
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Joyful Sacrifice – Ray Bradbury and Doris Lessing on hard work and never working a day in your life again
Here are two quotes from two famous writers. I invite you now to read both. Which one resonates more for you and your life? They both are about writing of course, but insert whatever it is you are passionate about (or at least whatever it is you spend most of your days doing) wherever it [...]
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What urgency calls you to your one love? (Halfway to Dec 21)
Today is approximately the halfway mark for your 40 Days to Change for Good ritual. Today is a great day to reorient yourself to your ritual. And more specifically, orienting yourself to something essential within your ritual. What’s the acorn within your ritual that has the power to shape a lasting benefit to you? Here’s [...]
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Grateful appreciation – 40 Nights of Giving Thanks – my evening ritual
Here’s my evening ritual. I don’t share this to put pressure on you to also have an evening ritual, but for me it works well to have bookends to my day. This ritual is similar to my evening ritual two years ago that was so helpful for me then. Appreciation – gratitude, blessing, thankful, giving [...]
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Grateful appreciation – 40 Nights of Giving Thanks
Appreciation – gratitude, blessing, thankful, giving thanks, harvesting “For what in your life do you feel most grateful?” When trying to answer this question recently, I realized something profoundly simple. I feel most grateful for the moments when I…wait for it…allow myself to be grateful for something. The object of my gratitude can be anything, [...]
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