Grief is as individual ~…  It’s ongoing, up-&-down work, but when we allow it to be a loving effort, it reconnects us and re-patterns us positively: stress eases which is healthier, connection sparks with those around us, our values & efforts find meaning again in new places… opportunity and gifts unfold out of our new awareness.  We’re still sad, still grieving, still carrying sorrow… but enriched positively and on a way forward. 

Reflecting on the past year with the spirit of "take the best, leave the rest," a spark that keeps showing up:

Here is some of the 'Best' on my mind today, and from good people around me:

Inject Love and Energy back into your relationship with a refresher for your ‘team.’ Learn to shrink the power of old shadows and magnify the good in each other for your bright future together.

…so he & I crafted a new list that captured the spirit of our hopes for the year - personally, in our work, for our connections with the world around us, and we thought I could share them with you. Here are 6 Reflections for a New Year.

Far from toxic positivity, this is about recognizing each other more deeply than what’s on the surface. It’s worth your time to share even with the grumpiest ones - they need your 3 good thoughts the most.

I joined Coach Charlie Jett on his "PQ Podcast" about our work with Positive Intelligence to talk about easing the "Hyper-Vigilant Saboteur."

We’re supposed to be each other’s calm in the storm, but instead the storm can be a vortex of grumpy feelings that just wastes opportunity for rest.

Use your favourite fixes to hush the stress and kick-start the calm. Feel the empathy return and the optimism. Even better, grow a habit of mini-breaks through the day for lasting change, creating a habit you love and use.

‘Topping up your cup’ keeps your simmering panic and stress at bay, and takes less time than you think.

I had talked myself out of being “that kind of person.” I shrugged and “just watched.”

Lasting Peace. Kids taught to love each other and grow up to create a better world. Nations striving for justice and a future together.

Whether you’re a parent or not, what world do you long to create?

…some living things are resilient, they keep showing their colours…

- Yes! ‘YOU’ should be your project, and it isn’t selfish - it is a gift to the world around you, and especially the ones you cherish the most. *Now 8 weeks as “Live Life Well” project. (Updated August 2021)

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You can’t fix everything and no one asked you to.

…It’s not easy to focus in on your issues AND find peace consistently, but as you learn, it becomes more obvious. Get clear about what values drive you in the best directions, and name the sneaky saboteur voices that hold you back, and polish the gifts you have to share.

If you had super powers, what would you fix?

here I was an intelligent, capable, caring person, completely maxed out and at my wit’s end. But if I don’t solve that, no one solves it for me. The above quote landed in my lap with a thud. I haven’t put it down.

The old farming line: Make hay while the sun shines, means to grab the abundance of work and purpose and our gifts when we can and make the best of them. The phrase gives us freedom to lean in during busy times of life and come through exhilarated. It frees us to tidy up tasks as they bubble up in our rest times, for peace of mind and satisfaction. Then let yourself settle down again, freed up to turn again to restful things, the hay gathered and ready for winter.

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Mind-body-spirit: even saying the phrase has movement to it, positive energy, more true to you.