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Disconnect What drives our constant urge to check our phones? Whether it’s the allure of a dopamine hit from notifications, the fear of missing out (FOMO), or the anxiety of neglecting something important, digital addiction has become a pervasive concern. Is it also the habit of distraction? I can be so easily distracted, but how […]

Happy New Year - two simple ways to start the year off right! - Your 1-word and a 1 Minute technique for goal setting.

The rate of change is mind-boggling. As Kurzweil said, we are going to see 20 thousand years of progress this century, compared to 100 years last century! If you think you are tired now – things are only getting faster! In this blog we will cover: Technological change is exponential – look at it this way: 20 years […]

I wake up in my bed, which is square like a box. I reach for the alarm box on the box at my bedside. I sit at the table box to eat breakfast from a box. I leave my box house and, in my neighbourhood, the houses, all look just the same. I hop into […]

I had a great conversation, with my very awesome doc, the other day. I speak later in this blog about burnout, stress, overwhelm, and all those things that many people are feeling at this time of the year. Perhaps (as it has been for me) you have experienced those feelings many times this year. But […]

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Here’s to giving ourselves the gift of letting go… Poem By Safire Rose She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of […]

I admittedly was skeptical with the title of this book: I’ve decided to Live 120 years (By Ilchi Lee). I have never thought of what my goal for life expectancy is. This is something the author suggests we personally set for ourselves. The book provided some reminders of things I already practice, believe in and […]

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My word for 2022 is "nurture". When you nurture something, it grows or blossoms, relationships deepen....