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Blank Space in the Margins of Your Life

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020
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Buried in work and responsibilities I have felt stuck these last few weeks with the space in the margins of my planner seemingly to have disappeared. We’ve had family birthdays to celebrate, future plans begging to be made, previous commitments needing to be honored and figuring out the whole voting thing, that in and of itself is a time eater. All this in addition to the day to day necessities to navigate. And, with the current COVID landscape, it seems everything takes. Just. That. Little. Bit. Longer. Leaving little time for the extras.

Reflections and Lessons

Making a Difference Makes All the Difference

October 22, 2020
by admin

It was a dreary morning as I was walking my dog in the neighborhood. Treasured time for me most mornings as I cleared my thoughts and prepared for the day ahead but on this one particular morning I was lost in thought, not in preparation for the day, but in dread. My business was closed due to the pandemic and I felt lost in the myriad of information presented from so many different sources of how I should be moving forward. My shoulders were heavy and the way forward seemed dim.

Energy Flows

Where Were You When You Heard?

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
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There are some days and times that stand out in my memory that I will always hold dear and never forget. The night I met my husband, the day I graduated from high school, the day my oldest niece was born as well as the night my first son was born and the morning my youngest son was born. All happy events. All life changing events.

Mindfulness

Walking the Path of Awareness and Healing

September 17, 2020November 24, 2020
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I am an adult. Adult responsibilities. Bills to pay, children to lead, tasks to accomplish, a home to clean and maintain. And yet, there is still a little three-year-old inside of me demanding attention over and over again in the most inopportune times and the unlikeliest of places. I have also witnessed this with many other ‘adults’ who, regardless of their chronological age, are reduced to toddlers demanding what they want even when there is a lack of logic behind the request. I have pondered this for many years and joked with coworkers and friends alike, not understanding the significance of these tantrums, but the dots finally connected for me this week.

Mother Nature

The Journey of the Brown Pelican

September 10, 2020September 8, 2020
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One of my favorite things to do at the beach near our home is watch the brown pelicans as they soar overhead or skim along the surface of the water, rarely flapping a wing. They are majestic in their flight, powerful in their dives, and rarely a visit goes by without witnessing several groups of these magnificent birds as they go about their lives. Not that long ago, however, their very existence was tenuous and this is perhaps why I have such an affinity for them.

Mindfulness

Turn by Turn Down A Mountain-A Lesson in Life

September 3, 2020November 24, 2020
by admin

Having a fear of heights is not uncommon and something that I have lived with since I was a child. While having a healthy sense of the danger present when being up high is normal for most people, for me it goes beyond the normal sense of caution. It manifests not just with spiraling thoughts but also physically with my palms becoming sweaty and literally aching. This is not limited to just my own physical presence of being up high. The fear and the sensations come to life also in witnessing others whether in person, in a still picture or in a video as they are perched in what appears to me to be a precarious position. For much of my early life it was easy to avoid most situations that would incite this uncontrollable reaction, but when I made the decision to learn to ski, facing this fear and figuring out how to tame it became a necessity.

Heroes Among Us

A Hero Among Us and the Fearless Voice

August 27, 2020August 24, 2020
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Though we had lived in the same small community for many years the first time my path crossed with Ashley Costa was just after she had won a seat to Lompoc’s City Council. The Council for many years had been comprised primarily of middle-aged males from our community with the occasional middle-aged female, but never someone in their twenties. To essentially be a lone representative in both gender and age as well as probably ideals was a challenge I couldn’t fathom anyone desiring but I admired her for taking on those challenges. When she did win my first thought was, “Awesome! You go girl!” but that was followed with thoughts of how much work she had before her. Little did I know at the time how Ashley thrives on challenge and hard work.

Reflections and Lessons

Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020
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My husband has joked with me through the years about my visits to the beach. Though I enjoy the beach I had developed a very particular experience that I wanted to have when there. It couldn’t be too hot or too cold. Too sunny or too cloudy. I did enjoy a slight breeze but definitely not something that could be called wind. I enjoyed the sand when it was warm to walk on, too hot was definitely not preferred and too cold was not fun. He even teased me that there was too much sand. (Sad to say there were a few times when I would bemoan the amount of sand that kept finding itself on my towel.) I was Goldilocks personified.

Mindfulness

Do You See the Moon During the Day?

August 13, 2020
by admin

At just a few months short of 3 years, my granddaughter is fascinated by much in life that I have begun to take for granted. She notices small insects as they travel to and from wherever they were going, notices the breeze as it talks to the trees and loves to feel the sand from the beach as she sifts it with her hands. At the sound of a plane she immediately scans the sky to identify where it is headed and is also ever quick to find the moon, night or day. I had forgotten how often the moon is visible during the day having relegated it to only my night time viewings. At this thought I wonder what other things I have missed by deeming the timing is not right.

Energy Flows

When the Door Closes on Childhood Memories

August 6, 2020
by admin

My childhood is long past and is but memories, catalogued like still pictures in a picture album. Rather ephemeral and elusive most times, I don’t give it a lot of thought in my day to day activities. Then something happens and portions of it solidify, eliciting emotion that I thought was long gone, reminding me of experiences forgotten and buried. Reminding me that in getting on with the business of growing up and becoming an adult, my childhood didn’t go away and is still very much a part of this grown up version of me.

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