With our collective routines and systems in upheaval, personal routines and rituals become even more important. The basics matter, and everything counts. Here’s a few simple routines we can all receive benefit from. Wake up and go to bed at the same time each day. Carve out time in the …
Mind
Was it a Response or Reaction?
I stepped into the scanner at the Honolulu airport. When it beeped, I did my best to contain my irritation. Thinking it was my hair clip, I was caught off guard when the security agent thrust her hand towards my chest. I jumped back about three feet, surprising both of us. My sudden movement …
Information Overload
You might be spending more time on your social feed or news sites to gather information. Is it healthy? Is it helping you? How does what you're consuming make you feel? Does it need to be shifted, neutralized, balanced off with more movement, getting outdoors? Time with loved ones? Time on …
And now, a vacation from the media
It was a long trip home, and now I'll take a vacation from the mainstream media. No doubt about it, traveling to Hawaii was much easier when we lived in British Columbia. It is roughly twice the distance from Toronto, and as of Sunday, twice as many time zones. Perhaps more notably, this time we …
Do You Demand a lot of Yourself?
It's OK to demand a lot of yourself - with a few caveats. I had an interesting conversation with two women after yoga yesterday. Two of us were having a laugh at our own expense because we are often the last to arrive for class. “I always seem to have to get one last thing done before I get …