Holiday Reading - Most Loved Blog Posts for 2017

My seven most loved blog posts are here for your holiday reading. Each one sharing a little bit of my life, of my year of Simplify and hopefully touching you in some way.

Thank you for your comments over the year, I am so glad to know that my words reached you wherever you are in the world. I hope that you feel more inspired, have had a chuckle or two, and feel less alone knowing that we are all connected.

Let's not hesitate to reflect on and to celebrate the journey we've travelled. (Tweet This)

If you just recently happened to find this post, I welcome you to join this tribe of folks who continue to search and share the Everyday moments that can give us the most profound lessons. Let us continue to grow together!

Wanting it All

...I needed to recognize that there are a number of ways to get Freedom and it doesn't necessarily need to be about Wanting it All, it just needs to be what each of us want our lives to look like.

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Overindulgence – do you or don’t  you speak up? 

We are usually governed by politeness and not stepping on toes with our opinions or worries. But is there a point when we are compelled to speak up?

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 Don't Lose the Spell 



You don't often get to eavesdrop on a conversation when you're out on the running path. The timing has to be perfect, the wind quiet, and no other distractions taking place.

Last Sunday, I heard a fellow say "I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did." (read full post)

Karaoke Tourist

She was an accomplished singer, in a church group. She played the piano with skill and feeling. But what she wanted to do is sing Karaoke. Something different. An Elvis fan, that's whose song she'd choose.

She just didn't know when or where. Surely not with her prim choir friends. Certainly not where if she was terrible, she'd have to wear her humiliation. (read full post)

Don't Lose the Spell

You don't often get to eavesdrop on a conversation when you're out on the running path. The timing has to be perfect, the wind quiet, and no other distractions taking place.

Last Sunday, I heard a fellow say "I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did." I have no context as to what he was talking about but it did get me thinking about our adult lives. How often are we truly delighted? How often do we surprise ourselves with our reaction? How often do we try new things?

A colleague of mine stopped by my space one day, her eyes were shining, her grin contagious. She had just completed a workshop which got her creative juices flowing. She was excited to put what she'd learned into practice. She was like a child! Unabashed in her joy. She en-joy-ed her experience.

I've got to go get creative, she said, before I lose the Spell. I too was drawn up in her excitement, her Spell rubbed off.

The Spell. Because that is exactly how we feel when we are high on life. When something unexpected surprises us, shocks our senses, engages us, compels us.

It is just like when we were children. The world is so full of things we don't know (yet), we are delighted constantly. (Not surprising why children love to postpone their bedtime.)

In this busy time of year, getting ourselves back to a regular routine, packing children off to their new schools, we need to remember Don't Lose the Spell. We need to keep our awareness on what excites us, hold onto happy summer memories, and look for our next delight.

Don't Lose the Spell

This gal got to be a Falconer on a recent trip to Ireland. That is a look of delight on her face. I know, I've seen it all her life! She is an expert of holding onto the Spell.

It is the joy of Being in the Moment. Look for it in your own life and hang on to it with both hands. It will carry you through the ho-hum days of a regular routine because you know that it exists.

I've thought about the runner I heard on the path over the last week. I've hoped that he too has returned to the joy that he unexpectedly experienced. I'm also certain that his joy has rubbed off on someone else.

Because that's how the Spell works.

Don't Lose the Spell that's yours. (Click to Tweet)

Hold onto what brings you joy, then repeat. (Click to Tweet)