Make yourself a priority and choose one, just one article to read, decide what action you’ll do for yourself, then post a comment telling the world your new intention. You won’t regret making YOU a priority in the upcoming new year.
Self Care + Self-Reflection = Happiness
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” – Margaret J. Wheatley In each Fuzzy Red Socks retreat we make time for rest, reflection and rejuvenation. One just seems to roll right into the other. But it’s reflection that for me allows the other two to stand as bookends for …
Get Some Sleep
Do you think you get enough sleep? Can you remember the last time you woke up without an alarm feeling refreshed, not needing caffeine? If you answer no to either of these two questions, you are not alone. Two-thirds of adults throughout all developed nations fail to obtain the recommended 8 hours of nightly sleep. Preeminent neuroscientist and sleep …
Make Time to Save Time
Today most people in the U.S. set their clocks back an hour to end Daylight Savings Time (DST), except in Arizona and Hawaii. So, most of the country “gained” an hour. It’s rather a crazy idea in my opinion (you’re only gaining the hour you lost in the spring), but it can be a great opportunity to reevaluate your …
Mindfulness, Meditation & More, Oh My! (Part 3)
The Goal of meditation is not to get rid of your thoughts or emotions, the goal of meditation is to become aware of your thoughts and emotions and learn how to move through them without getting stuck.” – Dr. Phillippe Goldin We’ve been discussing the 9 attributes or attitudes that Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn believes embody mindfulness. Mindfulness is more a …