Finding growth in a crisis
It is easy to talk about what is going wrong, easy to focus on the negativity of the word lock-down,
My most recommended habit: journaling
I became a fan of journaling. It has now been 3 years and I am only adding to it. Even though I started bullet journal style, I guess in a way I created my own personal style.
Another month bites the dust
My end of the month ritual is the moment in time where I allocate more than a 10 minutes to my bullet journal and, with it, I reflect, and I plan.
Learning about (my) self
Difficult situations often have a silver-lining. This shelter is no change to that. It can show the worse and the
Home-Schooling vs. Parenting: Round 2
The schools are back, and with it home-schooling. As Round 2 starts, the language of rounds inevitably makes you think of Fight Club. Can it be different?
A Bucket List for Lock-down
It has been 38 days since my lockdown started. I know I want to make this experience count. So I started my lock-down bucket list.
Finding a routine when nothing is normal
Routines have the power to bring normality to this anything but normal situation that we found ourselves in. And they add predictibility.
Quarantine: Burden or Blessing
Today starts my 4th week at home. In quarantine, or shall I say lockdown. Between burden and blessing, I have chosen to see this quarantine as a blessing.
Getting up close and personal with COVID19
I got lucky with COVID19. Today, I turned around. I did not feel ready to write until now, but now I feel like I have to put it out. And I fear for others
Reset button: it takes a virus to shut me down
Today, I was forced to hit reset. I wonder if one day I will just hit reset, but not be bed-bound. Maybe that should be my goal for 2020.
The divisive paranoia of coronavirus
It is hard to have a dinner conversation avoiding the topic. At its best coronavirus is creating interesting intellectual and ethical debates. At its worst, it is creating paranoia and divisiveness.
Failure for a 6 Year Old
What an opening. Can a 6 year old really fail? What does failure mean? How much is there to fail
Self-care needs no guilt
Taking a break is most of the time not really a break. You fit on a schedule, you try to please everyone, you can’t face no guilt.
The Bug in Me: Business Strategy
It’s true, I’ve got a bug in me. And I can’t help it, it starts without me noticing and by the time I do, I smile at what just happened. I love business. Business Strategy in particular. Yuck. What a weird geeky thing to say. But I do really. So, whenever a friend comes to me where their latest business endeavor, I self-select as on the moment coach. I just can’t help it.
With Time to Spare
What a rare event. Time to spare. Time is one of my precious assets. Time is precious for me because I live a filled life.