For a long time, I had the following quote on my fridge (by Anne Morris, courtesy of a Starbucks cup circa 2006): “The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating – in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around like rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.” Wow. Other than the imagery I get of being beheaded, these words reson

At the end of August, the prolific author, speaker, and spiritual leader Wayne Dyer died. For about a month afterwards, to celebrate his life, his publisher and family made all his books available for $2 on Amazon. This inspired me to put the Kindle app on my phone, and I downloaded his book of essays inspired by the ancient Tao Te Ching, “Change Your Thoughts – Change Your LIfe: Living the Wisdom of the Tao.” Since then, I have been reading one of the verses of the Tao every

I love that just 2 days after starting my blog, I got this fortune cookie message... Always nice to get a little affirmation with my egg drop soup!

This morning I woke up feeling the weight of my decisions and indecisions, and as usual found myself obsessing and worrying. I had the blessing of some cuddle time with my son and some invigorating hot water with lemon before setting out on a walk in the chilly and fresh air. Walking and worrying, them berating myself for worrying, then trying to release all the fear, not quite succeeding – in spite of all the reading, meditating, and other “work” I do. One of my favourite pl

Welcome to my blog! I am a few days into self-employment and building my leadership coaching and consulting practice. The journey to get here has been long and each step forward has required, and continues to require, a lot of letting go and trust, both of which I struggle with on a daily basis. Sometimes I feel inspired to write about insights, musings and lessons I experience, and to date I have not shared them. Today that changes! Please enjoy my first post – inspired and