Self-Awareness


Spring confessions, a new liturgy, and discipline

Spring confessions, a new liturgy, and discipline

If inspiration appears to us like a diamond, sparkly and beautiful, then discipline is the high temperature and intense pressure that will actually produce that diamond.

A change in energy

A change in energy

I undeniably experience shifts in energy with the seasons and in certain activities and ways of doing things. Noticing and naming this reality has been really important because it gives me greater self-awareness and helps me make better life decisions from this awareness.

A Personal Retreat Day for Life Assessment and Planning

A Personal Retreat Day for Life Assessment and Planning

You could use the strategies and format of a Personal Retreat Day for any type of personal development or personal management. You could use this model for homeschool planning, or maybe even for small business planning.

Using Evernote to manage ideas

Using Evernote to manage ideas

I am a thinker, writer, and reader. I homeschool three teenagers, I manage our home, and I'm actively finding my way into as-of-yet unknown vocation (you could say I'm finding myself). I like to learn, make stuff, and go places. Evernote is where I manage all those ideas.

A personal experience with anxiety and positive solutions

A personal experience with anxiety and positive solutions

Over the years I've recognized times of fear in myself, and of course doubt, but I didn't recognize the underlying anxiety in my life.

Almost through

Almost through

Here's the hardest part about self-awareness and fighting the dark places: you still have to do the work.

Showing up and Better Than Before, a short book review

Showing up and Better Than Before, a short book review

In a lot of areas of my life, I'm noticing it's more helpful to focus on showing up vs. doing something right or good or even making progress.