There’s an old saying “Here’s your hat, what’s your hurry?” It’s a polite way of saying “Hey it’s time for you to go.” I bet I’m not alone in thinking yup it is definitely time to hand 2020 it’s hat and move it along. The end of any year is a great time to look…
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Right now is the perfect time to do this
Today’s mindfulness moment… Right now there is something that you are carrying around with you. Something that is weighing you down. Something you are worrying about. Something that hurt you. Something that ticked you off. Maybe it’s a huge burden. Maybe it’s just a little annoying something that is a constant source of irritation. Here’s…
3 ways to increase focus and productivity
Even though we know that multi-tasking is an unproductive way to use our time, let’s face it – most of us still give into the habit of trying to do more than one thing at a time. In fact most workplaces still expect us to juggle multiple tasks at the same time. Workplace expectations have…
Mindfulness moment – yes!
When we feel overwhelmed with the commitments we have we think about needing to say no more often. The most important reason to say no is so you have the time and energy to say yes to other things. Go ahead and say no and then say yes to something you really want.
3 mindful ways to manage workplace email
Not sure where all of your time at work goes? Here are a couple staggering statistics: On average people send and receive 126 work emails per day which adds up to about 13 hours of your time per week. And that doesn’t include personal email. Of course this is partly due to the prevalence of…
mindfulness moment – a wish
During the very busy days of the holidays, pause for a moment and remember what is most important. Take a breath and let your heart be light.
Gift giving for the brave of heart
Only 10 more shopping days until Christmas! That really means only ten more days of figuring out what you are going to get this year for all those “hard to buy for” people on your list. Ten more days of deciding what will be the replacement for that “must have” gift that is no longer…
Mindfulness moment – meditation
In very busy lives it seems like we don’t have time for most things on our to do list, especially something like meditation. It’s often the things that serve us best that we let go of first when life is hectic. Regular meditation practice, or anything that allows us to pause, be still and tune…
How mindful meetings can increase productivity
If you have meetings at work, and who doesn’t, this might sound familiar: People trickle in to the meeting knowing that it never starts on time because you have to wait for the one person who is chronically 15 minutes late to every meeting. The first third of the meeting is taken up by status…
The zen of a flooded basement
Squish. Squish. That is not the sound you want to hear as you walk down the hallway, unless perhaps you live in Atlantis. We returned home from a two week absence to find our basement a little soggy to say the least. We did have a head’s up earlier in the day when my sister,…