In today's Minisode, I discuss this quote by Jim Rohn:

"Days are expensive.  When you spend a day, you have one less day to spend.  Make sure you spend each one wisely." 

Listen to hear what I do to get the most out of my days.  

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Here we are!  The last week of 2021!  OMG!  

In today's episode, I share my year end ritual for completing the year powerfully to set me up for success for the new year's goal setting process.  

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In this week's Lift-Off Minisode, I share this quote by Anne Lamott:

"Oh, my God. What if you wake up some day and you're 65, or 75, and you never got your memoir or novel written; you didn't go swimming in warm pools or oceans all those years because your thighs were jiggly and you had a nice big comfortable tummy; and you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that you forgot to have a big juicy creative life of imagination and radical silliness and staring off into space like when you were a kid? It's going to break your heart. Don't let this happen." 

This one really grabs me! 

As I get older, it is becoming more important to make sure I use the rest of my remaining days doing those things that delight my soul. 

Spending time with people I love and doing those things I will regret not doing at the end of my days.

Listen to hear my reflections on this wonderful quote.

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Today is the Winter Solstice.  The day with the shortest amount of daylight.

It heralds the official beginning of winter.

In the seasons of life, winter symbolizes death. 

Something, I’ve been thinking a lot about as I move through my middle years and as I watch my mother progress through her own winter. 

Today's episode focuses on death.  Not in a morbid way.  

This will be a conversation more about life, then death.

You see, embracing our mortality, helps us to be more intentional about how we live our life.  

So, contemplating death and our mortality is really about contemplating life, and living life to the fullest.  

Listen to hear what I've learned through lots of time spent contemplating death, especially my own.  

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In today's Lift-Off Minisode, I discuss this quote by Jack Gilbert:

"We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars." 

When look at things through the labels we give them, then we can't see them any other way.

When we let go of the labels, then new possibilities open up! 

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We tend to let the painful, broken parts of our lives define us.  

We think we have nothing of value to contribute to anyone because we are "damaged".  

We've made mistakes.  We've made bad choices.  We've failed in some areas of life.  

But, what if we could see, that the broken pieces of our life, are actually beautiful?  That they tell a valuable story that can help someone else.  

This what I talk about in this week's episode.  

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In today's episode, I complete this two part series on the book, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word 2. Don't Take Things Personally 3. Don't Make Assumptions 4. Always Do Your Best

This is a book I reread from time to time to keep these practices top of mind as I work to implement them in my own life.

Mastering these four practices can totally transform your life. 

While I can't claim to have fully mastered them, I definitely see how my life is transforming the more I work to make these part of my daily life.

Today, I'll focus on the remaining three agreements.

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In today's episode, I begin a two part series on the book, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word 2. Don't Take Things Personally 3. Don't Make Assumptions 4. Always Do Your Best

This is a book I reread from time to time to keep these practices top of mind as I work to implement them in my own life.

Mastering these four practices can totally transform your life. 

While I can't claim to have fully mastered them, I definitely see how my life is transforming the more I work to make these part of my daily life.

Today, I discuss what agreements are and delve into the First Agreement.   In Part Two, I'll focus on the remaining three.

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In this week's Minisode, I share this quote by Elsie de Wolfe:

"I'm going to make everything around me beautiful. That will be my life."

This is my life quote.  It's my mission to make the world more beautiful.  To leave it better than I found it.

I used to think that I had to be Oprah level, in order to have a significant impact on the world.

Listen to hear what I've come to understand about beauty, and making the world the more beautiful place that we all want to live in.

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Today on the show, I'm joined by Jeanine Lebsack!  

Jeanine is a freelance writer and storyteller from Canada. She’s a special needs parent, mental health and autism awareness advocate.

Today she shares her story of how she almost gave up on her dream of being a writer after being told by her high school English teacher that she would never amount to anything!  

Jeanine juggles so many daily challenges and yet manages to accomplish so many beautiful things in the world.  She is an extraordinary lady, for sure!

Listen to her inspiring story!  

You can connect with Jeanine at houseofawriter.com Instagram @healingjeanine Facebook House of a Writer

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