Elisabeth and Merianna ask themselves about whether they have been productive today. Then they start to ask more questions, What does it mean to be productive? Is productivity always the best goal?

Links:

• Busy Vs. Productive: Which One Are You?
• The Difference Between Busy and Productive - John Spencer - Medium
• Busy vs Productive: 9 Ways To Be Productive, Not Busy - Calendar
• Busy vs. Productivity: Why Being Busy Isn't Always a Good Thing
• 7 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Day | Psychology Today
• 8 Habits to Have a Productive Day - Thrive Global
• 11 Things You Need to Have a Productive Day - Positive Routines
• This is My Exact Schedule For a Perfectly Productive Day

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about stepping out and being seen in new identities. How do we define success? Whose voices are trying to tell us what success is?

Links:

• 10 Toxic Things Unsuccessful People Do That You Need To Avoid
• Home | Elisabeth Kauffman, Author
• Should You Do Couch to 5K? Don't Make These 5 Big Mistakes | Nerd Fitness
• What Is Success? - Be Yourself
• What is success? | TED Talks
• 19 Definitions Of Success You Should Never Ignore
• 7 Ways to Define Success: What Does Success Mean to You?
• What is Success?
• Michael Visits Pam's Art Show - video dailymotion

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about liminal space and transitions. Why do we wish away times of transition? Are we missing an important opportunity to learn during the space in between?

Links:

• Creativity and the Liminal Space | Psychology Today
• The Liminal Space - Embracing the Mystery and Power of Transition from What Has Been to What Will Be - The Center for Transformational Presence
• 13 Ways to Successfully Move Through Difficult Transitions | HuffPost Life
• Keys to Handling Life's Transitions | Psychology Today
• 6 Ways to Thrive Through Life’s Difficult Transitions - Thrive Global
• What is Ordinary Time? | Trinity Church
• Spiritually speaking, 'Ordinary Time' is anything but

Elisaebth and Merianna talk about living with furry beings and save time cleaning up after them. They also talk about ways cleaning and cleansing space can provide a new perspective on creativity and life.

Links:

• 10 Ways To Have A Dog AND A Clean Home | Modern Dog magazine
• Ritual Cleansing
• How to sage your home correctly for serious cleansing | Well+Good
• Mental and Emotional Inventories | Holistic Health Counseling
• 8 Questions to Check If You're Emotionally Exhausted | Psychology Today
• Clean Out the Emotional House: Do an energetic inventory – The House Of Twigs
• Full-time working mothers are 40% more stressed, study finds | The Independent
• The Mental Workload Of A Mother | HuffPost Life
• The Invisible Workload Of Motherhood Is Killing Me

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the Fall Equinox, the light changing, and how to capture the light. When and where do you feel most creative? How do you know when your creative energy is running low?

Links:

• Aries Woman
• A Guide to Filling Your Creative Cup and Harnessing Your Creative Energy | HuffPost
• Creative energy & play: Why creative people are often successful
• Are You Struggling to Be Creative? This Might Be Why - Helping Writers Become Authors
• Fall Equinox – Autumnal Equinox
• Fall equinox 2019: 9 things to know about the first day of autumn - Vox

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the magic of the woods. Do all beaches have sand? Is the way you see reality definitive? How do you stretch and challenge your assumptions?

Links:

• Top 10 Southern California Beaches : Beaches : Travel Channel | Travel Channel
• Town of Hilton Head Island Municipal Government Website
• Official Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: Vacation & Travel Guide| Hilton Head Island
• Home - St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center
• Unleash Your Potential: How To Challenge Your Assumptions And Expand Your Thinking
• Challenge Assumptions. Don't Be Afraid of Taking a Different Tack.
• Ultimate Reality
• Self Worth: The Definitive Guide to Valuing Yourself
• What is Reality? 3 Mind Boggling Models of Human Perception
• What is Reality? | Psychology Today
• Reality Check: Is Our Universe Real? | Live Science

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about when anxiety shows up and how it shows up. Do we know our own triggers? Can we recognize when we are time traveling? How do you come back to the present and center when we are time traveling?

Links:

• How to Snap Out of the Anxiety Cycle and Overcome Worry
• One Easy Question Can Help Break the Anxiety Cycle | Psychology Today
• 5by5 | Back to Work #439: Servant of the Red Badge
• Jamie Lee Finch is a Sex Witch — The Liturgists
• Jamie Lee Finch - Sex Witch
• Jamie Lee Finch (@jamieleefinch) / Twitter
• 12 Effects of Anxiety on the Body
• The Many Ways Anxiety Affects Those Who Suffer From It | Mind | US News
• 10 Mindfulness Exercises For Living In The Present Moment - Mindvalley Blog

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about getting tongue-tied and not being able to remember words. What is it about Mondays that we experience mental blocks?

Links:

• 6 Scientific Reasons Mondays Are the Worst | Mental Floss
• 8 Very Real Reasons People Hate Monday (and Why You Should Be Concerned If You Feel This Way) | Inc.com
• 11 Ways to Beat the Monday Blues
• Mondays Are More Depressing Than We Thought, Says Study | HuffPost Life
• How to Keep From Getting Tongue-Tied
• The Six Attributes of Courage | Psychology Today
• Home | Brené Brown

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the blame game and how easy it is to fall into the trap passing blame. Who do you blame when things go wrong? How are blame and shame different? Is taking the blame for something the same as taking responsibility for your actions?

Links:

• Psychology explains why so many leaders pass the buck—and who is really to blame — Quartz
• 5 Reasons We Play the Blame Game | Psychology Today
• BLAME GAME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
• BLAME GAME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
• shift the blame/responsibility (onto somebody) | meaning of shift the blame/responsibility (onto somebody) in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
• Why is it so easy for someone to pass blame onto someone else without a second thought? - Quora
• Scapegoat | Definition of Scapegoat by Merriam-Webster
• The Psychology of Scapegoating | Psychology Today

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about when physical aches and pains reveal something more. Is that a cough or is that interference to where you are headed?

Links:

• Lunaria Tarot ™ (@lunaria.tarot) • Instagram photos and videos
• Physical symptoms and side effects of anxiety
• Are You Suffering from Compassion Fatigue? | Psychology Today
• Compassion Fatigue - The American Institute of Stress
• The Cost of Caring: 10 Ways to Prevent Compassion Fatigue
• Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior - Mayo Clinic
• Stress Effects on the Body