I have a new office with west facing windows. It doesn’t get direct sun until around 10AM and y’all know I’m up and ready to go at the crackers of dawn. And sitting in a dark space while the sun is rising doesn’t work for me. So I’ve taken to sitting outside my building in …
August is typically the lazy time. Here it’s hot and humid. We are languid. We lay about, sweet stonefruit juice dripping down our chins. Dogs pant nearby, we chill in the humidity. And the cool breeze comes, we catch a leaf turning on the tree — evidence that the new season is coming. I love yielding …
When I was a teenager, observing how one develops feelings of love (and watching Sixteen Candles, Footloose and St Elmo’s Fire for guidance) I was pretty sure that love happened. It was a switch that flipped, a rush; see this adorable one minute animation for an example. Now, as I’m approaching 50, I see love …
We’re settling in for the long haul now. In more than half the states across the country, school is done for the year. [Collective groan.] After you take a beat (or 10) on that, remember, we are better off when we are realists about the Pandemic. We’re past the bargaining phase, and treating this like …
After four weeks of quarantine, we recognized that four weeks isn’t nearly enough. Non-essential businesses and schools have now closed “indefinitely” locally and globally. As I sit in my house, I can see the skyline of mighty New York City, throbbing in action and inaction. Every night I look at her and remember the heroes …
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I am thinking about you. YOU. I have found it that (another) an item in short supply right now is emotional presence and empathy. As a coach, emotional presence is something I do with you daily — sharing an emotional space, connecting so that we can identify emotional assets and blocks, acknowledge them, and using …
Pandemic Support for NYC Week 4: Podcast, Tool, Poem Read More »
I have been thinking about you, what we are experiencing, and how I can support you. At times this has been scary, overwhelming, disorienting and at other times centering and steadying. The feelings are big, and as a coach my goal is always to steady the feelings so we can get you back to your …
As it is said, we spend time worrying about things that don’t really matter. The big shifts, the life-changing events are frequently things that you didn’t see coming. And so here we are. At a moment of change. I’m feeling it, you’re feeling it, and I wanted to take a moment to share some ideas …
COVID-19 Is Here. Ideas For Approaching The New Normal Read More »
On January 2, I sat in my favorite coffee shop listening to my baristas talk about being wasted on New Years. Wasted. Trashed. Now, if you know me, you know I’m no prude. I enjoy a good party and I’m usually the last to leave. But let’s look at those words for a moment. From …