Essays

  • Monday, 11/4/24: Talking about November planning

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers…

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  • End-of-Year Game Plan

    Friends, it is time.  It’s late October. Halloween is a week from Thursday. Before we know it, we’ll blink and it’ll be Christmas. These are the kinds of thoughts that start swirling around in my head this time of year. And I know it’s not just me! Over the past week, I’ve had similar conversations with a couple of different…

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  • Monday, 10/21/24: Talking about an end-of-year game plan

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers…

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  • October 2024 Intentions

    “The leaves outside his window were losing color, their dark summer green washed away. William appreciated this small moment in time when the colors faded, a visual deep breath before the new season arrived.”  I underlined that passage while reading Hello Beautiful last week. And as I looked out at the tree outside my window and noticed a few of the changing…

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  • Monday, 10/7/24: Talking about planning for October

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 10/14/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 9/30/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 9/23/24: Talking about lists of things that make you happy

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 9/16/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers…

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  • Happy Monday! I’m back this morning with an exercise I’ve done before and something I like to ask myself from time to time… especially at the start of a new season.  The premise is simple: you make a list of what’s challenging right now, what’s improving and what’s working. Taking a step back and naming what’s hard – as well as pushing…

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  • Monday, 9/9/24: Talking about what’s challenging, improving & working

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday and some positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a moment and jot down answers…

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  • September 2024 Intentions

    Happy Labor Day Weekend and HAPPY September! Once again, summer came and went in a flash. And once again, I find myself grateful for this holiday Labor Day weekend and feeling a little melancholy about the end of a season. I know that the fleeting nature of summer is one of the reasons the season is so treasured. … But, like every year, I will miss…

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