News – Page 17 – Pause Breathe Reflect

culture, journey, leadership, meditation, mindful, mindful moment, mindfulness - June 24, 2023

a moment to pause

At the end of 2021, the word journey was one of the fastest-growing words used by S&P 500 executives jumping over 70% from 2020. Today, it seems like everyone is going somewhere, from the folks in your social media feed to contestants on The Bachelor, but don't utter journey to story-telling guru Robert McKee. He loathes the word. Paying attention is helpful wherever you might be traveling because every road will take you there if you don't know where you're going - of course, we all end up at the same spot in the end. Yes, sometimes you'll...

Mindful Everyday Moment: #76 when the dots connect

On family road trips, we would play the alphabet game, roadside cribbage, the license plate game, twenty questions, and connect-the-dots. We were an analog family because analog was the only option.

Today, I was speaking at the Positivity Summit, and before I walked on stage, it occurred to me that I was playing connect-the-dots.

Mindful Everyday Moment: #77 when the neighborhood goes to the birds

What does joy sound like? Where do you feel in your body?

One way I hear joy is through splashing. Specifically, when our neighborhood birds fly down to bathe in our birdbath - it's nature in our action.

Mindful Everyday Moment: #78 witnessing a last breath

Two years ago today, my Mom passed away. I hadn't seen or spoken to her in a few years because of challenging family dynamics. Witnessing her ten-year health decline without feeling heard (my perspective) was one of the hardest things I’ve faced. As you might know, I like to do hard things, this wasn’t one of them. It took a toll.

Mindful Everyday Moments: #79 waking to a full gas tank

I don't believe acts of kindness are random. They can feel that way when we receive - kindness out of the blue, but they're intentional by the person creating the ripple. When we receive them, it's validation that we're seen by karma - well, that's my story, and I'm sticking with it.

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a moment to pause

Mindful Everyday Moment: #76 when the dots connect

Mindful Everyday Moment: #77 when the neighborhood goes to the birds

Mindful Everyday Moment: #78 witnessing a last breath

Mindful Everyday Moments: #79 waking to a full gas tank

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