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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.”                       ---St. Augustine

I couldn’t have summed it up better than the St. Augustine quote above. Travel is wonderful; it’s exciting and brings one so much learning and growth. There is no better way to get to know the world; other people, different cultures, new ideas………….

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”                                                                                                    --------Anais Nin 

The wonderful season of spring shows us the bloomig and blossoming of the world around us: the tree’s leaves show themselves again and the colorful flowers: daffodils, pansies, tulips, lilacs and more, show their gorgeous faces to us.

It’s also the time of warmth, sunshine, creativity and love. The blossoming of the earth and nature reminds us that we too, must blossom and show our unique and amazing faces to the world.

It’s Spring, the Season of New Beginnings & Transformations…….

Don’t you love springtime? I have to admit that it’s my favorite season of the year……..and I’m not alone in this sentiment.

Spring is a season that symbolizes starting fresh and/or starting over. After months of cold temperatures, rain, snow and, for some of us, living with the winter blues, we and our environment reawaken and come back to life.

I recently came across a new word (for me, at least): flawsome and its definition: (adj.) an individual who embraces their “flaws” and knows they’re awesome regardless. What a great word and concept!

Let’s face it; as humans, we are all flawed…….in some way. We may try to hide our flaws but we know that they’re there and are inescapable.

What we don’t often realize is that when we accept these flaws and even embrace them, then we become more whole.,,,,,

Let’s continue this journey of coaching and creativity…….

A life (or mindset or creative) coach can help light your path in your journey of exploring and discovering your creativity in the different parts of your life. A coach offers support, guidance, a safe space and tips and tools to help you to get to your creative sources, whether it be in your personal or professional life.

This partnership allows clients to engage in new, original, heart and mind-opening experiences, so that they tap into their innate, unique and creative resources and achieve meaningful, fulfilling and long-term results, personally and professionally.

Creativity in coaching matters. It plays an important role by enhancing the effectiveness of the coaching process, promoting innovation and personal growth and development. Here are some of the ways that creativity works well with coaching………..

Creativity is defined as the ability to generate new ideas, solutions and possibilities. It’s the use of the imagination or original ideas. To be considered creative, work needs to be both original and effective in achieving a specific purpose.

It seems that creativity and coaching are a ‘good match.’

 In the last blog post, we discussed Glimmers. Now, let’s take a look at its opposite: Triggers.

 Wouldn’t it be so nice to be able to put our feelings in a special box and deal with them when we’re ready or it’s convenient? Unfortunately, neither we or our feelings work this way. Too bad, I know….

Have you ever been out walking and noticed how the sunlight is warming your face or is beautifully lighting up the trees? You notice that you’re feeling good. You many even pause for a moment, in gratitude. If you’ve had this type of experience or sensation, you’ve most likely felt a “glimmer.”

There is a newer concept of glimmer…………

In this post, let’s find out what emotional dysregulation is and what we can do to learn how to regulate, so we can live a healthy life, emotionally, mentally, physically and even, spiritually.

Unpleasant and intense emotions are a natural part of life. You may feel anger, sadness, anxiety and these emotions are a universal part of the human experience. These emotions are not good or bad; they just are.

What happens if these feelings come too much, too quickly and just feel too difficult to manage?

Many of us experience emotional dysregulation. If you have real trouble regulating your emotions and getting back to ‘baseline’ after getting really anxious or angry, you may have emotional dysregulation.

 We know that emotions are a regular part of daily life. It’s holiday time and we may feel happy (and anxious) to see friends and loved ones and we may feel sad when we miss loved ones or angry when someone lets us down.

While we, consciously, know and expect to feel these emotions, some of us may experience emotions that are more volatile, with higher highs and lower lows. These ups and downs can impact your life and your relationships.

No matter what the reason is for intense emotional changes, we can learn better self-regulation and strategies to manage and control our emotions.

We start out in life as who we are; open, curious, innocent….

As we grow, we add layers to our experience and of how people think we should be and the ‘rules’ of our particular community and society. These get repeated and replayed and we may find our real selves disappearing, little by little. We often conform in order to feel safe and when we don’t, we may believe there is something wrong with us.

Want to give yourself the greatest gift?……………Accept the Authentic YOU!

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”                                                                                  -------Ralph Waldo Emerson

It’s holiday season and many are thinking about gifts to give to those we love.

Do you think of giving the most important person in your life……….YOU……..a gift?

 At one point or another in life, most of us want to find our life purpose. Purpose is your WHY.

This is an essential endeavor for living a long, happy and healthy life but, it can also be challenging……..

You like your lifestyle, your job, where you live but…………..it’s not exciting you anymore. Your life looks great and successful on the outside, but inside, you feel like something is missing.

The truth is we can follow what society, our families and our communities tell us to do but, in the end we’re all trying to figure out why we’re here, on this Earth.

As many other cultures know, without a sense of your life purpose, you’ll continue feeling stuck or like you’re spinning around in circles.

 Anxious? Have you felt like you’re in a highly anxious state (body & mind) and you feel like there’s no way out?

I have and it feels really uncomfortable, all-consuming and that it can’t be controlled. Right? But it can be……….

Let’s talk about anxiety and some easy ways to soothe it….and your nervous system. You can do it!

When you look at nature and the flow of the seasons, it becomes clear that autumn is a spiritually unique season. Autumn is all about endings, a very natural thing.

In life, each journey finds its end and fall (look at the name) is a seasonal reminder of this natural process.As humans, we tend to hold on to what and who we know and sometimes, we cling when we’re better off letting go. We like safety, familiarity and certainty and we may not realize that there’s something better out there for us. We just have to let go and wait.

 In Part 1, we went over some of the differences between introverts and extroverts and that most of us are ambiverts, sitting somewhere in the middle of this spectrum or continuum of PERSONALITY TYPES.

In Part 2, we’ll continue to look at the different personality types, and where they get their ENERGY from.

Enjoy the list of famous INTROVERTS and their successes! It may surprise you ……

Have you noticed that people often use the terms ‘introvert’ and ‘extrovert’ to imply shyness and nerdiness for introverts and loud and aggressive for extroverts? Neither of these is entirely true, so let’s get to the real definitions and understanding of what this personality spectrum or continuum of:

Introvert…….Ambivert…….Extrovert, really is.