There is magic at the Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, CA. Redwoods tower above sparkling brooks. Bird song plays amongst the rustle of varied leaves. The sounds of...
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Permission to Let the Decorations Bring Joy
Winter, Family, Holidays, Relationships, Self Care
Even if you don’t know how the holiday will come together, give yourself permission to decorate and let the decorations bring you joy anyway. The times when we are in financial...
Permission to Respond with Love
Winter, Family, Holidays, Relationships, Self Care
There are things in life beyond our control: the death of a loved one, a pandemic, climate change. In moments when these events whirl around us that we are called to respond with...
Permission to Experience P.L.A.Y.
Fall, Family, Mindfulness, Play
A Permission to Bloom post by Glenna Wiseman titled Permission to Experience P.L.A.Y.
Permission to Change Your Part
Spring, Family, Play, Self Care, Work
Framing this story to reap benefit in your life starts with identifying the voices within you. Within your psyche are all these characters in various forms.
Permission to Acknowledge it is Not Joyful
Winter, Family, Relationships, Self Care, Transitions
Sometimes life is not joyful. Sometimes we have to work hard to re frame a situation in our lives. And even when we work hard at it, that new perspective may still take time to anchor itself in our consciousness and yield a new kind of experience.
Permission to Enjoy the White Gloves
The gloves started their work on me. Started me thinking of my grandmothers from a different perspective. The gloves seemed to symbolize a time forgotten, a sensibility to social mores; yet also the strength of these women to pave the way for my generation.
Permission to Let Go of It
Winter, Family, Relationships, Self Care, Work
You choose what you hold onto to. Hold onto that which gives you joy.
Permission to Acknowledge it’s Only in Your Hand, Not in Your Hair!
Often life blesses us in ways we can see only if we take a broader view. Count your blessings, name them one by one.
Permission to Change the L.E.N.S.
Your “life lens” shapes you, your life and your experiences. Change the way you see your life and your life will change.
Permission to Mourn
Winter, Family, Self Care, Transitions, Work
Mourning is real. It is not solely for those caught in an accident recorded on the news feed. It is for all of us who have lost something precious be it a business, a friend, a child or a parent.