Barbara Didion

Beginning the Day

barbara — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:45:40 +0000

It’s so easy to allow ourselves to focus on what we don’t have or who we think we aren’t isn’t it? Of course it’s also easy to focus on all that we have and who we really are. From the moment we wake up in the morning, it’s always our choice how we think about [...]

Map Checks

barbara — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:38:51 +0000

Progress in life is not determined by our speed as much as our ability to continue to move forward. Often times though in a world where speed and multi tasking is highly valued we can find ourselves literally going around in circles and not really making headway. In order to move forward, we need to [...]

Calling Us Forward

barbara — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:46:38 +0000

Choosing goals that inspire us is what pulls us forward in life. When we choose this way, our heart is in the driver’s seat and we feel encouraged and excited rather than pushed and prodded. When we set an inspiring goal though we may sometimes find ourselves setting up personal roadblocks right away such as [...]

Being Free

barbara — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:25:42 +0000

As I woke up on a recent morning I found myself almost overwhelmed with all the choices I had to make for a busy day. As I let that feeling of overwhelm dissipate, I felt blessed and lucky to be able to have the freedom and abundance to make all those choices. It’s interesting isn’t [...]

Looking to the Future

barbara — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:39:54 +0000

We’re never done in life until we are, Change is part of our everyday life even when we don’t notice like our bodies completely shedding our skin and growing a new one every seven years. We’re always in the process of reviewing, letting go and creating anew. Even when we think we’re finished, things change [...]

Enjoying a Pause

barbara — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:10:12 +0000

It can feel somewhat unsettling when we feel our life is interrupted and we weren’t expecting it. Interruptions can range from an evening traffic jam to losing a job or a relationship ending. A variety of emotions may surface in these moments some relating to our lack of control of events while others may just [...]

Certainties

barbara — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:37:43 +0000

Probably one of the most challenging aspects of change for most of us is our not knowing for sure what is going to happen. Funny isn’t it? It’s not like we’ve ever known in the past what is going to happen in the future; it only looks that way when we’re looking in the rear [...]

Self-Care Through Transitions

barbara — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:36:10 +0000

There’s an excitement when we try something new which we might misread at times as being fearful or anxious. Whether it’s visiting a new place, starting a new relationship or beginning a different job, our senses are heightened as we enter a new environment. It happens even when we’re going through a transition that we [...]

Peaceful Intentions

barbara — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:31:41 +0000

In each moment we have the ability to choose how we are to be and what we want to create. We can state our intentions as a practice as we begin each day to source our choices for the day from love and peace. During the day we may face challenges some of which are [...]

Being a Yes Person

barbara — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:40:48 +0000

When we hear someone is a “yes” person we often think of someone who agrees with others no matter what even to their detriment. We may think that for them honesty is probably not as much a priority as is someone liking them. As we move through our day, we’re all saying yes to something [...]