I really appreciate the services we have for garbage here in Canada. A truck comes once a week and picks up old stuff and garbage and takes it to wherever it goes – the dump mostly I believe.
Awhile back I was taking the garbage bins to the curb for pickup, and it caused me reflect.
Do you ever have garbage thoughts? You know – ones that are limiting, unsavory, old, ugly, rotten, or that you’ve just plain outgrown or really ...
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I once heard a story about a woman who went to the symphony. She noticed the discordant cacophony of sound as the musicians were tuning and warming up. Then, at a certain point, amongst all of that chaos, the conductor, picked up his baton and went “tap, tap, tap” on the podium. The musicians stopped what they were doing, became quiet and were ready to begin.
The woman later asked one of the musicians how she could hear the conductor’s baton in all of that sound. And the ...
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A few months ago, I had a few experiences in the span of several weeks, that seemed odd. I didn’t think much of any of them… on their own. In fact, I thought I’d handled each situation pretty well, and seen them for what I thought they were (reactions of others 😊). Then one more situation occurred, and I was triggered! It was the proverbial the “straw that broke the camel’s back”.
I thought I’d let each prior incident go, yet my mind had gone into a different modality. ...
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Do you sometimes compare yourself to others?
People say, “well that’s normal”. Maybe it is…
I don’t know how you feel yet whenever I fall into comparison “mode” it doesn’t feel very good. So why is that?
When we compare, we are looking at someone’s outer results from a lens and our own feelings of inadequacy. That’s pretty strange, if you think about it.
Do flowers compare themselves to others? Other animals? I suspect not.
Now, comparison despair is very different than looking at others results, celebrating them and aspiring to ...
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I was recently privileged to present a workshop, “The Power of Vision: 3 Keys to Creating the Practice (and Life) You Love”, to a full capacity room at the 14th Solo & Small Firm Conference of the Ontario Law Society. Like others, many lawyers are living life by default rather than design. We (like others) often have a mindset that says, “work harder” or “work smarter”. Yet push energy can only take us so far. ...
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I had the honour and privilege to be asked to speak at the Self Care Workshop offered by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario – Peel Region, the evening of June 18, 2019.
My presentation was followed by yoga, which turned out to be a fabulous combination!
Despite being the first warm evening of the year, 35 attended from across the Greater Toronto Area.
Thanks to the organizers for a great event!
If you are interested in booking Eve to speak at ...
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