I Had the BEST Night … and Then You Hurt My Feelings

I Had the BEST Night … and Then You Hurt My Feelings

And then the WORST thing happened. You hurt my feelings. Then it was the worst night. My feelings got SOO hurt… When I tried to share, what I was saying hurt my partner. Now we are BOTH hurt! No one can see or hear the other. We both feel unseen. Unheard. Not cared about. Defensive. Scared. We both shut down. I cry. You pull away. Hell on earth. (more…)

10 Buckets for Work Life Balance: #9 Better Connecting with God and to the Divine

a woman is sitting on a pier in a yoga pose, overseeing a lake, 10 Buckets for Work Life Balance: #9 Better Connecting with God and to the Divine

As we connect to that which is greater than us, or connecting to God, we start to realize how completely interconnected everything is. The more we realize how interconnected everything is, the more we start realizing how our actions have reactions in the world.

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10 Buckets for Work Life Balance: #7 The Parenting Bucket

a group of children laying in the grass, symbolizing the power of the parenting bucket in our 10 buckets for work life balance series

Last week, we went over all the work life balance buckets. The buckets go in order and the parenting bucket is one of them. We start on the bottom. When the bottom fills up, we can move up to the next level. In my coaching practice, we notice our thoughts and our body pain. We work on changing our beliefs, self love and self care. We get into boundaries and worthiness. All of that starts flourishing out in your relationships. Relationships with your spouse/significant other, relationships with your kids, relationships with God, with yourself. The relationship with yourself is really the first 5 buckets. Once you start having nice balanced relationships, then we can move into a having a work life balance where you’re living your purpose.

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