The Time is Now - For You
Is this YOU when You Get Up in the Morning? Maybe jumping out of bed with boundless energy to kick-start your day isn’t your thing… we’re not all morning people. Wouldn’t be nice to have more energy whenever you wake up, or to have more energy all the time? The [...]
I felt the smile behind her mask. Even though I couldn’t see it, it didn’t matter. Her smile gave warmth and comfort to me at a time I really needed it. One smile has the power to do all that. Can you remember a time you were feeling scared or [...]
Growing up, Saturday morning was cleaning time in the Sauchelli household. Each week, my mother adamantly got my brother and I up and moving to organize our rooms, dust, vacuum, change sheets, and more. I dreaded this weekly Saturday ritual as all I wanted to do was watch morning cartoons [...]
I worked with someone last month helping her to identify triggers causing her stress. I asked her to first recall a time when she felt truly happy. She remembered joyful times of her father taking her swimming as a young girl. After feeling the joy of these memories, sorrow arose [...]
Did you ever feel like nothing is going as you’ve planned? You’ve dreamed, set intentions, asked for help from others and/or a force greater than yourself, and still felt completely lost, stuck, unsupported and alone? It is from these feelings and experiences you are called to dig deep and dig [...]
How has the winter season been for you? Often cold temperatures and shorter days can bring out the introvert in us. We can have the urge to do less and stay home more. We may also feel guilt about wanting to take some time away from the usual routine. We’re [...]
During the past few days, I’ve had several conversations with family, friends, clients, and colleagues regarding time. “Time moves too fast and there is not enough time in one day to accomplish everything,” some explained. “Time moves too slowly and the days drag,” others mentioned. Many criticized themselves for not [...]
How are you feeling as you approach the holiday season? From overwhelming joy, excitement, and happiness to extreme stress, worry and sadness, the holiday season can invite a melting pot of thoughts and emotions. How Can You Cope? 1. Accept all thoughts and emotions as they are, and allow yourself to [...]
Who are your heroes? In one day, I found myself in the presence of many: A man, who in the midst of a busy, fast-paced work day, stopped and smiled at the sight of a little girl. He took the time to speak to her, make her laugh, and detoured [...]
What’s in a tenth of a second? The joy of love, the fear of hate; A choice to be, a choice to create; The movement of a flash of light; The stillness of a silent night; All that is, was, and will be; Existing in an instant and in an [...]
Meet Jane… A well-established, professional woman, she knows something is not quite right with her life. She is unhappy, unfulfilled, and going through the motions as her inner self tells her there is something more. “But what is missing?” she asks herself with a mix of curiosity and disappointment. She did [...]
For most days in the last 14 years, I was privileged to drive by them. Two trees, standing side by side juxtaposed against a brick building. They’ve captured my attention through the years, and at this moment, realizing I will not be driving by them any longer, I ask myself, [...]
“I can’t, I can’t, I just can’t take this anymore!” my Aunt exclaimed in dismay as she watched her favorite football team, the NY Giants, lose a football game in the last few seconds of play. Angry and without hesitation, my aunt began to rearrange all of the furniture in [...]
Standing in the face of an insurmountable amount of clutter, I stared in disbelief, trying to comprehend it all. For years, I allowed my hallway closet to become a dumping ground for all things I wanted to ignore… childhood memorabilia, worn and outdated clothing, a large amount of books, cassette [...]
Overwhelmed with a feeling of emptiness, I watched as family and friends enjoyed happy times this past Thanksgiving Day. I had my game face on – participating in all holiday festivities on que without anyone knowing the bottomless, empty hole I carried inside. It was here in this abyss of [...]
With every stair I climb, I am reminded of a time not so long ago when I was unable to walk due to complications from repeated surgeries. For every step I take, I am grateful… With a tear in my eye as I walk the four-mile journey to my destination [...]
Instantly, I was overcome with the warmth of intense happiness. The slump in my shoulders disappeared. The heaviness in my head lifted, and my seemingly endless involvement in my day’s mind chatter ceased to exist as soon as I laid eyes on the illuminating smile of a beautiful baby girl. [...]
“When you say, I can’t do this or that, it becomes a mantra and you end up believing it.” That is what my yoga teacher said to us in my morning yoga class while we were struggling and losing our faith in our ability to maintain a particular yoga posture. [...]
“Mmmmmmmm…I can’t stop thinking about a Reuben sandwich!”, said the cashier at the supermarket as she was checking out my groceries. “Oh really?” I asked. “Yes,” she said, “I’ve been craving one for a long time and I know just the place where I’m going to get it. A diner [...]
In the past five years, I’ve been moving through a transformational period of change… saying goodbye to many thoughts and belief patterns holding me back and saying hello to things I never thought were possible. I’ve been graced with the joys, struggles, and sacrifices that have brought me to where [...]
A few years ago, my aunt and I took a day trip to New York City on December 24 to see the tree at Rockefeller Center. The streets were packed with people, buzzing with shoppers, tourists and locals, briskly walking in a hurried stride to get where they needed to [...]
Hysterically crying, I sat on a hard, concrete platform as I leaned against the cold, outside wall of my company’s maroon-colored brick building. Thoughts and emotions poured through my mind and body as I watched puffs of white clouds moving gracefully in the pale blue sky. In the sight of [...]
DREAM. This is the message I received written on the rock pictured here that was lovingly given to me by a fellow classmate at the close of a week-long retreat we attended last month. As soon as I saw and held this rock, my first reaction was to say to [...]
When was the last time you felt grateful for all you are and all you’ve become? In making myself a cup of tea a few days ago, I opened a tea bag which had the following statement written on its tag: Appreciate yourself and honor your soul. This tea bag message [...]
“Life is about experiencing all the things you find interesting and fascinating. Just get out and experience as much as you can. Participate in life.” – Louis Zamperini What do you think is interesting and fascinating about life? What inspires you, sparks enthusiasm and brings enjoyment? Drawing from my childhood [...]
Sitting in my bedroom, my 9 year-old self listened with attentive silence as I heard the angered indiscernible mumbles from my parents’ kitchen filter through my closed bedroom door. Anxiety arose within me as I crept closer to the door so I could hear my uncle’s words as he spoke to [...]
As I sit here writing this, I look out my window on this beautiful October day observing the leaves in their different transitional stages… from the vivid greens of summer to the burst of reds, oranges, browns and yellows of fall. I contemplate how the change in seasons gives us the gift of [...]
