by Debra Smouse | Jun 19, 2021 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
The Fourth of July holiday in the US always brings to my mind thoughts about freedom. As often tends to happen, my mind tends to connect the dots around those concepts in the big sense of the world and how it applies to us as individuals. Declaration of Independence. ...
by Debra Smouse | Feb 28, 2021 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
The year I stopped making resolutions was also the year I stopped giving things up for Lent. That year, I spent regular time at a Buddhist Monastery in order to learn to meditate. As a life coach, though I know we can’t separate our bodies from our mind nor our souls....
by Debra Smouse | Dec 31, 2020 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Though I know there are no magic solutions to life’s challenges, I want to share my secret weapon that I’ve been using for the last sixteen years that doesn’t cost a dime: choosing a word of the year. When you choose a Word of the Year it gives you a touchstone of...
by Debra Smouse | Dec 7, 2020 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Tricky Situations
If you’re anything like me you want to be prepared for each new season. And with fewer hours of daylight, a drop in temperature, and lower humidity levels, it’s clear that winter is just around the corner. In preparation for the new season, these next few weeks...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 17, 2020 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
As I write this, it will soon be Thanksgiving in the US. One thing I have always enjoyed about social media during this time of year is the opportunity to see the little things that nourish the lives of my friends and colleagues as they share “what I’m grateful...
by Debra Smouse | Jul 6, 2020 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Life's Lessons
I’m going to tell you one of the simple facts of life darling: no matter how hard you try, you cannot change another person. I know, we all secretly want to be Wonder Woman and rescue folks. Especially folks we love. But we just can’t and here’s why. You...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 23, 2020 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
I cut my teeth on the rules of polite southern hospitality. Whether you were the hostess or a guest, it was a responsibility in a social gathering to share sparkling anecdotes and witty conversations. The wisest, most charming, and well mannered folks knew when to...