by Debra Smouse | Oct 26, 2017 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
I had lunch with a girlfriend (and fellow coach) this week and we talked about EVERYTHING, as you do when you’re sitting across the table from someone you completely trust. We talk about each aspect of our story: love, life, parenting, food, relationships, and more....
by Debra Smouse | Jul 21, 2017 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Life's Lessons
If there is one thing I can tell you about managing your life so that you can love it, it’s this: no matter how blessed you feel most of the time, there will always be stresses and challenges. The way you manage those challenges will define the reactions you choose. I...
by Debra Smouse | May 26, 2017 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
Since beginning my coaching practice seven years ago, one of my annual traditions is to catalog my lessons learned over the last trip around the sun around my birthday. Taking time to sit with the awareness around what have become my truths is not only about honoring...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 26, 2016 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
Each and every day, I am inspired by the raw honesty and vulnerability of the people I work with. Clients, colleagues, and friends fuel my mind and my spirit. They remind me that this human experience is both glorious and hard. I’m constantly amazed by the way I...
by Debra Smouse | May 18, 2016 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
It is the year 2016 and I am turning forty-eight. Every year at this time, I catalog the lessons I’ve learned in the previous year. I do this, not just to have the record of what lessons I learned, but also to serve as a reminder of what I am choosing: the continual...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 6, 2015 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Life's Lessons
It won’t be long before Thanksgiving arrives, with thoughts of turkey and pumpkin pie. As we move into the month of November, we will be surrounded with thoughts of gratitude and the hashtag #blessed populating your Facebook and Instagram feeds. And, I am all about...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 19, 2015 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
The story I shared with you about my return to writing in a paper journal was only one story of bonfires. You see, I’ve built more than one of those blazes in my lifetime and I’m sure there are more to come. Building a bonfire to destroy old truths and...