by Debra Smouse | Nov 1, 2024 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Two days after Halloween, I had an email from Starbucks announcing the Holiday Drinks have arrived. Everywhere I turn – be it in person or online – everything is screaming “The Holidays Are Coming”. And, that, my dear may be causing you to...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 31, 2024 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
When I think of Halloween, I go back to my childhood of witches and ghosts and vampires. I also think about haunted houses, hay rides and FEAR. When I was a kid, it was kind of fun to get scared – going into a haunted house was sure to spike the adrenalin, but deep...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 22, 2024 | Life's Lessons, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
I would love to tell you that I am always the “Courage Whisperer”. It isn’t that I’m fearless. Or that I’ve completely mastered all my fears. Or so sure of myself that I am no longer feel uncertain or vulnerable. Or any kind of mastery of fear. It’s just that,...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 16, 2024 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
I’m sure I’m not alone but I will confess that a few months back, I had a very grumpy day. Everything little thing seemed to annoyed me. And I found myself complaining. A lot. Midway through the day, JB announced he was going for a walk. Alone. Not only...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 23, 2024 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
I often mention meditation here and that’s because I’m a big believer that meditation can be a tool in the path to loving your life. It’s the way I check in on the core of myself, because in constantly trying to keep the brain occupied, we can fail to truly listen...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 17, 2024 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
The election cycle is fraught with stress, isn’t it? Even some of the wisest people I know are feeling worn out, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Even those folks that have done a lot of self-development work are just too tired to manage the basics of self-care. Who...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 16, 2024 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
One of the hardest lessons I had to learn when it comes to loving myself and my life was that I had to actually experience all my emotions. That can be tough when life is sucky and the only pleasure you seem to find is in food (or other ways we numb. Though it may not...