by Debra Smouse | May 6, 2015 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
We have a few automatic timers in our house that turn lamps on to illuminate the early mornings and spaces where dusk turns suddenly dark. I’ve come to rely upon them, not only to light spaces, but to indicate the time since I rarely wear a watch when I’m home. Of...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 29, 2015 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
One of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn (time and again) is that my mind and soul need quiet and order to thrive. And I’m not just talking about the beautiful sound of silence. I’m talking about the sacred space to stay connected to who I am and what I desire....
by Debra Smouse | Apr 21, 2015 | Life's Lessons, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Pretty much every person I know who chooses to cultivate a daily life they love eventually reaches similar roadblocks. Sure, there are the common side effects of our choice to live a conscious life: our wardrobe no longer fits our lifestyle, or we hate the dishes we...
by Debra Smouse | Jan 22, 2015 | Life's Lessons
For a decade now, I’ve been using the process of choosing one to three words to serve as a focus and theme for my year. Like life, some years are easier to stay on point than others, but it never fails to amaze me at the end of the year how my choice has focused,...
by Debra Smouse | Dec 5, 2014 | Life's Lessons
We are knee deep into the holiday season. Thanksgiving is behind us, we are approaching the second Sunday of Advent, and before we know it, Christmas and New Years are upon us. It’s a hard time of year for many thanks to the Ghosts of Christmas Past. I try to remember...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 29, 2014 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
I’ve always loved the magic of air travel. You begin your day in one location and are transported in a (relative) blink of an eye to a place that would take you hours if you drove or days if you were to walk. And imagine if we lived a hundred years ago and to cross an...
by Debra Smouse | Jul 2, 2014 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
The transition from 2013 to 2014 was different for me. I had evolved light-years from where I was a decade ago, yet knew that there would still be many more miles to go before I took my final sleep. I wanted to more fully occupy who I am on a daily basis. I wanted to...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 19, 2014 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
When I was a little girl, especially after a rotten day, I would contemplate running away to the circus. We had visited a place called “Circus World” where the folks working for Barnum & Bailey Circuses would train, and it seemed an ideal place to escape. Because,...
by Debra Smouse | May 15, 2014 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
I will be turning forty-six this coming week. On the average day, I remind myself that we should always be celebrating the journey through this life. I do that most of the time, and to be honest, I still feel thirty-six, until I happen to walk by a mirror and catch...
by Debra Smouse | Mar 21, 2014 | Life's Lessons
Recently I read that some of the recent research on sleep shows that we can bank extra sleep in preparation for a late night ahead but it takes our bodies two weeks to catch up. I find the blending of science and practicality fascinating in all kinds of ways. What...
by Debra Smouse | Mar 11, 2014 | Life's Lessons
Though there was fresh snow on the ground this week, Mother Nature is also showing proof that we are edging our way to spring. Literally overnight, bright green leaves from the bulbs I planted in October are beginning to burst forth into the world. Winter has been...
by Debra Smouse | Mar 4, 2014 | Life's Lessons
Who you are is significant. Though we sometimes feel incredibly small or unimportant in the seas of humanity, know that your story is part of the thread of fabric that makes up this world. I like to look at the world as a beautifully woven tapestry. Each of our lives...