How to Save the Day by Killing the Clock — 5 Tips

How does killing the clock help you save the day? To get to the bottom of this question, we need to first gain a fuller understanding of time. So, one simple and irrefutable fact about time is that it’s concrete and finite.  No matter how you measure it or use it, your time begins and…

Choosing to Savor Transforms Your Experience

Choosing to savor transforms your time. You slow down and enter the moment fully, and that makes all the difference. Yet, choosing is a complex and often unconscious process. Sometimes you’re trying to choose what’s ‘best.’ Other times, you’re choosing what you want. Or maybe you’re making choices based on other considerations. The bottom line…

Make Every Moment Count with These 7 Time Tips

When you’re busy and stressed, how do you make every moment count? Well, read on for 7 time tips that help, no matter what. Indeed, how do you get everything done that you need to and still have time for the things that matter most? Needless to say, in the best of times it’s a…

Let Hunger and Gratitude Deepen Your Time

What do hunger and gratitude have to do with time? Well, pausing to appreciate the so-called small things is one of life’s greatest joys.  But that takes time. And in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, that may be a joy that we neglect to give ourselves. Taking it a step further, if…

Your Self-Care is Key, Today and Every Day

Yes, self-care is key, no matter what time of year it is. And finding time as the holiday season is upon us gets harder and harder, doesn’t it? This time of year, it’s so easy to get swept up and swept along in the rush and bustle. And ultimately that adds to stress while it…

Don’t Let Perfectionistic Poison Steal and Sully Your Moments

Does perfectionistic poison ruin your moments? If so, the first challenge is to recognize it. Only when you see it can you apply the antidote. But here’s the problem; if you desperately want to be perfect, self-diagnosis can feel excruciatingly painful and difficult. It’s challenging to identify your desire to please and see how it…

Moments for Reflection are Key to Your Self-Care

Finding moments for reflection in quiet or solitude is often a challenge, can’t it?  In the course of your day, how often do you find yourself alone and away from the computer, the phone, errands, projects, or your to-do list? That’s one reason that exercise time can offer you significant refreshment.  Not only are you…