Posts by Diane Sieg
5 Ways to Clean it Up!
In her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, Marie Kondo has a system for how to organize your entire home. Her principles helped me discern and declutter many areas of my life in addition to my physical environment. Here are 5 of my favorites: 1. Discard first,…
Keep Reading...Trust the Storm
Springtime in the Rockies can be a challenging time of the year because of the warm weather tease we inevitably get in March (this year it came in February). Those 60 and 70 degree sunny days thaw us with warmth and delight us with tulips and new growth. And just as I am contemplating putting…
Keep Reading...What are you Resisting?
When I finally went to the orthopedic surgeon after experiencing 3 months of hip pain, I was expecting to discuss arthroscopic surgery for a labrum repair. Instead, he said, “I can fix your labrum, but that won’t take care of your problem. You need a hip replacement”. I responded in shock with, “OMG! Are you…
Keep Reading...The Mindful Puppy
When we were ready to adopt a rescue dog, I knew I wanted another Golden, and we were told by GRRR, Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies, to be patient with the process, after we completed our application, telephone interview, and home visit. I visualized getting the perfect Golden Retriever for my birthday and 11…
Keep Reading...Two Questions for Your New Year
How are you feeling today? I mean how are you really feeling, whether you are reading this January 1st or the 15th? If you are feeling a bit hung-over from the holiday, after too much sugar, shopping, or socializing, you may be highly inspired to make your familiar list of New Year’s Resolutions. Instead of…
Keep Reading...Let Go to Fill Up This Holiday!
Holidays bring more of everything—more parties, shopping, food, drink, and expectations. We don’t actually need more to fill us up. With more time,we would probably just add more activity. More money doesn’t fill us up either, because once we have our basic needs met, more does not bring peace and joy. And contrary to TV…
Keep Reading...What Are You Waiting For?
I chose to go on a 5 Day Silent Retreat because I was curious, craving quiet time and space, and had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into! It was more amazing and difficult than I could have possibly imagined, and the silence was the least of it. The real challenge was being…
Keep Reading...7 Acts of Loving-Kindness
I chose compassion, an intention from Your Mindful Year for my personal theme last month, knowing I would be challenged with a full traveling schedule. Compassion is practicing loving-kindness toward ourselves and others. Because what we focus on expands, while my intention was to treat myself kindly, I was unexpectedly showered with loving kindness from…
Keep Reading...What is Your Stress Behavior?
Last month we took our grandchildren to see wolves in Estes Park, Colorado. Wolfwood Refuge provides a safe haven for abused and sick wolves and wolf dogs. These animals are not bred or adopted, but rehabilitated with the best physical, mental, social, and psychological environment to live in captivity. Our granddaughters, (3 and 5), enthusiastically…
Keep Reading...What Frustrates You?
In celebration of our ninth anniversary, Neil and I decided to attend a weekend workshop for couples to enrich our relationship. Actually, I caught Neil at a weak moment when he agreed to go and said later, “I can’t wait to talk about my feelings for 2 ½ days”. The workshop was led by Ben…
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