A Mindful Moment

Can we just stop it with the failed resolutions already? Let’s face it. No matter how many times experts tell us that New Year resolutions don’t usually work, we feel compelled to make them anyway. Perhaps we’re just conditioned to think that despite how the current year has gone, January 1st is a chance for a new, fresh beginning and maybe we can get it right in 2021. Instead of me telling you again to skip the resolutions, what if we simply take a different approach? Instea

Mindfulness may be all about the present, but it doesn’t mean we forget about the past. It just means we don’t live in the past. Sometimes, taking a reflective look back at the journey can help us appreciate our resilience, feel grateful for all of the steps on the journey so far and to non-judgmentally observe any missteps that we might want change or work on now. At this time of year, I always look way, way back. That’s because my ancestry.com membership renews around this