The thing about being a blogger is it keeps you honest. If you write in a journal and keep it hidden in your desk drawer, no one sees it or reads it but you. If you blog, you are saying “Hello World! Here is what I am thinking, doing, hoping, feeling.” Maybe [...]
Read More..>>I often thrive on chaos which means I am out of balance a fair amount. Somewhere deep down, I must want to prove to myself that I can do it all. We all know the story. We can’t do it all. Things slip through the cracks. We crack. But how do [...]
Read More..>>Remember back in January, when you were motivated by the promise of a new year? Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Empoword did. We promised to be here, all year long, to help you stay inspired, motivated and moving in the direction of your goals and dreams.
Balance is the [...]
Comments(1) It seems like just a few weeks ago I wrote a blog post on New Year’s resolutions and my word for 2009: balance.
In December, in addition to admitting I am a workaholic, I wrote: “I want more balance in my life. Not perfect harmony. Just more exercise, more time for reading, more time with the [...]
by Lynn Jaffee, Guest Blogger
Our relationship with balance is much like moving back and forth on a swing in the back yard. If you think of balance as that point in which the swing is closest to the ground, you will realize that you pass through that place only momentarily.
The higher you swing, the [...]
New Year’s Resolutions. Some years I make them. Some years I don’t. But every year, as we turn the calendar, I do reflect on the past year and think ahead to the next. What do I want to accomplish in the coming year? What changes do I want to make? [...]
Read More..>>by Ruth Bachman, Guest Blogger
Exercise has been part of my life for over 30 years. It is a part of my weight management strategy and I know it is good for my general health! I currently “work out” 5-6 days a week focusing on cardio and strength at a moderate level. For [...]
Balance is a buzz word these days. Everybody wants it. Few feel like they have it.
Do you ever wonder if balance is even possible? At Empoword, we think it is. In fact, we think it is closer than it seems.
Think: tightrope walker. Balance is key to their survival. [...]
Comments(0) Being in balance is about accepting the imbalanced nature of life. Balancing is a dynamic activity, one that demands perpetual movement. Feeling “out of balance” is about feeling unstable, scattered and insecure in those movements. In some way - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually - we have lost our internal steadiness.
Here are three [...]
Balance.
What comes to your mind with that word? As a visual person, my inner screen immediately conjures a slide show featuring a succession of images: the guy who balances spinning plates on tall, thin poles (are you old enough to remember Sunday nights with Ed Sullivan?) That blindfolded gal who’s holding the carefully balanced scales [...]
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