The Nourished Home Blog
I want to share with you something that’s been coming up in conversation with almost all of my private clients over the past couple of weeks.
It’s about partnership and how to move beyond the old stories, arguments, and loops we find ourselves in... Do you find yourself saying something like, “If he’d change this one thing our relationship would be so much better...” Or, “If only she’d understand how important this is to me...” Or, “Why doesn’t he get how this affects me?”
I ask you, in this moment, to move your focus from what he or she is doing right now to what it is you can heal and shift in your relationship from this day moving forward.
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From Hectic to Harmonious 2015 begins in just three days on Monday, January 26th and I won't be offering this program again until January 2016. I want share three pictures from my life over the last few days that help me confess to you what this H2H journey is really about.
Picture #1:
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On the winter solstice I had the grand idea of inviting some of my dear neighbors out for a hike in our local woods to celebrate the darkest day of the year.
When we got to the path it became immediately clear that our hike through the woods was covered in ice.
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I had a nasty cold this week so I spent some time cuddled up on my couch with lots of tea, chicken soup, and I caught up on some great shows on my laptop. Watching a show that makes me laugh out loud, seeing a music video that brings tears to my eyes, reading an article that opens my mind to something new, these are all healing for me, just like the chicken soup I ate this week.
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My family and I visited a place like no other this past weekend called Monhegan Island. It’s an island 12 miles off of the coast of Maine, known for it’s rocky coast line, cliffs, and tight community of about 40 people who live there year round.
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Today I’m sharing a lesson I learned from some of my elders and dear family friends, Bob and Sally.
They live in what is nothing short of a magical tree house that they themselves built here in Maine some 30 years ago.
We visited them at their home in September and Bob gave us a tour of his garden that he’s been cultivating for over 15 years now.
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So I know my posts of late have been on the heavy side. I don’t shy away from the tough stuff in life. I believe that the soul-stirring adventure becomes a rich one when we welcome the full spectrum of dark to light in.
Today I want to talk about a couple of ways I let the light in, even in times of sorrow or loss.
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I write to you today with equal parts sorrow and joy. My beloved father-in-law, Kevin Brady, passed away peacefully at home a week ago Friday.
Our family traveled from New York City, where Kevin and my mother-in-law, Meta, raised my husband, Damian, and his four siblings, to Ireland so we could lay Kevin to rest in his hometown of Elphin.
This journey that we’ve taken together has stirred my soul in so many ways.
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I’ve been thinking so much about what it really means to be courageous throughout the ups and downs of the soul-stirring adventure we call life.
What does it look like to be courageous during the good and expansive times?
What does it look like to be courageous during times of stress and loss?
The most courageous thing you can do throughout the ups and downs of your life is to listen for something that can sometimes be quiet and elusive: your inner voice.
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I was moved to tears by the speech British actress Emma Watson gave at the United Nation’s Headquarters in NYC last week. She is the newly appointed UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador and her speech was on the topic of feminism.
Before you dive deep into your own feelings and opinions on the word “feminism” please soften your heart and read on.
Emma shared in her speech that the audience may be wondering, “Who is this Harry Potter girl standing up and talking about such a big global topic?”
Here was Emma’s answer:
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