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In this blog Elaine Taylor-Klaus shares her musings on purposeful parenting, partnering and living. Read, enjoy, and comment ...
Sunday, 30 January 2011 @ 5:35 PM Sometimes, I must confess, I am a bully. A big, bad, mean, compassionless bully. Not to my friends, or my family (I hope). I don’t yell at my kids a lot, and I try really hard not to be manipulative. I’m not that kind of bully.
Sunday, 16 January 2011 @ 7:02 PM Atlanta's "Snowmageddon" was like a mandated sabbatical from the universal conscience, whatever you accept that to be. We decided it felt like “And God said, let there be rest!” No, really!
Pause, Play, Power of Play, Stuart Brown MD, Time, family, play-types, sabbatical Sunday, 2 January 2011 @ 7:11 PM Deciding to get healthy takes the focus off of weight loss and dieting and puts the attention back on happiness and fulfillment. When you discover what you really want for yourself, and Why, and then Believe that you deserve it, it’s amazing what you can make happen. In other words, Healthy Leads to Happy (& Thin)™.
Tuesday, 21 December 2010 @ 10:35 AM At this moment, my hands are shaking and I can’t catch my breath. It’s all I can do to hit the proper keys on the keyboard. Adrenaline is coursing through my veins, and the ‘precipitating event’ was nearly an hour ago. What was the experience that shook me to my core, you ask? It was ...
anxiety, children, communication, parenting, reactivity, relationship, self control, teen, teenager Tuesday, 7 December 2010 @ 10:23 AM Some may argue that a pelvic exam is equally as poignant, but not me. I maintain that the annual mammogram visit is much more profound than a date with a speculum.
Monday, 22 November 2010 @ 12:35 PM Opportunistic little buggers, gremlins have no qualms about hitting below the belt, or taking advantage of us when our defenses are down. In fact, they are WIRED to shift into high gear when our defenses are at our lowest, when we are feeling vulnerable.
Coaching, confidence, failure, gremlin, perspectives, saboteur, self talk Sunday, 7 November 2010 @ 11:33 AM There is a pause before the swing of a golf club or softball bat; the pause of reflection before we try something new; the pause while we find the words we seek; the pause to catch our breath. And it’s the pause that many of us – especially women, though men more increasingly these days -- find so difficult to create space for in our lives.
Intentional, Juicy No, Pause, Yoga, choice, peace of mind, relax, relaxation Monday, 25 October 2010 @ 9:55 AM You know, that feeling you get when you look around at your life and wonder why, if everything is fine, you still feel a little lost.
Choices, Coaching, Fulfillment, gremlin, live fully, saboteur Monday, 11 October 2010 @ 3:05 PM In truth, every relationship of merit is a kind of partnership. And as life changes, those partnerships will change, too. But strong partnerships are a matter of intent. And there are some key “coaching” principles that offer guidance for moving through the maze of changing relationships with confidence and a kind of peace.
Coaching, Full Life, Intentional, Living on Purpose, Partnership, partners, relationship Sunday, 26 September 2010 @ 3:46 PM The jury’s verdict is clear: I am addicted to email. And by extension, I suppose I can say I’m also addicted to my laptop and my cell phone. This year our most holy day of the year, Yom Kippur coincided with our holiest day of each week, the Sabbath. In an effort to honor both, with repentance and no work, I decided there would be no computers for me for 24 hours – no phone, no laptop. Cold turkey.
Sunday, 12 September 2010 @ 3:47 PM When was the last time you took a good look in the mirror, a long look into your own eyes, and faced yourself head on? What do you see when you look into the mirror? More importantly who do you see?
Sunday, 29 August 2010 @ 3:44 PM True vacations, while much-needed, are often left off the busy person’s list of achievements. We fast-paced, multi-tasking, busy professionals tend to have trouble relaxing. When we are accustomed to squeezing what feels like 30 waking hours out of a 24-hour-day, it can be hard to slow down. Really hard ...
Monday, 16 August 2010 @ 10:10 AM It’s a powerful feeling to hit a nerve - albeit a little shocking - and that seems to be what happened in my last column. I am grateful for your positive feedback, your comments, stories, suggestions and willingness to revisit your own circumstances. My family was overwhelmed ...
Sunday, 1 August 2010 @ 7:05 PM If this blog can change the story for ONE other person - child or adult - then the telling is worthwhile ... "My firstborn daughter was a perfect, quiet baby for fourteen days ... then medical mania began."
Sunday, 25 July 2010 @ 5:42 PM I believe in doing what is ‘right’ (though not necessarily what is expected), and like any self-respecting youngest child, I’m passionate about what is ‘fair.' That decision can mean - even as a teenager - breaking the cardinal rule of teenagers ...
bulimia, eating disorder, fair, intervention, teen, trust