Monday Motivation: Hiking Mountains at 55+

“You can do it!’, “I’m so proud of you!” I found myself saying over and over again as my mom, a sea-level native, took a step toward the summit of Cinnamon Mountain. My mom visited Colorado for the couple of weeks surrounding our wedding date. She had visited many times before but this time she had decided or, more like agreed, to hike a mountain. Hiking mountains is not necessarily an easy task for anyone but for someone not acclimated to altitude, who travelled from sea-level, and has never hiked a mountain let alone many trails, this was a rather large…

The Four Agreements

The start of a new week can be daunting to some of us. Many of us may be anticipating important tasks on our agenda, anxiously awaiting an answer to a long-standing question that would move us into our future, meetings with colleagues, or here in the U.S. trying to keep centered in the midst of a high intensity presidential election. Or perhaps you’ve found yourself experiencing internal difficulties, whatever it is, “The Four Agreements”   by  Don Miguel Ruiz can help us transform our mindset and rid ourselves of self-limiting beliefs. The Four Agreements  1.Be impeccable with your word Speak with integrity….

The Circles of Life

1 month before Bear past she was attacked by another dog and lost most of her right ear. It took two men to get the other dog off of Bear and because it was incredibly traumatic those 5 or so minutes felt like a lifetime. I took a LOT of guilt home with me that day and carried it around for quite some time. I felt as though I had failed Bear, a dog that had given me her trust after 14 years of abuse and neglect. My duty was to protect her and here she was injured and terrified…