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It’s hard … until it’s not!

A decade ago I learned a lesson that is worth passing on: it’s hard – until it’s not. And sometimes baby steps are the most effective path through “hard”.

What do you avoid because you think it will be hard?
What don’t you start because you believe it will take too long?
What do you want to be able to do but never start learning?

For me, it was a piece of software. I wanted to transcribe my original music using Finale music notation software but the task of becoming proficient with the tool was daunting. There was no class to take. There was just me, my computer and this software that was definitely written in a foreign language!

What did I do?

Continue reading “It’s hard … until it’s not!”

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Habits …

Good or bad? Helpful or limiting? Does it depend on the habit?

Certainly there are bad habits, things we do which have negative impact. Overeating, on a regular basis, for example, most often produces a body with excess weight, a body that is sluggish and unhealthy. Smoking, while it may calm agitation, is expensive, unpleasant to bystanders and believed to cause lung cancer.

What about good habits? Brushing and flossing our teeth after we eat would seem to be “all good”. But what about things like efficiency – always doing tasks in the most expedient manner, or being organized – everything in its place?

I’d like to propose that good habits, and not even just when taken to the extreme, can be limiting. Continue reading “Habits …”

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Winter Hibernation …

It is December 28, 2016 as I write – though later as this post is coming to you. I have been listening, deeply, to my spirit, my soul, the voice within. And I’ve heard a message that surprised me. It was a deeper version of something I’ve heard before:

Jeanne, you know that “less is more”. You know that often you feel bombarded by the vast amount of information flowing to your Inbox, through Facebook, through bloggers. You also know that our answers are within and each of us must become willing and courageous enough to pause the input stream and listen. So why do you continue to write, to post, to add to the stream for others? What are you not hearing because you are “talking” more than listening? It is time, Jeanne, time to rest, to take a break from some things. Continue reading “Winter Hibernation …”