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Tag Archives: living in the moment
Place Your Hands On What Matters
My eight-year-old daughter recently performed in her holiday piano recital. Normally I get teary-eyed watching my children in any type of performance, whether they are singing at the top of their lungs atop a rock at the park or whether … Continue reading
On The Other Side of Distraction
*Names has been changed to protect privacy of these individuals I recently had the opportunity to speak to the parent of one of my former students. This father, whose children are now all in college, was very supportive of my … Continue reading
Posted in Putting Distraction In Its Place, What I Would Have Missed
Tagged addicted to your phone, be undistracted with the ones you love, cell phone addiction, curbing cell phone usage, electronic device addiction, excessive use of technoology, living in the moment, make time for your family
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The Art of Showing Up
Both of my grandfathers passed away before I was born, so naturally I gravitated toward my husband’s grandfather. He teased me mercifully, but affectionately, and I came to love him as my own. My husband and I had only been … Continue reading
Posted in Memory Bank, What I Would Have Missed
Tagged connecting with family, connecting with our children, connecting with our husband, creating meaningful memories for your children, living in the moment, living with no regrets, making memories, making the most of today, showing up for the ones you love
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How Do You Go Hands Free?
When I began my Hands Free journey a little over one year ago, I started alone. I was three months into it when I realized the transformation occurring in my life was too good to keep to myself. So on … Continue reading
A New Fan of Lazy
As one would imagine, my Hands Free mentality causes me to be overly aware of the usage of hand held communication devices. What interests me most are not the times I see people using their phones, it’s the times I … Continue reading
Did You Get The Memo?
The readers of this blog have been doing something I wasn’t expecting. But as I have discovered on this journey, the most meaningful things come unplanned; the most powerful things come unexpectedly. This is YOUR story… A few weeks ago … Continue reading
Now Is The Time
This post is dedicated to each and every person who suffered tremendous loss and devastation due to the deadly tornados that ripped through towns across the southeast on April 27, 2011. I have had several readers ask me, “How do … Continue reading
Embrace The Reminder
A few weeks ago, the flu hit our home hard. Instead of simply wreaking havoc for a few days and then moving on, this mega-virus hovered. It would tease us by appearing to be find its way to the door, … Continue reading
The Steps of A Hero
I have had the privilege to witness the Hands Free transformation of one of my readers, an investment banker working in New York City. Every time I see message in my inbox from my long distance partner in this Hands … Continue reading
Regret No More
A few years ago I received a phone call that brought me to my knees. In fact, the news was so unbearable, so devastating that I crawled into the corner of my daughter’s closet, as if hiding there would make … Continue reading