Have you noticed when you do things the same way, you get the same results? This is fine as long as you are happy with the outcome. I have a client who is an artist and for years, she told herself she did not enjoy physical activity. This story supported being a self-proclaimed ‘couch potato’.  In her forties, she took up climbing and discovered she is a gifted and motivated athlete. This realization has opened doors to competition, travel, new friends and opportunities she could not foresee from the couch. She no longer calls herself just an artist and enjoys [...]

The greatest gift we can give another human being is our kindness. It is a sign of concern, understanding and generosity. It is the act of putting someone else’s feelings and well-being in front of our own.  Kindness is the positive force of compassion, an energy that we always have access to and can choose at any moment. When we get caught up in our own internal process, it is hard to crawl outside ourselves and be available to others. It is a perfect antidote to our present unhappiness, hardship or problem. When we give to others, we actually emit [...]

My life has been devoted to challenging myself in the outdoors physically, mentally and emotionally. I thrive on long arduous days route finding in the mountains, pushing past aching legs and burning lungs, to reach a peak in the raging wind. The mountains continually dish out a variety of conditions that I have learned to adapt to; I find that the logical thing to do is dig deep and accept adversity. I know satisfaction when I make the most out of a potentially miserable experience and absolutely love it. Physical challenges give me an opportunity to test myself and get a [...]