Hello Readers!

In my (sort of) monthly YOLO…You Only Live Once newsletter I wrote about “… a Failure to Communicate” and being present.  I relayed a story about an interaction I witnessed that saddened me where someone was totally absent from the scene – Really AWOL – like there was an invisible wall between her and others.

Lately, in separate discussions with several friends we marveled at how busy people seem and how many balls people seem to be juggling at any given time.  The volume and frequency of interactions with others through technology, especially phone and email, are supposed to connect us, yet so often seems to divide us – making quantity count over quality.  Then we find we feel overwhelmed and disconnected from self and others.

It’s okay to call me old-fashioned because I adore a simple, old fashioned, lingering, face-to-face, one-to-one conversation over tea. I still cherish a memory from over 20 years ago when a friend and I shared an impromptu morning sitting on a stoop in San Francisco drinking coffee, munching on bagels and chattering away for hours without any sense of time.  How often do we let ourselves do that anymore?

What brings you present to yourself, with others?

Love to hear what you have to say!

My Best,

Bette

Hello Everyone!

I enjoyed writing about Passion in my recent e-zine newsletter.  Passion is really a strong word- maybe even so strong a word that we shy away from it.  AND, we all know what it means for us.  It could be that it  conjures up images of lustful sexual desire and romance novels.  Here I am referring to a really strong drive, desire or interest- something that brings great pleasure.

What are you passionate about?  What gets your mojo going? Recently, when I walked with a friend in the woods she told her story about her recent family trip to the US Midwest. She described in  the most vivid, technicolor detail the idyllic hike she took with her family in an astounding canyon.  Her entire being expressed the passion she felt;  her almost glassy eyes, her voice, her word choice and her body language.  I almost felt like I was there too.  When passion speaks you hear it AND feel it.

What do you get passionate about?  What lights you up.  There’s enough bad news in the media.  This is a feel good place.  So let’s start a passion poll!

Complete any sentence you choose or create your own!

I love it when_______________________________________

I get fired up when I talk about the time when______________

I can’t wait until I get to ________________________ again

I wish every day I could have the experience of____________

I feel so alive when__________________________________

Can’t wait to here what you have to say.

My Best,

Bette

YOLO…You Only Live Once

www.yolocoaching.com

bette@yolocoaching.com