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The magic of wonder- when we pause to appreciate and recognize the moment.  Our days get filled with so many things that demand our attention so when a holy moment of wonder appears- it truly is magical.  Often we can "wonder" about others in what were they thinking or doing- often in frustration or irritation or confusion.  What if we wonder in more curiosity than in judgement.  We often do the "...

This timely episode came, as I was showing up for something that I really did not want to do....HOWEVER, I had made an commitment and I honor the commitments that I make.  I am a person of my word.  Thought I didn't want to be doing what I was doing, but the time I showed up in the parking lot- it was time for attitude adjustment and to show up as my best self.  Showing up less than our best- ever...

Taking the time and connecting with friends (girlfriends and a new friend) was the inspiration for this episode.  There a sweet conversations and moments when we take the time to connect with others.  The taking the time gives a break from the endless things to do or get done list of life.  We often live in the "I'll do it later" or "I've got time" mind set.  Time is a thief and it waits for no on...

At a recent family wedding as I looked at my family-- from where I come from- I couldn't help but feel a sense of belonging.  I celebrate the relationships and the memories made with my extended family (aunts, uncles and cousins).  We come together with a shared history and traditions from the past, and created new ones.  We also have the ability to create our own "framily" with friends (the ones...

Hanging out with little people is a joy in seeing how they see the world.  There is just such a carefree attitude in how they approach everything. In the seriousness of life and all the things as an adult we need - being carefree gets buried.   As children outgrow toys and put them away, much could be said about as we grow into adulthood, we tend to put away that childlike carefree attitude.  When...

Amazing how a walk in the woods can ground you and remind you of the missing element of calmness in your everyday life.  With each step of fresh air and clarity, the to-do list and hurry up mindset disappears.  You become aware, focused and slow down to absorb it all - the sights, smells and sounds.  Sometimes it takes stepping out of our normal routine to realize we've been missing calmness being...

Life's Revolving Door spins with hope and heartache, joy and difficulties, and goodness and grief as contrasting bookends.  We can be doing the thing in our life and completely miss living in that moment.  We have opportunities to celebrate special occasions and can celebrate a life well-lived at the end.  How do we live our dash?  What are our priorities?  This episode breakdowns what the dash me...

A Friday night dinner date with a friend, led to unexpected & kind of random connections with a bunch of people.  It's amazing when you stop and take time to talk with people- the things you find out and learn.  We always seem to be in a rush- going and doing.  When we pause- we can have some people human connection moments.  It reminds you of the goodness and commonality of humankind.  It reminds...

The power of a dream.  As we kept our eyes and hearts open wide at the marvel of space travel with the crew of Artemis II- while they lived  their dream, they invited all of us to dream big dreams and shown dreams can come true.  I still get the feels of reliving those incredible moments that united us as humankind.  It made me think on what do dreams do?  Why do we need dreams?   We discuss the c...

We do an exercise that is eye opening on our life check in this episode (so be sure to grab a piece of paper to participate- (remember to give patience and grace as you work on it and through it!)  We can look at how our life has unfolded and notice the milestones, achievements and disappointments.  We look forward to the future with dreams, plans and anticipation.  In present- how do we intention...

Forgive- it can evoke all kinds of thoughts, feelings and emotions.  When someone does something against us- oh boy, do we build the energy around what happened, what they did and can you believe it, when we share the story with others.  Sometimes in reaching out we can have those conversations to have closure and move on.  Many times, we don't get that or the outcome we desire.  We forgive for us...

WE often live our lives with if or when I HAVE__ I can DO, than I can BE.  It seems to have a waiting, wishing feeling, even a bit wishy-washy.  We are waiting  on the HAVE to arrive, before the DO can kick in and we can finally BE.  When we flip the concept around to BE-DO-HAVE.  We step into the BE first.  When we BE- we then can SEE what/who we want to be or achieve.  It's empowering, it's proa...

Volunteering as a greeter in my church, reminds me every Sunday that each person walking through the door has a story!  It takes connection and conversation to discover more about people's stories.  It gives us so much insight on who they are, and what they overcame.  Our stories shape us, the refine us and they define us.  Share your story.  Someone might be put in your path that needs to hear yo...

Recharge is our WOW word this episode.  Often it can be found hand in hand with Unplug.  When we take sometime to unplug from our daily rhythm of our life, we are met with levity and feeling of being carefree.  We don't have the daily grind and every day responsibilities when we take a pause and unplug, especially on vacation or trip.  It helps us to recharge our batteries to come back with more e...

With the Winter Olympics just ending, what a perfect tribute of our WOW word in Strength.  It's impressive the dedication, discipline and strength (mind and body) that Olympians possess.  While we many not be Olympic athletes, we can look back over our lives and see the moments of strength that we displayed in overcoming obstacles, difficulties and hard things.  We can be reminded, we are stronger...

This WOW word found me after a conversation with someone when asked how they were doing the reply was "same old, same old".  That response makes me sad....we are living beings....we are not stagnant...we should be thriving, not just thriving.  Invigorate is a great reminder to bring energy and life.  When was the last time you felt invigorated?  When was the last time you brought an invigorating s...

We are celebrating 100 episodes of our WOW word- yowza!!!  Harmony is such a great word to embrace.  In this episode we’ll share on how to keep the harmony when with others (not always easy to do), but also very important to keep your harmony at all costs.  Protecting that peace and harmony is so crucial to your well being, in this very loud word.  You’ll hear a tips on how to maintain your harmon...

Be the light- it's an action statement that gives hope, encouragement, compassion and mercy to others. In the darkness, only light can drive it out.  Hate doesn't drive out hate, only love.  Love & Light.  When we feel the weight of the world and that we've lost our way- we can BE the light.  Even in our brokenness or feeling less than, you'll hear an encourage story of value and how useful you ar...

Anticipation! If you are of a certain age, you just sang that!!!  It's our WOW word for this episode.  Anticipation creates excitement, hope, possibilities.  When we are anticipating something, the days/time can seem to go so slowly, because we just can't wait for the thing to happen, or get the thing.  When we are hanging out in the anticipating something, doubt and anxiousness can sneak in from...

WOW- lot's to celebrate on this episode- Happy New Year! And Happy 3rd Anniversary to Feather & Foundation podcast!!  WAHOO!!!  With a year just ending- you'll hear tips on how to review your year in a rewind to celebrate the victories, recognize the hard- the lessons that make you better, not bitter, to find the joy and to acknowledge in gratitude the journey of the year with all the peaks and va...

 Recently celebrating some big new milestones- a new baby to our family (grandson) and stepping into a new decade for my birthday, I had a lot of time to reflect- on joy, on new, on new beginnings, and thinking of how time really does fly by.  Mixed in was a hard situation, disappointment and expectations not met.  So is life- the good and bad and coexist in the same space and it's weird navigatin...

All is not as it seems.......with scrolling through social media we can look at other's lives and while one hand we feel connected because we can peek into their life, their vacation, their job, their family, but the other hand- we find ourselves disconnecting in comparison, lack, less then feelings, jealousy and envy.  We forget that we are seeing their "high light" reels (curated, edited, filter...

Miracles are around us!  We often think that it's always the BIG thing in order to be a miracle, but often it's those quiet moments in the every day- that if we slow down to notice.  Do you believe in miracles?  Have you experienced miracles? Do you expect miracles?  What if you opened your mind, heart and spirit to experience them daily?  Check out this inspiring episode on miracles!