Author Archives: Hanlie
Month in Review – January 2012
I had a wonderful January! Yes, it was incredibly hot and I was a sweaty mess pretty much 24/7 – make-up very quickly fell by the wayside. Yes, I was pinching my pennies till they howled. But… I went on leave! It was just over a week, but it was heaven on earth. I really needed the rest. And rest I did. I read, napped, read, napped and somehow managed to get to the pool every day for a workout. …
HLC – Group Therapy – Week 4
This week we had two options. The first was to perform random acts of kindness towards others and the second was to nurture ourselves. Since I’m on leave this week and not really in contact with people (more about that in an upcoming post), I opted for the second. Today I had a Swedish Massage. My first massage in over four years. Money’s been tight these last four years with the global recession and I have neglected to pamper myself. …
The Real Me
In my previous post – thank you for the wonderful and encouraging comments! – Karen mentioned the Myers-Brigg Personality Type Indicator and Ellen encouraged me to do the test. I’ve done it before – years ago – and can’t even remember what I was, a clear indication that I was more into avoidance than introspection at the time! So, I decided to do it again this morning. It turns out I’m ISTP – Introvert (no big surprise there!) Sensing Thinking …
HLC – Group Therapy – Week 3
This week’s exercise: Between now and group therapy on Thursday, think about an activity that would challenge your comfort zone; then, confront that fear and do it. This is your challenge, so be as daring or as conservative as you want – but stretch yourself beyond what you think you can do. Thought for the Day: Stepping outside our comfort zone can be extremely difficult because we feel strongly influenced by how other will see us. How would I look …
Watermelon Smoothie
I’m in heaven at the moment with all the great summer fruit in abundance. One of my favorite summer fruits is watermelon. I devised this great smoothie this past weekend. Watermelon Smoothie half a watermelon 1 cup strawberries 2 kiwi fruit flesh of a small lime 4 bananas a cup of water a few ice cubes Simply blend together and enjoy! You don’t have to add the banana, but I like my smoothies creamy.
Roundup – Week 2 of 2012
This was the week in which I pulled my emergency brake. I did not go back to the pool after TOM left. My feet swelled up again. I went to bed late every night. I allowed myself to be sucked into every drama and operated from a lack-perspective instead of a place of abundance. It wore me out – physically and emotionally. To understand the emergency brake reference, you’ll have to watch this excellent TEDxSF video (embedded). I saw this …
HLC – Group Therapy – Week 2
I decided to post the whole exercise here and add my input in italics. Exercise for the week: Do this at some point before Thursday so you can write about the experience. Think about the answers to these esteem-deflating questions. How often do you carry these thought around with you on a daily basis? My life would be so much better if I were only: Thinner. I know that we’re not supposed to think like that, but my weight has …
Making Love, Not War
I’m a closet hippie. Minus the drugs, of course, and possibly with more soap. (I didn’t really know this until recently, but now that I do, so much about myself and my life makes perfect sense to me. That’s another day’s navel-gazing, though.) A hippie is a person who opposes and rejects many of the conventional standards and customs of society. The hippie philosophy is peace, love, freedom and cooperation. And as I’m emerging from my closet of cultural indoctrination …
Roundup – Week 1 of 2012
What a difference a week makes! A week ago the meds for the sinus infection that had exhausted me so was just starting to kick in. When I was getting my prescription, I also asked the pharmacist for a tonic or something just to give me a little lift. I didn’t want a stimulant like coffee, since caffeine is actually one of the major contributors to exhaustion in our society. So I got a vitamin/tonic/fizzy thingie – not ideal, but …
HLC – Group Therapy – Week 1
For the Hate Loss Challenge Group Therapy session this week we have to discuss where our feelings of being unworthy and undeserving of the good things in life come from. As if that isn’t tough enough, we then have to think about forgiveness and letting go. I’m not going to lie to you – I’ve been feeling a lot of resistance about this assignment. Which is telling, of course, since that which we most resist is exactly that which we …
