Let Go
This week I share with you Tip #10 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Know when to let go. Not everything is meant to last. Some activities—and some people—enter our lives. They…
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Keep Learning
This week I share with you Tip #9 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Keep Learning. Learning keeps our minds young and agile. It supports our ability to adapt, to be creative,…
Connect with Others
This week I share with you Tip #8 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Connect with Others. This is a hard one to write; perhaps because this is a practice that takes…
Close the Tabs
This week I share with you Tip #7 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Close the Tabs This is a new tip for me, but oh so powerful. Someone must have been…
Find. Your. Passion.
This week I share with you Tip #6 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Find. Your. Passion. What fuels you, energizes you? What makes you excited to get out of bed in…
Say It: No.
This week I share with you Tip #5 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Say it: No. Yes, you’ve no doubt heard this advice many, many times by now: Learn to say…
Hit the HELP Button
This week I share with you Tip #4 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Ask for help. Have you ever seen the red HELP button? Right away you think, Yes, I need…
Follow Through on Commitments
This week I share with you Tip #3 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands — Follow through on your commitments. Do you have friends or family who always commit to this or that,…
Create Before You Consume
Today I share with you a second tip from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands. Tip #2 is: Create before you consume. Just that simple. When you get up in the morning, resist the…
Be You–and No One Else
This month I’m conducting a workshop at the California Library Association Conference: Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands. I’ll break down those tips for you here over the next ten weeks. Tip #1: Be…