by Elizabeth | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog, Health Tips
So this past month of August we have been talking about, reading about, and sharing about mindfulness/awareness/consciousness/presence. Well, how does this all relate to our own health and well-being? This is a website where I write and speak to nurses on topics of...
by Elizabeth | Aug 24, 2012 | Blog, Nursing career
Hmm… what an interesting title. That is my first reaction as I “listen” to me. What do I mean by this? Well, one thing I have noticed is that sometimes we struggle with really hearing, listening, and paying attention to what “we” want. With respect to health and...
by Elizabeth | Aug 16, 2012 | Blog, Health Tips
Well, let’s talk about “peace”. Part of living a conscious and mindful existence is that it is going to create some form of happiness, some health, some joy, and peace for ourselves. People are looking for a way to be satisfied, healthy, and happy. People are looking...
by Elizabeth | Aug 7, 2012 | Blog, Nursing career
“The unaware life is not worth living” –Socrates. …This month I aim to write to the theme “awareness”. What a task! “Awareness” in and of itself is often interchanged with numerous terms: consciousness, mindfulness, presence, etc. Even as I sat down today to write...
by Elizabeth | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog, Burnout
…So yesterday I shared a story of me on the open bay in my kayak. I was with two other girl friends, a woman who is an experienced kayaker, and the guide. We were out on the water for over 4 hours. We paddled out to a landing spot, took a 5 minute break, and...
by Elizabeth | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog, Nursing career
…I wrote a bunch two weeks -or so- ago on giving and receiving. I went into the details of reasons why we might find it hard to say “No” to people. I shared what effect this could have on our health. I wrote about some ways we could change this in...
