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Metaphors for Living: Water and Flow

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Joyce | 0 Comments

Just give me a body of water and give me a boat that I can propel under my own steam and I will be all over it. I used to row several times a week in the early morning, and these were some of my happiest times for many years. The experience was both physical and spiritual for me –…

Lessons Learned from a 1200 Pound Manatee

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Joyce | 1 Comments

During a trip to Florida this past winter, I had the special pleasure of being able to observe Manatees at close range. It became my morning ritual to have my coffee sitting on the dock in a marina, with the manatees swimming just a few feet below. Manatees, often referred to as “Sea Cows”, are herbivorous marine mammals, up to…

Does Autumn Mean the Loss of Summer? I Don’t Think So.

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Joyce | 0 Comments

The Autumn has finally arrived. I hear people bemoaning the loss of summer and this begs a discussion of the value of perspective. Positive Psychology encourages the use of positive, or gain perspective over negative, or loss perspective. If we use the metaphor of an ocean wave, the choices become clear. A wave has both a crest and a trough….

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Joyce | 0 Comments

Get Outside My mission as your coach is to ensure that you pursue your best life both personally and professionally. This means staying connected to the people who are important in your life. It also means staying connected to yourself. In the demanding world that most of us inhabit, it is too easy to lose contact with who you are,…