No pictures of this. Early this morning while watering my blooming garden of roses and rosemary budded in small tomatoes, I looked at the pattern of bamboo leaves that wind tossed in our small pool. There in the corner, face down, was a baby possum. YUCK. I walked away. SAD. Poor mama. Poor baby. Conscious
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When you are going through transitions, do you lean into a daily practice? Here is one of mine: I’ve been doing a lot of thinkingAbout growing older and moving onNobody wants to be told that they’re getting onFor a long, long stayBut just how long and who knowsAnd how and where my spirit will goWill
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CHANGE REQUIRES YOU TO START. It sounds simple and yet doesn’t happen. Get out of the “why” and the “I am not that way so I can’t”, and START. That is the number one block to why change doesn’t happen. You spin in your head or you get amnesia. START. Give the person what they
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Empty nesters and Boomers are taking time for music and to unfold. Time to shift your role. A couple called me to share they are not connecting well, in other words, no sex, and no conversations except the mandatory chat. Have you been in their shoes? Each decided to plan a day in the sun.
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Empty nesters and Boomers have children in their pool or friend’s pool but a LIVE DUCK? Thank goodness I remembered where I put my camera. Calm, beautiful, and happy she permitted me a few shots. After all, I didn’t invite her to my pool. Expect the unexpected whether joyous or challenging. What tool do you
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Join Natalie at Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, May 14-21 and October 29 – November 5, 2011 – RANCHO LA PUERTA RESORT AND SPA, the world-renowned fitness resort and spa in Baja California, where she will be returning to teach for a week LIFE IN TRANSITION, WHAT’S NEXT? Contact for further information,U.S. Reservations Office:RANCHO LA PUERTA
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Parents, Boomers, Empty Nesters, and Young adults have asked me about Red Mountain Spa, Utah. Destination and resort spa in Southern Utah, hiking, wellness, Spa, red rocks, outdoors http://www.RedMountainSpa.com where I will be teaching LIFE IN TRANSITION, WHAT’S NEXT, April 9th-16th. I am also offering private sessions for the week so you can go deeper
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What baby boomer, parent or young adult, doesn’t need a moment of hope? Life is complex. You are overwhelmed with the news of the day and the list of your to do’s.I would be a fool to not stop and see the beauty out my office window. I did nothing to make it happen.
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Are you vacationing on your own or with your family? Who will be home? Parents have called sharing their excitement and concerns about their children coming back home. They know the good stuff but feel anxious about the new role they need to live.Number one issue that causes resentment and disappointment is UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. You
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A parent shared with me that if she could have one wish it would be to not think so much. We asked her what she would put in place of thinking so much. Her response “I have no idea because it is all I seem to do…think and think and think.” Each of us gave
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Meredith, a go getter woman, and person who also crawls when confused, asked me,” What do I do when I feel overwhelmed?” Whether single, student, married, boomer, or empty nester, transitions pause us. I asked her what she has done in the past when stuck? When you allow the person you are with to explore
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The Grammy Awards with Mick Jagger and Barbara Streisand, where the audience stood and shouted their love, is being talked about along with Lady Gaga and the women who sang the opening, honoring Aretha. Aretha Franklin, in warming white, appreciating her fans and award. Congresswoman Gifford is speaking with her husband, Mark. Miracle. Prince William
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org