Ganesha, the Hindu deity has always resonated with me. I am not sure why. But today when I got my eyebrows threaded I noticed a statue of Ganesha: The Remover of Obstacles as I got up from the chair. From The Chopra Center's website, "Ganesha is honored throughout Indian and in Hindu cultures, at both secular and religious ceremonies. When someone launches a new business or moves into a new home, for example, the elephant-headed god is invoked to bless the venture."

Yesterday was National Tequila Day, today is National Wine & Cheese Day. Tomorrow is National Coffee Milkshake Day. What's with these National Days of Celebration? In all honest, some of them are completely stupid. But then, what's wrong with celebrating EVERY DAY? I am currently writing a blog post on RITUAL.

Lots to do and I'm doing my best to stay productive. Stay active. However the only thing I am really dragging my feet on is my involvement in my community. There is constant talk about the world (and our country) being a scary place. However, I've been stuck in complacency for so long. Truth is I need to be better informed and then I need to take a stand.

I am super proud of my yoga toes! Sometimes when I get a pedicure, the technician doesn't put those spongy spacers or the rolled up tissues around my toes. My toes have good separation between them so they're easy to polish - or at least the polish doesn't smudge because my toes aren't smooched up together. There are separators you can buy called 'yoga toes,' but I don't need those puppies!

Happy 4th of July, everyone! My gosh it's hot! Luckily I'm inside with the air conditioner blasting. Talk about making a difference in terms of comfort! However, I'm sure I won't be that happy when I see my Coned bill in a few weeks! I have been keeping my complaining habit at bay, so that's good!

I was about to say I had very busy days the last 2 days. But I had a conversation with someone recently about reducing the power of "being busy." For the life of me I cannot remember who it was and honestly I cannot remember the specifics of the conversation. But I do remember reframing the idea. Breaking Up with Busyness!

I'm tired. As I say to my couples, I take appointments 7 days a week, but I rarely work 7 days. Working in a seasonal business it's hard to say no. That being said, I've been better about keeping one day a week just for me. One Day Off.

It's been a whirlwind of a week and I'm yawning as I type this. I ran out of time yesterday for Gratituesday, but it turns out I was able to easily list my DESIRES this week. Now is the time to TACKLE THE LIST! In fact, I could not stop at 5 desires as I usually list. I struggled on the Gratitudes, but was able to bust out EIGHT desires!

Many of you know two weeks ago, woman visiting my coworking space on a day pass stole my wallet from my bag. She look little from me and I'm not liable for the charges she made on my credit cards. See I need to remember the positive! Most everything in the wallet has been replaced, and it's all just stuff.

As part of doing the Artists Way, we were asked to look for synchronicity. Occurrences and connections that seem to just appear when we need them. In my business practice when I notice that I have more counseling clients and fewer wedding couples, I may ask the universe for balance. Sometimes it appears and sometimes it does not.

I was too tired last night to post my gratitudes, so I thought it better to take a day and focus on my DESIRES. With the Artists Way AND the business coaching group there have been lots of emphasis on GOALS and WISHES. As I wrote my ONE HUNDRED and FIFTIETH Morning Pages this afternoon, I am calling it my last one.

I joined a business coaching group led by Teri Scheinzeit and we started meeting last week. While I've done some of the reflection before, it was a nice opportunity to see where I am in my business - what I love doing and what I don't. Coaching the Counselor!

Gosh, I love Spring! Flowers, sunshine and an amazing sense of possibility. And here in New York, we were OVERDUE. I sensed the unhappiness from my fellow New Yorkers. Now hopefully there will be at least more mindfulness and compassion as we all rush around together.

The past few days have been full of back to back appointments and commitments. So there's no time to spare and I have to be efficient with my time. I "just" enough time to write and post Weekly Lists. No time to mull over them as I sometimes do especially since I had to start again because I accidentally closed the Edit Post window in WordPress before saving the draft! Hello resilience!

I've been super tired lately, but thankfully there is resilience in body and mind. I think I've been getting plenty of sleep, but maybe it's not enough.

I am not really sure where today went. In fact, I say this most days. Truth is time flies. Perhaps I need to have a list of tasks I did in a given day to remind me. But I guess that's what a crossed out to-do list is for. And while I have gotten things done, I don't know how helpful that list is.

I started the Artist's Way at the beginning of December and I'm currently on Week 10. Yes, I "should" already be done. Don't judge. This week is all about recognizing and eliminating toxic patterns. When I saw the section entitled, "Workaholism" I got nervous.

About a week and a half ago I thought to myself that I managed to get through an entire winter without getting sick. I attributed it to using my neti pot daily, washing my hands regularly, eating well and practicing yoga. Then last Sunday I got a stomach bug and I started sneezing on Tuesday.

I created a to-do list in one of my many notebooks last Wednesday. It's now almost a week later and I was able to check off only 14 of the 23 items on the list. Yay me for getting things done, but how come I just cannot get EVERYTHING done? This is a new habit and it was a crazy busy week. Some of the items are also more complex or take time. However are these just excuses? Perhaps.

I went into writing my Weekly Lists full of positivity and excitement, but as I sit here typing I'm overcome with a bad case of the "I Don't Wannas." I had to push through them yesterday to practice yoga and apparently here I am again.