July Newsletter -  2023

How is your summer going? Are you finding time to rest and rejuvenate? Are you feeling “energized” for the upcoming school year?

Taking time away and creating change in our daily and weekly routines is important. Especially when our lives feel they are in a rut. Sometimes finding a way to “get away” is difficult. I use the term “mini-vacation” or “brain break’ to help myself (and my clients) think about “taking a break” in a different way. Sure, it’s great when we can go on a week vacation to the beach or the mountains, but that is not always possible. Taking a “mini-vacation” or a “brain break” is thinking about vacation in a microscopic way. What do you love about the beach or the mountains? The View? Taking a long walk? Getting out of your house? How can you find ways to do these things on a small scale more regularly? Can you find a new trial to hike? A new path to bike? A new view to overlook? Or…can you ask others around you so that you can carve out time to even take a walk in your neighborhood, or take a bubble bath? Perhaps it would feel nice to get that massage. Taking a drive on a new highway, or taking the scenic route can refresh the spirit and engage your brain in ways that the “normal route” does not.

Recently, I spent the weekend in Gatlinburg presenting at a retreat for military families. It was an honor to do my work, in a different way, in a different location, and stretch myself in new ways. While this was not a “vacation” in anyway, it was nice to have a change of scenery and meet new people. After I took some time to rest, I felt invigorated and energized.

Finally, every month, I try to find a great opportunity for individuals, couples or families to find a small way to “Rest, Rejuvenate, and Relate” in the newsletter. It is my hope that I can share some places to go, see, experience that might just spark a little “new” in your life to invigorate, energize, and relax you!