https://nudg.ca little nudges from life Sat, 19 Mar 2022 19:17:33 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://nudg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-triskelion_orgin600-1-100x100.png https://nudg.ca 32 32 https://nudg.ca/saying-goodbye-to-the-social-junk-pile/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:41:11 +0000 https://nudg.ca/?p=1561 Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile I can't say that the coaching demo added anything helpful to my thoughts about using social media in my business and life, it did cement a course of action. ]]> https://nudg.ca/today-is-mums-birthday/ https://nudg.ca/today-is-mums-birthday/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:34:27 +0000 http://nudg.ca/?p=183 Reading Time: 3 minutesMy Mum was a smart, courageous and funny woman, with a mind of her own. Sometimes it would just be great to sit down and talk with her again.]]> https://nudg.ca/today-is-mums-birthday/feed/ 4 https://nudg.ca/a-dream-from-helen/ https://nudg.ca/a-dream-from-helen/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:03:35 +0000 https://nudg.ca/?p=1233 Reading Time: 4 minutesI found myself standing in a grassy parking lot, watching an older woman - complete with a fetching hat and the kind of handbag mid-century grandmothers used to carry. She turned toward me - and the unknown figure beside me - and wistfully asked: “do you not remember who I am?”]]> https://nudg.ca/a-dream-from-helen/feed/ 2 https://nudg.ca/slow-down-allow-change/ https://nudg.ca/slow-down-allow-change/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:00:17 +0000 http://nudg.ca/?p=627 Reading Time: 2 minutesI once had a boss who used to say "the speed of the leader is the speed of the team". These days, I've been finding that at least some of the time, my team needs to be able to set the pace. I've been learning that when my team tells me to slow down, it serves to listen.]]> https://nudg.ca/slow-down-allow-change/feed/ 2 https://nudg.ca/personal-freedom/ https://nudg.ca/personal-freedom/#comments Sun, 16 Apr 2017 23:50:00 +0000 http://nudg.ca/?p=573 Reading Time: 2 minutesThe separation of self from circumstance is a doorway into personal freedom and emotional integration like no other. To this end, I chose to spend the past 40 days in the deliberate exploration of who I am and what I believe and in the giving up of fast decisions and knowing the answer. ]]> https://nudg.ca/personal-freedom/feed/ 2 https://nudg.ca/mindfulness-definition/ https://nudg.ca/mindfulness-definition/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:20:49 +0000 http://nudg.ca/?p=544 Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo intentionally shift the point of focus away from thoughts that do not serve in this moment]]> https://nudg.ca/mindfulness-definition/feed/ 2 https://nudg.ca/the-mindfulness-of-lent/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 22:17:18 +0000 http://nudg.ca/?p=529 Reading Time: 2 minutesThe act of doing so used to be called 'examining ones conscience' - which is rather appropriate since my practice started at the beginning of Lent. Considering Lent now, I see it as an opportunity to prepare myself for something in the future. I am curious to know what I finally learn and embody from this experience.]]> https://nudg.ca/being-first/ https://nudg.ca/being-first/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 20:47:53 +0000 http://nudg.ca/?p=216 Reading Time: < 1 minuteBEing First isn't about winning, nor is it about beating others, or even helping others, it's about knowing who you are and what you stand for relative to the world around you.]]> https://nudg.ca/being-first/feed/ 2