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OPENINGS FROM WITHIN

During the pandemic, I have spent more time alone with myself than ever before. I was uncomfortable at first. Over time, I began to see…

Sep 15, 2021

OPENINGS FROM WITHIN

Sep 15, 2021

A NEW SUN

OVERCAST SKIES

Sep 5, 2021

A NEW SUN

Sep 5, 2021

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THIS TIME IS FILLED WITH OPENINGS

This has been such a wearing time. I’ve done my best to endure the change, challenge and stress of it. Some say it is a time of openings…

Sep 1, 2021

THIS TIME IS FILLED WITH OPENINGS

Sep 1, 2021

WHEN LIFE ISN’T MOVING

There are openings I am beginning to see and want to walk through. Somehow, I cannot and I feel stuck. What can I do?

Aug 17, 2021

WHEN LIFE ISN’T MOVING

Aug 17, 2021

CURIOSITY IS AN ALLY

I am not feeling much excitement or growth in my life right now, but that’s okay. With all that’s happened in the past year, I am not sure…

Aug 11, 2021

CURIOSITY IS AN ALLY

Aug 11, 2021

OUR POWER TO CHOOSE

The opening that is before me now doesn’t seem right. It does not align with what I want for my life. I am concerned that, if I walk away …

Aug 4, 2021

OUR POWER TO CHOOSE

Aug 4, 2021

THE OPPORTUNITIES IN STILLNESS

Sometimes, nothing is happening in my exterior world. It is as quiet and placid as an unrippled body of water. At those times, I wonder if…

Jul 25, 2021

THE OPPORTUNITIES IN STILLNESS

Jul 25, 2021

FINDING FREEDOM

Sometimes I long for more freedom. Freedom seems so elusive. I want to find a way to have more in my life.

Jul 21, 2021

FINDING FREEDOM

Jul 21, 2021

THINGS FALL APART

Oh my goodness, the changes I have been through. They seem so radical and surely were not voluntary. The life I once knew is altered…

Jul 14, 2021

THINGS FALL APART

Jul 14, 2021

FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE

My future is uncertain. It is as if I am standing at the entrance to a dark cave and cannot see in. Should I take a first step?

Jul 7, 2021

FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE

Jul 7, 2021

BEACONS TO LIGHT OUR WAY IN DARKNESS

Sometimes I cannot find my way. I am walking in the dark with nothing to light my path. I do not know which way to go or what is ahead of…

Jun 30, 2021

BEACONS TO LIGHT OUR WAY IN DARKNESS

Jun 30, 2021

A TIME WITH NO OPENINGS

There is nowhere for me to go. I want to move forward, however I am standing still and can’t figure out how or where to move.

Jun 14, 2021

A TIME WITH NO OPENINGS

Jun 14, 2021

REFRAMING OUR EXISTENCE

The ways in which I used to see my world are losing their relevance. Things I relied on to stay centered are not working. What’s going on…

Jun 7, 2021

REFRAMING OUR EXISTENCE

Jun 7, 2021

THE POWER OF RELEASING

I so much want change in my life. Why won’t it come? I feel I am ready. But things stay the same.

May 30, 2021

THE POWER OF RELEASING

May 30, 2021

FINDING OUR BEARINGS IN A STORM

When my life is unsettled or something happens to upend it, I often lose my bearings. It feels as if I am in a monstrous storm. What am I…

May 24, 2021

FINDING OUR BEARINGS IN A STORM

May 24, 2021

A SPACIOUS MINDSET

This past year has brought so many changes to my life. Often, I am constricted by them. However, now I am feeling the inklings of a shift…

May 10, 2021

A SPACIOUS MINDSET

May 10, 2021

SETTING THE STAGE FOR CHANGE

Lately I feel stuck. I travel the same roads over and over again. I want change to happen; however it is elusive and I do not see any…

May 3, 2021

SETTING THE STAGE FOR CHANGE

May 3, 2021

NO PATH IS WRONG

No Path Is Wrong

Apr 24, 2021

NO PATH IS WRONG

Apr 24, 2021

WE LIVE IN A FASCINATING TIME

These times are unsettling, polarizing, intense, confining and confounding. What am I to do with all this? I feel I am standing on…

Apr 18, 2021

WE LIVE IN A FASCINATING TIME

Apr 18, 2021

GETTING CLEAR WITH OURSELVES IN A TIME OF CHANGE

Where is my life? The past is fading and I cannot see the future clearly. What am I to do? It’s as if I am no longer standing on solid…

Apr 12, 2021

GETTING CLEAR WITH OURSELVES IN A TIME OF CHANGE

Apr 12, 2021

Ann Vanino

Ann Vanino

Writer and career/new directions coach living in the High Mojave Desert of southern California. Author of Chrysalis: Personal Transformation From The Inside Out

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