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Karin Marcus - ArticlesKarin Marcus is a Certified Life Coach and Retreat Leader, a Certified Seasons of Change and Purpose Clarity Coach. She supports women in transition and helps them become enviromentalists of their souls.
In Gratitude for 2009During this closing month of the year, I intentional make the time to acknowledge and reflect on all that has occurred in 2009, the joys and sorrows, the accomplishments and loses, the lessons learned. This year I've decided to add a new step to this acknowledgemnt process. I am going to build a cairn in gratitude for 2009. Soulful ListeningIn this age of instant global communication, it is ironic that one of the most common unmet universal needs is the need to be heard. If we are unable to listen to our own hearts, it is impossible for us to truly empathize with and share the deep felt experiences of another? Soulful listening is not simply an auditory process. It requires the full engagement of the body, mind, and spirit. Listening is an act of witnessing. Three Lessons of AutumnEvery year, autumn brings to the foreground three important life lessons: First, I am reminded: Change is not only good, it is absolutely brilliant!Secondly, I recognize: You gotta' let go! Stop holding onto everything!Third, I realize: There is beauty and clarity in the open spaces created by sheddding the old. The Importance of Women's FriendshipsThe special bond found in female friendships has proven to have tremendous benefits, psychologically, physically, and spiritually. In recent years, research has shown that the health benefits of these relationships have a wide range of widespread socio-economic repercussions. Now is the perfect time to reinforce and celebrate those friendships. Sunday, September 19th is the 10th National Women's Friendship Day. A Living Theme for the Summer - Becoming Self-EvidentA living theme is an ideal or quality that you want to enhance in your life. I used to select a theme for the New Year every January, but I have found that over time it tended to loose momentum. Instead, I have discovered that it is much more effective for me to select a theme for each season. A living theme needs to be an expression of both who you are now and the person you want to become. Attitude Adjustment 101When life feels out of control and without focus, it is the perfect time for an attitude adjustment. Too often, we are our own worst enemy. As Amy Tan so aptly put it, "If you can't change your fate, change your attitude." Here is my basic curriculum for Attitude Adjustment 101. SOS Getaways: Savoring the Opportunities of SummerSummer is the time to renew and rejoice. Physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, your hearts and bodies need this time to rejuvenate. You have recently emerged from a long hard winter that was followed by a spring filled of sudden changes and hard work. Now is the time to send out that distress signal and declare a SOS Getaway - time to Savor the Opportunities of Summer! Just follow these seven easy steps. 4 Steps to Transforming Yourself from a Worrier to a WarriorIf you look closely, you will notice that there are only four small vowels that differentiate a worrier from a warrior. Similarly, with only a few small shifts in perspective, you can transform yourself from an ineffectual worrywart to a resourceful, decisive individual. Spring Cleaning for the SoulAs we shed our winters coats and sweaters, it is also a good time to shed some of the layers that have crusted over our hearts. So much clutter accumulates in our hearts without us even being consciously aware of it. This year let your spring cleaning occur from the inside out. Lighten your heart. And in the cleared, open space begin to plant new seeds of what you want to grow in your life. Becoming Unplugged: A Personalized RetreatThink of all that we have sacrificed by our dependence on these modern technologies? We have lost the ability to hear ourselves think. We have forgotten the beauty of silence pierced only by the sounds of nature. And we have become human doers rather than human beings. One way to help remedy this situation is to take a personal retreat. Set aside an entire day and become completely unplugged.
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