Sunday Morning

CoffeeMugI love Sunday morning. Even when I feel I could sleep in longer, I get up while my husband is still sleeping. I grind those beans and brew coffee. There is nothing moving in the house or neighborhood. It is so quiet and peaceful! I love sitting in my living room and reading, or sometimes I indulge and watch a movie!

I love Sunday morning even more when my hubby takes an extra hour and “man caves” in the bedroom when he wakes up and watches some TV!!

This moment, even if it only lasts an hour, is one of the extraordinary moments in my life. It is one of those times when I am totally at peace with ME. It’s interesting, because last week I wrote about being versus doing. And Sunday mornings I am being. I think allowing myself to just be, allows me to do the things I need to do for success.

Trust me, I am always me (my clients will tell you they love that about me, you get the same Ann no matter what!), life has this way of supporting the disconnection between Be and DO. It is so easy to get into “what do I need to do next” without connecting to who we are, what makes us most us. In my “Vision of Your Most Influential Self” program I teach about the 6 core areas we need to nurture for success. Sunday morning nurtures my spirit.

Sunday morning gives me strength to be me.

Women Who Inspire – Joan Rivers

Women Who Inspire – Joan Rivers

All my friends will tell you that I’m not really in to celebrities. I’m much more of a chef and winemaker fan! There are a few celebrities though that have made an impact on my life. Joan Rivers has been one of them. Coming home after our vacation and being off grid I learned of her surgery and being put into a medically induced coma. With bated breath we listened every day to the news to see what would happen. Sadly she has passed, as most of you know.

Joan Rivers was a celebrity that I deeply appreciated because of who she was and how she lived her life. There’s so much that we can all learn from her, if you ask me! I started wearing her jewelry over 17 years ago. The first piece was bought by my mother. Her bee jewelry was all about doing the impossible! You can see my collection in the picture below!

Her jewelry led me to ask “How do I represent myself on stage? What is my sense of style and how can I make it my own?  How can I be unique and still be fashionable and forward?” Yes, I learned a ton from a comedian! I also learned how to really have a sense of humor in my life, as she did.

Most recently, I have been watching her reality TV show with her daughter and grandson. The last three years I have learned how Joan Rivers lives life and every moment to the fullest. I’d laugh and cry in admiration for her while watching that show. As she passed I’m sure she had every intention of being the back this month with a big bold loud voice box living her life full out again. That, to me, is where I want to go in my life.

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How are you living fully every day? Alive? Vibrantly? Full of love and laughter? Reaching for the impossible like the bee? And always, always, always, pushing yourself to live the biggest, bestest, life you can live.

Thank you Joan, you’re truly an inspiration.