Category: Zen Blog
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By Michelle Nollsch What We Perceive We Believe I know we have all been there feeling like we are walking in quicksand going nowhere. Perhaps it’s all in our head- perception is everything! What if we embraced the feeling of being stuck instead of resisting it? Would we still be stuck? Sometimes it’s not about…
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Picking A Topic What a crazy week it’s been! It has been hard to carve out time to blog this week. I thought I would provide a blogger’s checklist for other bloggers -what HAS worked for me & what hasn’t. What if you are not inspired to write? A podcast I follow mentions that “writers…
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Going With the Flow The act of going with the flow seems easy enough. I picture how water flows smoothly, even over rocks which we may call obstacles in our path. For the last couple of weeks, I have observed how well I am going with the flow. I am impatient with my friends &…
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Judgement vs. Discernment What do I mean by this? When I researched the difference between Judgement vs. Discernment, it became clear we lack social understanding in our world. We are so quick to judge one another & don’t take the time to understand the person or situation first. Our ego is at play when we…
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Connecting & Strengthening Family Ties The topic of my family has been on my mind lately with the graduations, summer festivities & seeking connection. I’m looking forward to our upcoming trip to see our daughter & grandchildren who live in Montana. This trip is one we don’t want to miss! Even though my husband was…
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Vulnerability On My Blogging Journey If you have been following along w/ me as I blog, you have gotten to know me better. I ask myself, when am I sharing too much? I talk about being authentic & vulnerable, but it is downright scary to reveal your true self! I allow myself to be vulnerable…
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Building Healthy Relationships- My Experience I am not an expert on this topic, but I strive to build & maintain healthy relationships in my life. Growing up, I struggled to build friendships, let alone keep them. I was shy as a kid but had a big heart. My mom always said I wore my heart…
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Our Ever Changing World Lately, I have been observing that many people seek employment in the comfort of their own homes. The pandemic had an impact on us all in the work arena. Many companies had no choice but to offer us to work from home. I will be honest, working from home was very…
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My Personal Struggle For many, the pandemic has changed how we view the world today. I no longer take life for granted. Spending time w/our loved ones & close friends is so important to me as we don’t know how long we have w/ them-people move, people die, people change careers, etc. As I watched…
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What does that look like? Well, it’s been two months since I retired from my career of 26+ years. May 10, 2022, marks my anniversary of 27 years had I stayed at “Corporate America.” This has been a big adjustment. For the first month, I dreamt about my former job every night as if I…