I started out planning to write this brilliant post and I stopped. I got to the page and thought “I’m such a fraud. What do I have to bring to the page that others might benefit from? Really, why am I pretending to have something I don’t?” Reasons to Have Faith Fortunately, I do have [...]
Archive for the Self-Care Category
falling short is not falling dead
Posted 9 December 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: disappointment, motivation | Categories: Self-Care | Leave a Comment
i love my job: finding the passion
Posted 15 September 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: finding your passion, i love my, love what you do, work environment, your best self | Categories: Self-Care | 2 Comments
I was tired, chronically running on E, and sleep didn’t matter. It was a draining experience. All the life seeped out of me before the workday ended. By close of work, it was all I could do to get home and crash. It was more like slide, really. All the energy I once had to [...]
just breathe
Posted 9 July 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: improving produtivity, just breathe, Relaxation, rest, sleep | Categories: Self-Care | Leave a Comment
When was the last time you went to bed on time? When was the last time you just rested? Not slept but relaxed and breathed and spent time just being content. When you think about it, it’s not as often as you might like, right? This post is for those of us who have trouble [...]
how to have a great work experience
Posted 23 April 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Business, stress, work environment | Categories: Self-Care | Leave a Comment
Writing is an important skill that can make you quite valuable. You can increase your value by learning complementary skills. However, it doesn’t mean that you should lose focus of the job that you were hired to do. It’s important to continue to learn, in whatever work you do. As a writer, you learn how [...]
balance: have your cake and eat it too
Posted 17 January 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Achieving balance, Improving productivity, Relaxation | Categories: Self-Care | Leave a Comment
When you have the opportunity to work and play, in the same life is tantamount to having your cake and eating it too. And guess what? You need to do that. When you sit before your computer day in and day out, and the work is flowing, it’s sometimes quite easy to forget the importance [...]
taking time out to regain balance
Posted 9 July 2008 by Shari SmothersTagged As: making changes, regaining balance | Categories: Self-Care | Leave a Comment
While I Was Away It wasn’t my plan to spend so much time away from my blogging space. I gave in to the dark pressures of my day job, and let it spill into my mornings and nights and weekends. I completely the balance I had maintained. It was easy to do because I really [...]
