Posts Tagged ‘time’
I do it in the evening; Chris prefers to do it with his morning coffee. We have two delivered every day; the Calgary Herald and the National Post; when I am out & about I buy the Globe & Mail. In spite of all our efforts articles abound that the newspaper industry is in peril.
Is this slump in sales, partially due to different generational tastes yes, and it is also about lifestyle. Everyday I revel in, utilize and thoroughly enjoy the technology that puts the world at my figure tips. It allows me no limitations to where I can take both my coaching company and online magazine. However when it comes time to relax I prefer the print media format.
I don’t think we are seeing an end of print media so much as a time of rebirth. “We have a generation that is consuming information in totally different ways” says news anchor Kevin Newman in an interview that talks about his decision to leave his on air news job in order to explore the world of digital media. (Read Crossing digital divide, interview by Karen Mazurkewich)
Time’s Managing Editor Richard Stengel recently announced that ‘For the first time since the magazine’s birth in 1923, we will soon be delivering the entire contents of TIME to paying customers in a radically different way: as a self-contained application that you can download to the iPad. (From Ushering In a New Era)
Even though the competion for readership numbers is no longer about who has the news box on the corner of main and 1st street; the media companies are still choosing to handle the issues in a singularly autonomous fashion. Will the different media apps for devices such as the Blackberry or pay for content on the Internet prove to be the sustaining solution? Of all the articles being written on this subject, James Poniewozik sums up the current situation best in his editorial All the News That’s Fit to Mint
I think tackling the insatiable need for information and news in today’s world with a more united or partnering approach might prove to be the beginning of a solution for the media’s woes; in other words to go where no newspapers have gone before.
With Your Biscotti & Coffee
1) There was once a time when I would plow through any book, now I have to agree with Sonya Chung the list of books that I haven’t finished has increased. From her column in The 
Millions blog read Sonya’s post – It’s Not You, It’s Me: Breaking Up With Books.
2) Things are so troubled for the Roman Catholic Church that it is easy to forget that there are some truly heroic nuns and priests doing some remarkable work in the world. From the NY Times Who Can Mock This Church? by Nicholas D. Kristof
3) Does your dog like to rock to Bono or is your cat more of a jazz fan? If you don’t think that they have a preference check out the world’s first Music fof Dogs concert, article by Amy Coopes.
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If there is an upside to having Atrial Fibrillation it is that you don’t just jump out of bed in the morning. You get up slowly so that your heart finds its day rhythm and the blood starts moving to all the right areas of your body.
Once up its dress, leash dogs and out the door. I keep my brain in a comfortable neutral only allowing certain thoughts in. Not those meaning of life ones that I probably should have instead I muse on the creative side of my business; finding the right words for an article, website touch-up ideas or fresh business concepts. Like so many entrepreneurs it is hard finding the time to create instead of running a business so 5:15am…ish is that time .
The energy is different when Chris comes with us; he is one of those people who gets up with his all his mental stuff front and centre. While I don’t mind Duke’s and Mia’s lingering sniffs over blades of grass mixed with multiple bathroom stops he is impatient to keep moving. Their excitement over every smell, sight and sound enhances my own awareness of the awakening day.
At that early hour we only share the streets with fellow dog walkers, a few joggers and runners. Some are withdrawn, huddled into their jackets and thoughts, others merely nod. It is usually the dog people who call out a cheery hello.
Then it’s home, make coffee and shower while channel surfing between The Today Show, a Calgary Breakfast Show and the BBC because I like their international news and knowing what kind of weather people in Hong Kong and Palermo are walking their dog in.
- Turn off the TV and computer
- Take every opportunity to travel
- Don’t allow yourself to be controlled
- Laugh a lot & be spontaneous
- Volunteer or work for less money if you are passionate about something
- Be open to new people, food and experiences
- Be creative, use your imagination
- Record your life – Keep a journal or take photographs
- Enjoy being independent
- Be wary of credit cards
- Love with honesty and respect
Have no fear, make mistakes & live in the center of your life
When I am remiss in connecting with someone I dash of an email with the subject line - ‘Catching Up’ so here I go.
In 2008, Nov 4th was noteworthy not only because Barack Obama won the election but also because that was the day when I broke my foot. Sorry, Barack but my tears during your acceptance speech were 44% happiness over your win and 56% PAIN!
This is the first time that I have ever broken anything so I was fascinating by the whole process from my foot becoming a grotesque size and one big multi-colored bruise. By the way, whoever designed the walking cast should be given some sort of prize. To the shoe area of my bedroom which took on a somewhat macabre look as it became home to one dress shoe, one boot, one sneaker and one slipper. Sadly, even though it was the holiday season my high heel shoes just gathered dust.
When out and about you are more reliant on the kindness of strangers. Those who took the time to hold open the door for a few minutes longer as you hobble over, people who kept up their snow and ice removal and even the cab drivers who yes, open the car door and were extra helpful getting groceries to the door. Speaking of shopping not sure what to say about the grocery staff who were restocking shelves and pretend not to notice me struggling to get an 8KG bag of kitty litter into the shopping cart.
Anyway, foot is basically healed now and it is a brand New Year. I don’t believe in New Years Resolutions but I do have a few things that I would like to work on.
1. Drink less coffee. Drink more green tea.
2. Learn how to make an omelet
3. Find more time to read and write.
4. Be the kind of Life & Business Coach who really helps their clients in these tough economical times.
5. Take Mia to the next level of obedience classes. The time together and the interaction with others will be good for both of us.
6. Stay in touch with friends & family so I don’t have to send those catching up emails.
7. Have massages and manicures on a regular basis.
8. Finish that pile of partially read books besides my bed.
9. Podcast & Twitter
It is really going to bother me that I couldn’t come up with an even ten.
………………….10. Work on an apparent latent tendency towards perfectionism.
In a recent interview when asked ‘If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Helen Mirren replied ” I’d find a little green corner of England with a river running through it and a tree to sit under, and I’d just sit there for the afternoon with a book and a pillow”.
While the idyllic scene did of course resonate to my very core, what really struck home was her desire for some quiet reading time. Perhaps she like myself thought that as we got older we would have more time to read instead we seem to have less. One of my favorites pastimes is now regulated to 10 maybe 15 minutes in bed at the end of the day, that is if I don’t fall asleep in the middle of Chapter 9!
Helen, if you are out there my question is ” What book would choose to spent the afternoon with?” For me corny as it sounds I would spend the afternoon with a classic – Jane Eyre, Emma or Vanity Fair.
How is your reading time measuring up? What book would you choose to spent an uninterrupted afternoon with?
I made the appointment two weeks ago for this Friday @ 2pm.
I booked a facial, an hour to relax, put myself in someone else’s hands and if nothing else to give my dry winter skin some much needed attention.
As the day gets closer, there are so many important things that I need to book into that time slot & numerous reasons to pick up the phone to cancel. I am also as usually working with my clients coaching them through the process of finding time for themselves and practicing self care.
So did I keep the appointment or cancel? Only my esthetician knows for sure.
It seems like a few weeks ago when I was writing my spring blog posting about putting in my garden for ‘Maximum impact, minimum effort’ and now I have just finished emptying my clay pots and putting the garden to bed for another winter.
Inspite of my protests that I don’t particularly enjoy gardening, I realize that I am going to miss the time away from my tightly scheduled day.
Early summer mornings would find Jenna (Australian Shepherd) and me watering and tidying our pots and beds and just generally enjoying the peace and each others company. While husband and chocolate lab could be found in the house drinking that first cup of coffee and reading the morning paper.
I recently hired a landscape designer for a consultation. My back yard isn’t big and somehow has to embrace; bird feeding area , dog area, garden tool storage area and oh! yes somewhere for Chris and I to relax and barbecue. We not only discussed space requirements but also my budget and schedule.
The outcome is that next year I will have an even more attractive garden for minimum effort but more importantly I will continue to allow myself time to recharge & renew and fully accept how important time outside is to my mental and physical well being.
