by Karen Strang Allen | Sep 25, 2024 | Living your best life
“Change is the only constant in life.” —Heraclitus As the crisp autumn air begins to replace the warmth of summer and the leaves turn crimson and gold, it’s a great season to reflect on the beauty of transformation. Just as nature undergoes seasonal...
by Karen Strang Allen | Sep 18, 2024 | Creating healthy relationships
“Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.” —Osho In my 20s (after my husband died), I noticed that most of the love songs I listened to were sad and full of longing. “Alone” by Heart, “Waiting for You” by Richard Marx. Songs about...
by Karen Strang Allen | Sep 10, 2024 | Living your best life
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” —Walt Disney It’s something we’ve likely all faced at some point: finding it hard to stay motivated to achieve a goal, even if it’s important to us (or putting off even starting). Have you...
by Karen Strang Allen | Sep 4, 2024 | Living your best life
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis As the days grow shorter and leaves begin to turn, we enter a season that invites reflection and gratitude. Fall is not just a time for harvesting crops…it’s also an...
by Karen Strang Allen | Aug 28, 2024 | Creating healthy relationships, Recovering from loss & heartbreak
“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” ―Oscar Wilde Have you ever gone through a break-up or divorce and felt completely crushed, devastated, shattered? It feels like your whole world has been turned upside down. Like nothing will...