Author: koliverconnected

Vacations are coming to a close. The kids are back in school. Fall is approaching.So many women are in the pattern of sacrificing what we want and need to meet the needs of family members (spouses, children, parents) friends, managers, employees, and coworkers. That’s a long list!What...

When you realize that your life is not what you imagined it would be, it can be a lonely and confusing place. Your relationships with others—family, spouse, children, coworkers and friends may not be as strong or as connected as you'd hoped. Or maybe your...

I was knocked on my rear last month. It was so odd. Over the course of an hour, I experienced a full-on viral invasion. At 7:00 pm the Thursday before the 4th of July, I was preparing for a fun holiday weekend. At 8:00 pm,...

Monthly intention:The Divine plan offers me the clarity that I seek. I trust God, life and myself.Next week I’ll share in my blog how an almost 2 week illness rocked my world and what I did to get through it. Actually, more than getting through it,...

What: Take the Leap-A Women’s Retreat of Self-Discovery and Transformation.Where: The Art of Living Retreat Center, Boone, NCWhen: October 14-16, 2016Why: Because being stuck in your story and trapped by your emotions is a crappy place to be.  We are so busy putting up a...

Guidance from my Gurus: "Mommy, I just had a huge realization. Anything that’s not love isn’t real." ~Andrew, age 10 Of course our intense emotions feel real at the time. Remember to honor and lean into those emotions as they arise.  When you’re ready, shift you’re attention to...

Choosing to lean into your emotions or story is the first step in getting unstuck. Once challenging emotions have been triggered, the key is to not resist them but to allow yourself to feel what it is that is coming up. You can consciously feel...

Monthly Intention:I fully embrace and choose freedom— the freedom to laugh, the freedom to cry, the freedom to believe in miracles. This month, allow yourself to be free from your old thoughts and patterns. Or just be free from the guilt and resentment of still being...

Imagine that you splurge on a beautiful, newly sodded lawn for your yard. On the surface the grass is green and there are few weeds. But before you know it, the grass starts to brown and the weeds peek through.    Then you discover that the soil...