Colleen, Author at Colleen O'Grady

“A Woman’s Work is Never Done” Really?

Posted on January 24, 2011

I am sure you have heard the expression, “A Woman’s Work is Never Done.” It seems this comes from an old rhymed couplet, “Man may work from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done.” I know this is supposed to be descriptive, giving...

Do it Now

Posted on January 17, 2011

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Do you want to feel good today? Then do the ‘thing’ that you are avoiding, and do it now! Think about all the time and energy you waste by avoiding doing the ‘thing’ whatever that ‘thing’ is. You know what I am talking about. It’s the...

Creating a New Tradition: 5 Ways to be Relaxed, Focused and Joyful Over the Holidays. Part 2

Posted on November 23, 2010

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This is Part 2 of Creating a New Tradition: 5 Ways to Feel Centered, Focused and Joyful Over the Holidays. Make sure you read Part 1 It is supposed to be the most Wonderful Time of the Year. Our expectations are super high. It...

Creating a New Tradition: 5 Ways to Feel Centered, Focused and Joyful Over the Holidays.

Posted on November 15, 2010

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Part 1 It’s not even Halloween. Why is there Christmas decorations up at the shopping center near my house? This did not give me a happy feeling. I felt this oh no feeling. The holiday season is already here. This sounds very scrooge-ish of me, but if...

Battle or Blessing: What’s your approach to parenting?

Posted on September 30, 2010

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I remember when I was 8 months pregnant and another mother came up me and said, Is this your first? I said YES in a happy voice. And then I would get the smirky grin and they’d say You just wait!!!!!!!!! Implying my life would be...

Waves of Blessings

Posted on September 21, 2010

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I was in Miami Beach and I had just finished two amazing days with my Platinum Coaching Group and my heart was full. I stood in the clear blue-green water of the Atlantic Ocean and watched wave after wave roll towards me, and then crash...

All Mothered Out: Here are 5 things that can help!

Posted on September 13, 2010

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Are you All Mothered Out? Don’t worry you are not alone. This happens to all moms. It is something moms aren’t proud of. It is not what you announce at the PTO meeting. Somehow we have been given this message that good mothers never get Mothered Out....

How to Change Your Day “Nightmare” Into a Day “Dream”

Posted on September 7, 2010

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You have a big imagination! We all do. Every day we use our imagination to create Day Nightmares or Day Dreams. Day Nightmares and Day Dreams come to us at random times. They usually come to us when we are doing something repetitive and are not...

Space Cushions

Posted on August 28, 2010

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I am taking an online defensive driving course. I could say I am taking the course because I wanted to lower my car insurance, which is partially true. But the truth is, I was speeding and got a ticket. There you have it. The secret...

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