One of my favorite places to “Be” is in my mother’s garden. It appears she was born with a green thumb and is always happiest working in her element.

If you never worked from home before, this abrupt and drastic change might be a bit jarring and you might be wondering, how to set yourself up for success if we are here for the long term. We are going to start there.

Have you ever walked into a magical space that just felt alive? Did you notice a “feeling” or a “sensation” about it, but you couldn’t quite put your finger on exactly what it is? It is a palpable, but intangible quality to the space. 

If you have ever worked in a garden, you know its therapeutic effects. But in the moments of digging into the hard, dried cake soil, peace and calm did not rush over me.

I’ve done it a couple of times. Packed up all my belongings and either dragged them across the miles or stuffed them into storage bins or closets and rentals while I embarked on a new life chapter.

Cooking is an experience that awakens and nurtures the whole house. Like preparing a sacred space for painting, preparing to cook in the kitchen is similar. I get the whole apartment ready for the process.

Sometimes we all need a reset button. Let’s face it. Things go stale, get off track or have come full circle to a completion. Life is designed to be a constant iteration of itself. Change is constant. When things get “stuck” it's life communicating to us that it is time to let something go.