I am honored to be a guest on Leanne’s Cresting the Hill today. Join me over a virtual cup of coffee, won’t you? While you are there, look around her blog, if you haven’t already. It’s pretty great.
Christie is a certified wellness coach, author, and retired professional communicator who blogs about life transitions, wellness, mindfulness, and anything else that answers the question "So what? Now what?"
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A client recently asked me to remind her what the components of a SMART goal are. That got me thinking that there may be others who could use a refresher course on setting SMART goals, so I created this video. For those of you that prefer to read, the transcript appears below the video. How…
When I chose Celebrate as my word of the year (WOTY) for 2026, I wasn’t picturing a year of partying or even exuberant cheering. That actually sounds exhausting. So what am I envisioning when I say this year will be a year of celebration? When I say “celebrate,” I’m thinking of appreciation, honor, gratitude, joy…I’m…
“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens It’s been a while since I did a Taking Stock post…last spring to be exact. November is traditionally a month of gratitude for many in the United States, so it…
Five years ago I published my first blog post. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. In fact, I hired someone to create the blog for me and somehow stumbled my way through those first several posts. Along the way, I picked up some technical skills, thanks to advice from my fellow bloggers…
Have you ever attempted something and failed? Have you ever let fear of failure stop you from trying something? Which did you regret more? I hope it was the chance not taken. Amazing facts about the world’s biggest failures Walt Disney went bankrupt…several times. Thomas Edison tried more than 6,000 materials as the filament in…
“Inhale and hold the evening in your lungs.” ~Sebastian Faulks, Engleby What is your favorite time of day? Mine is dinner time—and not just because I love to eat (which I do). For me, on a typical day, dinner signals the end of the “must dos” and the beginning of “me time.” I know for…
I’m popping over to read your contribution, Christie xx
Thank you kindly, Sue.
Loved your answers! I found it interesting that you hadn’t been on a bike in so long. I guess I just assumed you were all into biking as well as running. Get that book published!! We will all help promote it for you ♥ The last song I hummed was The Star-Spangled Banner, the version by Madison Rising.
You know, I am reasonably fit, but not terribly coordinated, so I gravitate to walking, running, simple weight-lifting, and hiking on well-groomed trails; things like that. I’ve never been good at sports or evidently bike riding. 🙂 Great song by the way! And thanks for the encouragement on publishing a book.
Hi Christie,
I’ve tried and tried to post on Leanne’s site but can’t get it to work. So – here’s what I wanted to say:
Great approach to use for your guest post, Christie. I’ll play.
Last time I sang aloud – some Kristofferson tunes this week since it was his birthday yesterday.
Last time I did something that frightened me – trying to cut a steep hill on my property with a big garden tractor. The wheels were spinning and it could have tipped so easily. Contemplating a crush injury, even death, I decided that the grass and weeds can go ahead and grow on that hill in future.
One thing I’m passionate about – my quest to uncover and live my essential self after decades of a life devoted to work and everyone else
Would I like to be famous – I actually was famous (very small f, not a capital one!) If by famous we mean having fans, people who would travel for a few hours to come and listen to me speak or who would buy every book I wrote and tell me that my books/speaking changed the way they taught. It was all very gratifying, but it now feels as if it happened to someone else in a different lifetime and, looking back, I was too busy to enjoy it at the time and it just had me on a quest to do more, more, more. So I have no desire to be famous in the future, although if I wrote another book and it was really well received and made a difference in people’s lives, I wouldn’t say no.
If I won the lottery – easy. I’d host a retreat somewhere wonderful for all of my new blogging friends (you included) and fly everyone there first class for several days of fun and wellness of all kinds. I’d hire a large crew to come in and put a series of trails through my woods and clean up fallen trees (I like a neat forest which means I’m in permanent work mode when I’m walking). I’d give money to my friends to help them live their dreams, whatever they are. I would set up a foundation to support creative people – artists, writers – with the gift of a year’s salary so they could pursue their art without financial worry. With enough money, I’d set up a second foundation for simple acts of kindness – those small moments where we can do something for a stranger whether that’s buying them a cup of coffee, or paying for a massage when they’re having a rough day. I do buy lottery tickets sometimes then feel gypped when I don’t even win a free ticket for the next draw so I stop buying for a while. Maybe someday…
I’m sorry you weren’t able to comment on Leanne’s blog, but so appreciate you not giving up. I love your responses and wouldn’t have wanted to miss out on them. I’m glad you didn’t risk injury to cut those weeds. It’s one thing to face a fear and another entirely to face death! Now that I have read what you’d do with your lottery winnings, I rooting for you to win! Thanks again for playing along.