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Betsy Slay Coaching

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Writer • Life Coach • Running Coach • Happier Goals

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Acceptance, Growth and Creation

Welcome back! Thanks for spending a few moments of your day with me. Each week I will share excerpts from my current writing, quotes from others that have really resonated with me this week, plus what I'm reading, listening to, watching, creating and excited about this week. Morning Page Musings (Excerpts from my daily journaling) On Presence and Action: "How do we set about to do something, which requires looking to the future, while keeping our feet (and mind and heart) firmly planted in...

4 days ago • 5 min read

Welcome back! Thanks for spending a few moments of your day with me. Each week I will share excerpts from my current writing, quotes from others that have really resonated with me this week, plus what I'm reading, listening to, watching, creating and excited about this week. Morning Page Musings (Excerpts from my daily journaling) On Reminiscing: "Reading it back over and reliving that day made me realize what a magical time it was." On Expectations: "I need to grieve my old life, or rather,...

11 days ago • 4 min read

Welcome back! Thanks for spending a few moments of your day with me. Each week I will share excerpts from my current writing, quotes from others that have really resonated with me this week, plus what I'm reading, listening to, watching, creating and excited about this week. Morning Page Musings (Excerpts from my daily journaling) On Life: "Just because life has thrown me a lot of curve balls lately, doesn't mean I don't deserve all the good things life has to offer." On Therapy: "I kind of...

17 days ago • 4 min read

Welcome back! Thanks for spending a few moments of your Tuesday with me. Each week I will share excerpts from my current writing, quotes from others that have really resonated with me this week, plus what I'm reading, listening to, watching, creating and excited about this week. Morning Page Musings (Excerpts from my daily journaling) On Small Groups: "...that has been life sustaining for me during what a friend called "our time in the friendship desert"." On Expectations: "I am trusting that...

26 days ago • 4 min read

Welcome back! Thanks for spending a few moments of your Tuesday with me. Each week I will share excerpts from my current writing, quotes from others that have really resonated with me this week, plus what I'm reading, listening to, watching, creating and excited about this week. Morning Page Musings (Excerpts from my daily journaling) On Self-Reliance: "I thought about waiting and asking for help, but it was very important I did this one by myself." On Body Acceptance: "How do I love a body...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read

Welcome back! Thanks for spending a few moments of your Tuesday with me. Each week I will share excerpts from my current writing, quotes from others that have really resonated with me this week, plus what I'm reading, listening to, watching, creating and excited about this week. Morning Page Musings (Excerpts from my daily journaling) On Summer in Florida: "Once the real summer heat hits around here, I basically go into maintenance mode and find it hard to begin a new outdoor project for a...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

Welcome back! Thanks for spending a few moments of your Tuesday with me. Each week I will share excerpts from my current writing, quotes from others that have really impacted me this week, plus what I'm reading, listening to, watching, creating and excited about this week. Morning Page Musings (Excerpts from my daily journaling) On Swimming and Mobility: "The way the water holds me and allows me to feel light and move easily." On Arguments: "Most arguments are dumb, but this one was like the...

about 2 months ago • 4 min read

Welcome! Spring has always represented renewal and refreshment to me. It seems like the perfect time to liven things up with some fun changes, and this week those changes include my newsletter format. As you may have noticed, my target publication day will now be Tuesdays (usually - I'm human!). And instead of a lengthy written piece, I will be sharing bit-size highlights from my week, covering a variety of topics. So, grab your favorite beverage, get comfy and enjoy this premiere edition of...

about 2 months ago • 4 min read

My first encounter with stinging nettle occurred not long after I moved into my current home 15 years ago. After some initial interior and exterior improvement projects, my husband and I decided it would be ever so much fun to have a vegetable garden in the back yard. We'd both grown up with home gardens and thought it would be something rewarding we could do together. The main barrier to getting our garden up and running was grass. And by grass, I mean a little grass and a lot of weeds. So,...

2 months ago • 5 min read

Confession This confession isn't super juicy, but it does involve juice. I am OBSESSED with marmalade. Not just the typical orange marmalade you find in the grocery store. I am obsessed with interesting homemade marmalades, bonus points if they're made with an atypical fruit base. Last year I delved into jams and made some very satisfying batches of strawberry and pineapple jams, but marmalade is like a whole other tier of toast topping. I'll blame my marmalade mania on all those cozy British...

2 months ago • 5 min read
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