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Betsy Slay Coaching

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Writer • Life Coach • Running Coach • Happier Goals

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(Em)Body Acceptance

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...

4 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 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...

11 days 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...

18 days 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...

25 days 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,...

about 1 month 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...

about 1 month ago • 5 min read

4th Grade Betsy Women's History Month March is Women's History Month. I'll be honest, in previous years, I haven't given it much thought, but this year is different. I've done a lot more reading and research into what women's lives were like in years and centuries past. Even though things aren't perfect now for women, in the words of Loretta Lynn, "We've Come a Long Way Baby". I was inspired to refresh my Little Free Library with books either about women or written by women. And part of my...

about 2 months ago • 4 min read

NOTE: This is the second in a series dedicated to understanding our need for belonging and connection in an everchanging social landscape. Last week, I shared a couple of thoughts about our need to connect with others and fulfill that deep human need to belong. This week compares and contrasts belonging throughout our lifespan. How has belonging changed in our modern world? At least in many western cultures, and I can only speak for my little part of the United States and what I learn from...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read

NOTE: This is the first in a series dedicated to understanding our need for belonging and connection in an everchanging social landscape. Group Effort I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently, in which she shared she's been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately. The biggest contributors to the overwhelm are the demands of a couple of group activities she's participating in. Reading and prework, actual group time, travel time (these are in-person groups), plus a fulltime job and a...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read

Do you consider yourself a creative person? Most adults who don't have a career or passion in some area of the arts, would likely respond with a resounding "NO" to this question. Upon further questioning, they may even share the belief that creative people are born creative and "I just don't have a creative bone in my body". Want to know a secret about creativity? While some people may naturally be more creative, there isn't a creativity bone, and all humans are born with a level of innate...

2 months ago • 3 min read
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