by Deseri Garcia | Feb 13, 2015 | Adventure Retreats, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Life Quest |
What happens when you take a group of women on an adventure of a lifetime? And you throw in some warm sand, ocean waves … and mindfulness? A life-changing experience, if I have anything to do with it. And I do. Next month, I’ll be accompanying an amazing group of...
by Deseri Garcia | Feb 5, 2015 | Inspiration, Life Lessons |
Have you ever found yourself so caught up in logic, company policy, rules or specific goals that you lose sight of yourself? Or maybe you have difficulty making decisions or performing, and you begin to feel overwhelmed, anxious, angry or completely ineffective...
by Deseri Garcia | Nov 6, 2014 | Inspiration, Life Lessons |
I’ve been thinking a lot about marathons lately. Mostly because I just finished running one. But also because, while it was my eight such race, this latest one was just … different. It was the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, held on October 12 in the heart of...
by Deseri Garcia | Sep 14, 2014 | Life Lessons |
Life is hectic. It’s also crazy, unpredictable, challenging, amazing and wonderful … usually all at the same time. While we run around every day and go to our meetings, attend our activities and meet an endless list of responsibilities, it’s easy to feel completely...
by Deseri Garcia | Jul 7, 2014 | Life Lessons |
Hard (adjective) 1. solid, firm, and resistant to pressure; not easily broken, bent, or pierced. “a hard mattress 2. requiring a great deal of endurance or effort. I’ve been obsessing a little bit lately over one simple little word, and I’m...
by Deseri Garcia | Mar 24, 2014 | Life Lessons |
When my friend Laurie Rice-Salemi took over a paper route in 1979, she wasn’t so much interested in making history as she was in making money. But at the ripe age of 15, she made headlines in the Gary Post Tribune anyway – as its first “female carrier.” “Some...
