by Patricia C. Brooks | Feb 14, 2021 | direct experience, Food for Thought AND Action, forward action, living a full life, Self-confidence, Shift perspective, small step
Leap Before You Look? There is more to life than spreadsheets, back-to-back meetings with no purpose or seeming progress, and going home at night exhausted wondering: “Is this all there is to life?” Sometimes you’ve got to pull the trigger to figure things out. ...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Jan 31, 2021 | direct experience, Growing Bold
The distance I have traveled astounds me. Not only the 4,000 miles I traveled to move from Richmond, Virginia to Céret, France, but the distance from my head to my heart, from my body to my soul, from being half alive to living every moment to the fullest. I awake...
by Patricia C. Brooks | Jan 13, 2019 | direct experience
Tomorrow I turn 52. While I was in the shower this morning the question that came to me was: What were the three most memorable things I experienced during my 51st year of life. That’s a really tough question since I completely changed my life when I moved to France...
by Patricia C. Brooks | May 22, 2018 | direct experience, Effective Decision Making, Food for Thought AND Action, Uncategorized
There are feelings that we all have that can guide us in making better decisions. When we follow these feelings, often called gut instincts, life seems to flow effortlessly. When we don’t listen to them, we often experience difficulties and unnecessary stress....
by Patricia C. Brooks | Apr 14, 2018 | direct experience, Food for Thought AND Action
Have you ever met someone whose vibe immediately attracted you? Something about them made you smile inside and say to yourself, “Who is that person. I wish I had some of their charisma. You’ve just met the person so you don’t even know them, yet you are intrigued by...