by Patti Miinch | Feb 6, 2020 | consequences, decisions, Patti Miinch, priorities, values
We do it 35,000 times a day. 2,000 times every hour. Once every 2 seconds.We make a decision.Some we make with little thought, and rightfully so. We see a stop sign, and we slow down and then stop before entering the intersection.The problem is that we make far too...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 30, 2020 | A Life Redesigned, change, February, February Challenge, Life Change, life redesign, Now, Patti Miinch, Ready, Set
photo courtesy of pixabaySo you’ve decided to make some changes to your life.It doesn’t matter if you only want to make a few minor adjustments, several or more major changges, or if you’re making a complete life redesign (Creating a Life Redesign...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 17, 2020 | blueprint, family and friends and coworkers, life redesign, Patti Miinch, skepticism, support
I received an email two days ago from a gentleman I’ll call Fred. With his permission, I’ll share a bit of his story.Fred’s marriage ended almost a year ago, and he was spending most evenings and every weekend eating meals and dozing in front of the TV. His daughter...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 1, 2020 | blueprint, brainstorm, change, Creating a Life Redesign Blueprint, dream, goals, ideal life, life redesign, New Year, Patti Miinch, plans
Is your life what you envisioned 20, 10, or just 5 years ago? If not, you aren’t alone. Studies indicate that many, if not most, people are living a life unlike what they had planned. Sadly, many of those people are frustrated and unhappy. You may be one of...
by Patti Miinch | Aug 6, 2019 | calm, limbo, Patti Miinch, peace, Resting . . . in Limbo, strategy, uncertainty, worry
I wish I had a dollar — hey, I’d settle for a dime — for every minute in just the past 10 years I’ve spent in what the people at Merriam-Webster refer to as “an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state...
by Patti Miinch | Jul 25, 2019 | birthday, celebration, I Had No Idea, like, Patti Miinch
“Mail call!” I sang out as I came in the house. I had sorted the envelopes while walking down our driveway, culling the junk mail and dropping it in the trash bin outside and stashing mundane-looking items in my purse. Now I was holding aloft 4 or 5...
by Patti Miinch | Jul 23, 2019 | Beautiful Warrior, bitterness, Book Review, identity, insecurity, loneliness, self-assessment, self-identity
In a nutshell, Beautiful Warrior — Finding Victory Over the Lies Formed Against You by Tina Yeager is a phenomenal book!I was at first put off by the subtitle (Finding Victory Over the Lies Formed Against You). I don’t think of myself as a person about...
by Patti Miinch | Jun 28, 2019 | Five Minute Friday, grandmother, What in the World, world
I’m very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5...
by Patti Miinch | Jun 21, 2019 | Carl Sagan, dumb question, Five Minute Friday, question
I’m very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5...
by Patti Miinch | Jun 18, 2019 | die, life redesign, multivitamin, Patti Miinch, pill, What Doesn't Kill Me
Well, here goes. I hope I survive! That’s the thought that has flashed through my brain more than a few mornings since that fateful day back in December.That day, like every day for nearly 10 years, I opened the small plastic bottles and took out a...
