My my, the winters are usually long, especially January! I love when Feb rolls around for it is a very short month and I know spring is on the way!! I did not mind winter that much this year, I have been relatively healthy. I have gotten out for walks this winter and now thanks to my ice grippers I have more flexible days. Oh how I love walking out doors, even in -5 . I am eating well these days with the exception of this week. PMS week is a bit harder to maintain my healthy habits but I am really gentle with myself and allow the extra chips that I crave. I still do qi gong at least 3 to 4 times a week. I still do yoga stretching most days, oooooo how I love how my body feels after!! All in all this has been an amazing year so far and I look forward to more to come!

Here we are another New Year. 2010. Let this be the year you make every moment count! Each time I go deeper I realize how sweet life is. The time is now. Part of my resolution is to laugh more, to love more, to breathe deeper and celebrate more! And last but least have more self care!!
This is what I wish for everyone!

I am still practicing Qi Gong and Yoga at least 3 times a week. I am able to get outside for a walk every now and again with friends. This time of year is so hard because of the weather. I do use my treadmill begrudgingly a couple of times a week. I so struggle to get on that thing but I do. I am eating well for the most part although I have increased my cooked food to about 50%, it seems right for the cold winter months.

All in all I maintain healthy choices, even throughout the holidays. I feel blessed and stay true to the journey most of the time.

God Bless and Happy New Year!!

I have finally reached one year later! WOW even though I did not reach my weight goal I have certainly had the most amazing year. I have learned sooo much about who I am and who I am not. Writing down in a journal makes you think about your life so much more and deeper. I realize I was still running all this year, running from stepping into this new self that I am becoming. Someone coined the phrase somewhere between who I was and who I am becoming! That is what this year has been about.

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This week has been a wonderful collection of ups and downs. I am busy still studying and coaching. I am about to launch a news letter that I am so excited about. To sign up please email me at
joyce@sacredsharing.ca or leave a comment here and I will forward my first one and let me know what you think. I will have it finished by the end of next week.


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This week has been a wonderful week of getting in touch with my body wisdom again. I was inspired once again and it came in many forms. One was an amazing series of 4 lectures given by a couple in my town this week. Much of what they taught I had learned over the years for I deeply believe in eating whole natural foods. But at the same time they went into so much detail of the science behind what I have come to believe along with wonderful insights about sprouts, water, and wonderful recipes that I am once excited to love my body for the sacred vessel it is.

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The past few days’ I have been in transition again, stepping back into eating mostly raw about 75%. I realized that much of this summer has been a blur of feeling sorry for myself and falling much into the victim roll. I am not sure where I started down that slippery slope but I did. I went back into my cave not for meditation and spiritual solitude but to lick my wounds so do say. I had a number of things happen that seem very contrite right now but I am finding a lot of compassion for myself in it also.

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Today I am ready for my journey again. It has been awhile, and partly due to the summer and traveling but mostly because I was running away from my journey. It has been a very long year and many many lessons along the way. I have struggled a lot with illness and injury and all in all the time has been learning to love myself despite all that is going on around me and in me. I have traveled inside though highs and lows. I have not lost any weight but have learned a great deal about whom I am and who I am not.

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Today I decided to write finally. I have been traveling and have had visitors and life in general has been really crazy. Just the perfect ground for me to stay in running mode. Lots of things trigger me these days, I am not as centered as I would like to be and therefore I am very vulnerable to take on and give protections. Lots on my journey both wonderful and not so wonderful but overall my life is perfect. It is a perfect blend of challenges and celebrations to keep me from being to segment!!



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Today I am reflecting on the past week. Since my powerful break though I feel I am back again on my path of light. This has been quite a year! Finding unresolved issues has been my journey for many many years. I am fascinated by even after all this time I can fall down the rabbit hole for so long yet at the same time these are the times when I uncover pure gold!

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I had a major shift in my journey finally! I understand a lot of where I have created struggle for myself and as I surrendered I realised I have spent my whole life still unable to completely trust the love that others offer. Childhood core wounds are multi levelled and I feel so relieved to have uncovered another. Trust is only possible when we can completely trust ourselves to be our own best friend. This journey has been hard fought and now I am feeling the depth of this truth.

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Looking for the gift always helps no matter what the situation but it takes a stretch to do this while in the frustration or pain. That is why I have learned to create space to process my frustrations for when I don’t I project my shit all over the place including on to others but mostly myself.

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Empowerment is not about overtaking something or someone; it is about owning all of who I am for the betterment of others. I have seen this with my heart throughout my journey, to be deeply committed to the service of others I need to be just as committed to myself and my own well being.

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Life holds so much promise for people! The beauty comes with every cloudy day for with the rain springs forth new life! I am ready to bring my coaching to a new level from all my cloudy days!!



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I have done my qigong and yoga practices a few times this week. Only walked once. Eating well still up and down. I still deeply crave this shift that is so close to the surface. I know I will find it in the silence. I will wait until then.



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Lately I have not been looking at my own journey of self forgiveness. It has become too easy to continue to stay stuck! It has become very subtle for me; I slip into denial easily these days. My ego has only found new clever ways to slip in my thoughts that I can use as an excuse to not continue to heal. I know that any time I am creating drama (anytime I use the words struggle) it is still self induced.



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First I want to apologize to myself and others for once again lapsing in my journaling. This process of journaling everyday for the past few months has uncovered a pattern that is a great teacher for me. With the exception of when I was away, anytime that days go by without journaling I am in serious denial mode.


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Health is measurable by so many ways, to laugh at ourselves and smile at someone even when we are in our pity parties is sometimes all we need for wellness in those moments when we feel despair. Remember when we focus on others more it creates “WE”llness” and when we stay in our pity parties it creates “I”llness!!


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I managed to do qigong and yoga yesterday and the day before but not today. I had my last exam assessment today and phew!!! I am glad that is done! My eating is back and forth, still eating junk food for all the wrong reasons. I am beginning to feel the need for a home retreat. This is creating an environment within my home for a week with no TV or outside calls, just staying in silent process to reconnect with God and my own soul again. I have done this before. It is like a reboot of sort. Silence and journaling each day as well as walking on the beach. I will wait another week until my ankle can be supported by a strap and I will start walking again. Praise God!!


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I understand that it is grace that gives true power. Grace gives me all that I need to surrender into my life. Yes indeed do I lose that grace, less often now but for sure. How else would we recognize grace if we did not have periods where we were feeling disconnected. Being mindful is the key to freedom.


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Yesterday I had a great day for the most part, I did my qigong and my yoga practice. My body responds so well to this! I almost hear it saying ahhhhhh! I ate well with the exception of a tube of chips, still processing this journey of resistance. Today though was up early for an appointment so I skipped my important body movement. Today still resisting but aware!



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So for now my daily practice is staying in the present moment! (defiantly a daily practice that I am better at someday’s than others! LOL) My biggest challenges are integrating the gifts of wisdom that my past Shadow beliefs have taught me. This is why I have finally decided to let my addiction to food be my teacher this year. This part of my Shadow self needs to be finally integrated. Oh what a year it has been!


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I have long ago left any doubt that life happens every moment with a sense of purpose. Yes indeed we have free will and often need to learn lessons over and over again but we are given new opportunities every day to make a shift to a more fulfilling life. God gives us choices each and every moment of the day. Our thoughts, our beliefs, what we do all can change our reality! Part of my purpose as an Integrative Coach is to teach people to do just that! I love God’s sense of humour for He often chooses the people who need the lessons most to teach them!


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I will continue to visualize my healing journey for I do know the power first hand of virtualization. I am freedom when I allow that thought to exist inside. I will continue to reach out and touch others by the giving of a hug, or even touch the heart of others emotionally as a gift of grace moves though and out as I surrender the resistance.


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I also need to spend time outdoors this week. I am longing for the connection I feel from my walks. I have been told it may be another month before I can start walking again so I am committed to connecting by even working in my gardens abit. I will just put a plastic bag on my boot and out in the dirt I will go!!


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Today I turned a corner with my energy. You might say I did some psychic clearing. I realized finally this week that I need to just surrender to this injury and find the humour in it and laugh. It has created a different mood both with myself and those around me. I realise that although I may not be fearless all the time; I have lots to be thankful for all the time! Gratitude is the greatest healing tool we have!

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