Tasha Bigelow

Do Less Today

I often find myself rushing around trying to get more into my day. Thinking ahead two or three or more steps, maybe even thinking two days ahead, I forget to just stop and smell the roses for a second, abandoning the present moment. One of the many reasons I love my job as a massageContinue reading “Do Less Today”

Practice Gratitude

I volunteered to lead a group about gratitude for young people in our local 4-H. I’m a real ideas and development person so I was super-fired up thinking of all kinds of fun ways to present the topic. I was going to rock this subject! Then I went through a phase of thinking, wait, maybeContinue reading “Practice Gratitude”

You Have a Gift

Yes, you! Some people are born with an amazing talent that they can develop and share with the world, like singing, dancing, acting, leading, creating Power Point docs… Others may feel like they were less endowed with talent. They’re less likely to try out for sports, less likely to feel special in some way, lessContinue reading “You Have a Gift”

Why Touch is Important

We’re touch-deprived in this culture, in the States. I wonder when we began to make those conscious decisions to be less forth-coming with our physical gestures towards others. It was likely born out of hygienic reasons, avoiding getting sicknesses from others. And it probably just stuck around after that. Compared to other countries, we areContinue reading “Why Touch is Important”

Good Morning, Sunshine

I am an early riser. I haven’t always been, but in the last 10 years, yes. The coffee pot is set to brew at 5:30 AM and most mornings I’m awake before it’s done. Early mornings are when my energy is fresh and clear. Yesterday’s successes and failures are a closed chapter. Now, it’s justContinue reading “Good Morning, Sunshine”

A Wall Already?

Uh-oh. I’ve already hit a writer’s block! I set a goal to write every day (or at least five out of seven days each week) but I have to admit that yesterday I was feeling uninspired to write. I blamed it on being busy, but there’s always an excuse not to write, even though IContinue reading “A Wall Already?”