by Meredith Walters | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog, Fear, Nature Connection, Purpose
Depression is on the rise. Rates were increasing in the US long before the pandemic, and after COVID hit, they tripled, with one study reporting that 27.8% of adults experienced symptoms in 2020. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety for almost 30 years, and the...
by Meredith Walters | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Fear, Purpose
You may have noticed I haven’t sent anything out for a while. Or maybe, like me, you got a bit overwhelmed by all the COVID-19 updates, and one less email was a welcome reprieve. Either way, I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and well, and finding some gifts...
by Meredith Walters | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog, Career Change, Exercises, Nature Connection, Purpose, Uncategorized
I was walking through the winter woods in Colorado last year when I realized that every creature in the forest plays an important role. Plants take up nutrients from sunlight and soil and transform them into flowers, seeds, and leaves that nourish insects and birds....
by Meredith Walters | Aug 14, 2018 | Blog, Career Change, Common Challenges, Exercises, Fear, How to Make Decisions, Purpose
As you may have picked up in a previous post, my husband and I are thinking of moving and have been looking at houses nearby. Recently we saw a sweet one on a beautiful piece of land that was priced well under our budget, but it needed a lot of work if it was going to...
by Meredith Walters | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog, Exercises, Purpose
Some people know their life’s purpose from an early age. I am not one of them. For me, purpose was more like a spleen: I knew I had one, and I recognized that it was probably helpful, but I had no clear idea of what it was or how it worked. As a result, it seemed...
by Meredith Walters | May 17, 2016 | Blog, Purpose
Want to know something about me that most people don’t? I’ve been to jail…3 times in all. Spending a total of 4 nights and 5 days behind bars. That makes it sound kind of like a luxury vacation which, I can assure you, it most certainly was not. In fact, I think...
