by paulette@paulettereesdenis.com | Aug 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hey, how’s your focus these days? Do you ever feel like you are walking in a fog?
I do… my mind just goes bonkers with all the to-dos, the return emails, the pressure of wanting to be perfect! And then it all turns into mush…ha….
I will tell you that I have had a summer of distractions…I had plans to do so many things, workwise ( oh yea, working on my latest book project, fix both of my websites, deeper connections, more dance moves), body and health-wise ( lose weight, go to the gym everyday, tone up), and fun wise ( which I never used to be good at, but now I am too good LOL)…but I’ve had so many distractions.
Some self-imposed, some other things that I had to take care of while I’m spending another summer helping take care of my mom ( who just turned 99!). She’s wonderful , and it is an honor to spend more time with her, but there’s always things… house repairs, doctor appts, hospital runs at 4 am, cooking ( of course I could cook 24/7!
Of course then there’s always the fun things, like music jams, tiki parties, bowling, shopping.
I do believe I now have a full blown case of ADHD, described as Inattentive Presentation… or in my terms, lack of focus and follow through. Crazy making…
Which is funny because that is the primary thing I help my women clients with as a Lifestyle Coach… Yes, it happens to all of us…
I talked briefly about this in my Monday Mojo talk
What to Do When Your Daily Rituals Get Interrupted…
and you can catch the replay here, it’s short, about 17 minutes… and I am loving these Monday quick chat sessions, you can join me for the next few weeks for my summer mojo (right on my FB)
We all have them, and we’ve tried to establish some lovely grouding daily routines – those comforting routines that anchor our days, providing a sense of stability and control.
Whether it’s your morning coffee ritual, your midday workout, or your evening wind-down routine, these daily rituals can feel sacred.
But what happens when life throws a curveball and those cherished routines are unexpectedly disrupted? It can be jarring, frustrating, and even feel destabilizing.
Time to reorganize attitude and time to make it all work…
Damn…
Here’s some pointers, and yep, I’m right there too…
So first,
Acknowledge and Validate Your Feelings
The first step when your daily rituals are disrupted is to acknowledge how you feel about it. It’s okay to feel annoyed, disappointed, or even a little lost. It’s all valid. Trying to suppress them can lead to greater frustration. Take a moment to name what you’re experiencing. Like this: “I’m frustrated that I can’t do my usual morning meditation today,” or “I’m overwhelmed because my evening routine is completely off.”
The best thing is to practice flexibility and adaptability, let it all go and then you can change it up.
Life is unpredictable, and rigid adherence to routines can sometimes lead to unnecessary stress. Don’t beat yourself up, or anyone else!
When an interruption occurs, see it as an opportunity to practice flexibility. (Another Opportunity for Growth!!!)
Can you adapt your ritual? If your morning run is cancelled, perhaps you can do a quick bodyweight workout at home or take a brisk walk around the block later in the day. If your usual lunch break is cut short, can you find a quiet moment for a mindful snack? The goal isn’t to replicate the ritual, but to find a way to honor its intention in a modified form. Change.
Prioritize and focus on the main things. This is where my MAP ( Magic Action Plan) comes in handy.
When disruption strikes, identify the main purpose and benefit of your ritual. Is it stress reduction, energy boost, creativity, or simply a moment of peace? When you know the purpose, you can focus on finding other ways to get there. If your morning journaling ritual is about setting intentions, you could quickly jot down a few key goals on a sticky note or in a digital memo.
Then you can create Mini-Rituals.
Sometimes, a complete overhaul of a routine isn’t necessary. Instead, try to create “mini-rituals” that can be squeezed into smaller windows of time or adapted to new environments. These short, intentional actions can still provide a sense of continuity and comfort. This could be as simple as taking three deep breaths before starting a new task, listening to a favorite song while preparing a quick meal, or taking a moment to stretch after sitting for a long period.
Really babe, it doesn’t have to be hard. We can make it hard or we can make it easy and doable… our choice.
Unsettling and frustrating, yes, but they can also be an unexpected invitation to try something new. Perhaps a cancelled workout opens up time for a new hobby, or a change in your commute leads you to discover a new coffee shop. Viewing these interruptions as opportunities for something new, can shift your perspective from frustration to curiosity. Love that word, curiosity!
Most importantly, be kind to yourself. There will be days when things just don’t go according to plan, and your routines will be completely upended. That’s okay. Don’t beat yourself up for not sticking to your usual schedule. Self-compassion is key.
Remind yourself that you’re doing your best and that life sometimes requires us to pivot. Get back on track when you can, but don’t let a temporary disruption derail your overall well-being.
So there’s a few things I’m paying attention to, stepping into embracing the changes, and not putting pressure on myself. I hope that is helpful for you too…
We are human after all, and life is full of beautiful opportuniites…
Here’s a song for you. thanks Rag’nBone Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3wKzyIN1yk
With gratitude…thanks for being here. I love you
Paulette
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Movement, Momentum, and Magic…
Are your feeling the desire to create some changes?
If you would like to talk with me, schedule that free strategy session with me now, and let’s dive in and see how I can help and clarify what is next for you, with movement, momentum, and magic! click on this link: https://calendly.com/paulettecoach/finding-your-new-voice-appt-call
by paulette@paulettereesdenis.com | Jun 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Who’s ready for a change?
I’ve always been a strong proponent for making change… taking a new path, trying something different, stepping outside of the box (that only we create anyway), but moving forward with intention and focus and commitment and curiosity!
Well, how does one make a change?
Action Creates Change
Intentional action steps further into your personal dreams and desires. Because seasons shift, technology advances, and societies evolve, always, sometimes not the way we want, but they do.
While change can occur passively through external forces, the most profound and lasting transformations often stem from that deliberate action I’m talking about. “Action Creates Change” is not merely a statement but a fundamental principle that governs personal growth, societal progress, and also global evolution. Intentional movement is the catalyst for transformation at all levels, personal to global!
Individual Transformation
On a personal level, as a lifestyle coach, my focus is helping guide you to take that intentional and strategic action because it is the driving force behind self-improvement, growth, and expansion.
Thoughts become words, become things. Wishing for change is dreaming; taking steps toward it is active and creates those changes. Whether you want to learn a new skill, adopt a healthier lifestyle, or break a bad habit, each action taken propels you closer to your desired outcome.
Attention, Intention, Action!
Baby steps, baby! Small, consistent actions add up over time, and can lead to significant personal transformation. Know what I mean? Perhaps you want to tone up your body, so consistently dedicating 30 minutes to exercise each day will lead to that healthier you, and you can see the change.
I just did this for one month with a trainer, waking up and going to the gym every morning at 6 am to do a 30 minute workout and I loved the tiny transformations in my body, and also in my mind and spirit, because I had committed to it, because I wanted to make a change, and I hired someone to hold me accountable and give me steps to make the change.
Another work idea: Prioritizing your workload, naming 1-3 things daily, will help you get things done more efficiently and will make a happier you! (Have you seen my masterclass on making your MAP, Magic Action Plan? Check it out here: https://vimeo.com/492293124/82c0963690)
When you show up and participate in your own desires and well being, you will also create the Ripple Effect, and I love that! People get inspired by seeing others doing and living their dreams.
Every action, no matter how small, creates a ripple effect. An act of kindness can brighten someone’s day, inspiring them to pay it forward. Someone having an art show can inspire others to keep on creating. A dance performance can get someone motivated to start dancing again. A local community initiative can serve as a model for other communities facing similar challenges. These ripple effects demonstrate how action extends beyond its immediate impact, influencing and inspiring change in ways that may not be immediately apparent.
Overcoming Obstacles to Action
While the importance of action is clear, taking it can be challenging.
What are you afraid of? Fear of failure, uncertainty about the outcome, and lack of resources can all hinder action. However, overcoming these obstacles is crucial for making the changes you wish to see in the world, and in your own life! Breaking down large goals into smaller, manageable steps can make action less daunting. Asking for help, like I did in hiring a trainer, and seeking support from others can provide motivation and resources..
“Action Creates Change” is a powerful principle that underscores the importance of intentional effort in bringing about transformation.
Simply stated. Change requires action – the conscious decision to move from intention to reality.
By recognizing the power of our intentional actions and overcoming the fears that can often stop us, we can become participants of those changes in our lives and in the world around us.
Each baby step we take contributes to the ongoing process of our evolution and expansion, in ourselves, our community, and even globally. Ultimately, the future is shaped not by passive dreaming, but by active participation and the unwavering commitment to create the change we wish to see.
So love, what changes do you want to see, to take, to have? And can you commit to yourself so that you can feel freaking great about your continuing journey?
And as always, I am here for you, as your cheerleader and coach, to help you envision, clarity, and manifest your desires. If you want that strategy session with me, a free call to help you decide on your next steps, just click here to set up a time for a phone call with me. I call this your Finding Your New Voice, session and I’d love to help you create your next steps for change.
Thanks for being here,
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What’s coming up?
Join us for our weekly writing class…
this session, focusing on the Symbols of Our Stories
Everyone has a story… let dive into yours…
From the Body to the Page…
A Journaling Exploration –
Starting July 3rd, 2025, Thursdays, 2:30-4:00 pm PST on Zoom
for 8 weeks…
We journal together in our virtual sacred circle, weekly,
With prompts, stories, and magical sharing with support…
This is YOUR time to check in, deep dive, enjoy play with words and sensations, dreams and visions…
Diving into the symbols, meanings, magical moments, of what makes you, you, with stories, characters, poetic ramblings, and whatever else wants to come through and from you… from the body to the page…
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Thursdays, 2:30-4:00 pm PST on Zoom, 8 weeks
Translate your heart’s vision, your mind’s eye, and your soul’s desires into a visual language that reflects your spirit!
Thoughts become words become things.
Symbols of our Stories
When we claim our stories, the objects, the visions, the values, when we rewrite them, when we give them life, we can liberate ourselves, see our own thoughts become manifest. The downloads of creation.
When we show up for ourselves, give ourselves the time to be with what is inside, and release from the body to the page, we create our own magic.
That’s what our journaling/writing class is all about —
exploration, play time, self-care and self-reflection! And in a magical powerful creative virtual circle, with sacred space and shared stories.
Your journals are a precious vessel for you to unveil, reveal, release, develop what is wanting to come through you, what you are dying to say, maybe not out loud, but out of your head!
Bring your journals, your fav writing utensils.
Plus we have a private FB group in which to chat and share our writings… (make sure I have your FB name)
Each class is recorded so if you can’t be there in person, you can always get each week’s replay…
Register here…
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Monday Mojo and Motivation….
Giving you some pep talk, some ideas, and some momentum to get your week started and step into your abundance and all the things that will help you to expand and grow and live the life you desire!!!
Join us over at Dance with Desire, my private women’s group on FB and get ready for our summer FREE Monday morning journaling and coaching class!
Starting July 7th, 8 am PST…
Monday mornings through August!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Dance with Desire
by paulette@paulettereesdenis.com | Nov 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello beautiful souls!
A long time ago I wrote you a post every Friday of things I was loving, links, images, poetry, videos of my dancers, music playlists, whateva! Sharing some love, sharing what folks are bringing to the world, all the things that inspired me this week (or lifetime!), to bring you the goods too.
So, I’m inspired to start it up again, and let’s do this together, and you can tell me what you loved, liked, or didn’t. What I love is participation, for you to show up and be part of my circle. That means a lot to me…
So grab a cuppa and peruse and enjoy…
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Ramblings and Poetry
by me!
I teach you to burn
The fire lights up
As if by magic
Sizzling, popping, sending up sparks into the night sky
Memories of Aurhtur brown yelling, Fire,
I teach you to burn
I feel the heat roar up within me
Tired of hustling, trying, forcing
It’s time time to create now
And let the newness unfold
Releasing the old tired ties
They have been unraveling for years
Untangling the web of pushing to hard, pleasing too much
Listening to all but myself
The flames burst up now and again
With those stuck thoughts
Sending twinkling stars into the dark
Reminding me of what was
And will never be the same
Putting to words as the truth
Trickles down my limbs
Into my fingers from the body to the page
Unleashing the new wildness
Re-wilding this new age
These new threads that are weaving free
As I allow them to interlace
Into being
Mysteries at first
Resolving the intricacy
The often complicated fibers
From the core of my being
Burning woman, now
An effigy, ready for the destruction
Hot on my heals
The fire roars
I breathe deep into the flames of my heart and soul
Exhale, blow it out,
Turn around
Inhale the night’s dew
Turn around
Exhale, shake and shimmy
Turn around
Inhale, ramble on
Searching for the rainbow
As the sun brightens the sky
Raining now, cleansing,
Dousing the flames
Of what once was.
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November 1st was yesterday and was World Vegan Day, a day to celebrate the joy of plant-based eating, the power of the vegan movement, and the impact veganism has for animals and the planet.
So today, go plant-based if you aren’t already, even for one day, and help the planet and the animals, and your own health and body!
AND
you can join the 20-day vegan Thanksgiving program, with Adam Sobel…here
AND
catch my weekly, What’s Cookin Good Lookin…
I whip up some quick delicious plant-based eats and share with you…Here’s my reel from lunch the other day!
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What are YOU reading? I’ve always got a few books going at once, usually a self-help inspiring book, and a murder mystery, and some poetry or a novel!
Just finished Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens … I loved it… Check it out here…
And this has been super inspiring, not done reading it yet:
Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts–with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors
by Linda Sivertsen, check it out here
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Been having fun on Spotify, making new playlists for my dance classes… Here is one for you! A little on the dark side!
Let me know what you are listening too, love to share…
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I always get inspiration from other’s stories. That’s why I love my podcast Heart and Hustle: Visionaries, Healers, Movers, and Shakers, now in its 6th year… do you believe it. Pinch me! So many great interviews and conversations…
the last one this week was with Andrea Sampson, a Storyteller herself…You can watch on YouTube here:
And… if you have someone you would like me to interview, drop me a note! People are creating amazing things!
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Coaching for You, lovey!
Work with me and let’s take you to your next phase of your glorious lifestyle.
Let me offer you a free Strategy Planning call. We will dive into what is next for you
and how we can work together, one-on-one, coaching with you.
Powerful, loving, inspiring, connecting you to your beautiful, abundant desires and your sacredness as a divine creative woman. Body, Mind, Spirit, and Business…
Schedule that call with me now, let’s move into the new year together, and make those changes, rewrite your story, and let go of the obstacles that have been holding you back. It’s going to be a great year.
I love to call this jam session, Finding Your New Voice… Go here…let’s talk now!
OK lovey, have a splendid weekend, thanks for being part of my circle, and enjoy!
by Paulette Rees-Denis | Jul 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
How’s your week going?
Join me today and let’s talk!
another Lively Conversation, Tuesday 4:00 PM, EST
A Lively Conversation and Weekly Musings, today,
today we’ll talk about
Moving forward from your Heart and Soul!
Tuesday, 4:00 EST,
on FB ,
and Instagram
as we continue the chat about
Embracing Change as we get older!
Join me today!
Love your comments and questions!
Embracing and making changes during midlife can be a profound journey for us women, if we allow ourselves to step out of the “normal” routines, so we can move forward with beautiful clarity and intentions,
with success and a new voice and vision.
I’d love to know what is holding you back, or how you are moving forward!
Do join me on FB Live and Insta Live for a short chat about those changes we are going through, how to realign and reconnect, and make the changes we wish to be!
on FB ,
and Instagram
Thanks for being here, dearheart…
by Paulette Rees-Denis | Jun 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Good morning Tuesday!
Let’s talk about this mid-life thing and how we can step into more self-care and self-awareness and honor our sacred temple, this glorious bod ,and set ourselves up for success!
As a creative woman in your midlife experience, have you spent decades putting the needs of others before your own? Have you been a caregiver, a breadwinner, a wife, a mother, and a friend? And can’t find time for your own self-care and creative joy?
Now, are you ready for a change? Are you’re ready to quit people-pleasing and step into your own self-care.
It’s not easy to make this transition. You may feel guilty or selfish for putting your own needs first. But it’s important to remember that you can’t pour from an empty cup. If you don’t take care of yourself, you won’t be able to take care of anyone else.
Honor your Temple, dearheart!
Just a few ideas for you to claim back some time… for quitting people-pleasing and stepping into your own self-care:
- Set boundaries. One of the most important things you can do is to set boundaries. This means learning to say NO to things that you don’t want to do or that will drain your energy.
- Saying no is one of the hardest things to do, but it’s essential for self-care. When you say no to something, you’re saying yes to yourself and your own needs.
- Take time for yourself. It’s important to take time for yourself every day, even if it’s just a few minutes. This time can be used to relax, meditate, or do something you enjoy.
- Develop some daily non-negotiables…
- Take care of your body. Eating healthy, exercising, and getting enough sleep are all important for your physical and mental health. Make sure you’re taking care of your body so that you can feel your best.
- Spend time with people who support you. Surround yourself with people who love and support you. These people will help you feel good about yourself and will encourage you to take care of yourself.
Stepping into your own self-care can be a fun and
exciting journey!
I would love to offer you a FREE Strategy Session —
Finding Your New Voice,
to get your magical mojo happening
Let’s talk! What are you desiring?
Finding your new voice is a journey of self-discovery. It is about finding what you are passionate about and sharing that with the world. It is about being yourself and not being afraid to speak up. It is about being patient and not giving up on your dreams.
I am excited to be of service to you, to possibly work together in the future as your coach, and help you achieve your creative abundance, the job of your dreams and desires!
How do you set your day up for success?
What are your non-negotiables?
This is how I start my day…
Breathwork, meditation, connection with my spirit and my body, coffee and journaling outside,
workout at the gym,
delicious fruit smoothie to nourish,
a joyful run with Rosiedog,
acknowledge the beauty surrounds me,
set intentions for the day
listen deep and allow the heart opening and expanding
which allows my work to unfold and rise up for me today
so I can shine my light, with focus
to be my highest vibration of service
and be fully present where my spirit, and mind, meet my body and move with passion and radiance
honoring this sacred temple
with so much gratitude
I live with my purpose
and manifest my desires
Now, how about you?
L.S. writes to me: thank you, you’re amazing, you help me through the toughest of tough, you’re my big guns , but not lethal, lifegiving!
P.S.J. writes to me: You have made a lasting and positive impact on the lives of many women, including me…
M. N. says: I’ve been working with Paulette as my coach and it has made a HUGE difference in my life. I’ve learned so much in just a few sessions and really recommend her if you are ready to open yourself up to amazing possibilities!
Let’s have that phone call and find out what is next for you!
Schedule in a 30-minute consult with me so I can help you get out of overwhelm and into more creative joy!
Schedule your call with me, Click the link
Get YOU on your calendar with me, and let’s work together to get your creative juices flowing now!
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