Blog on Wellness Pearls | Eillen T. O'Grady

Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. Margaret Mitchell If I could name...

The Cul-de-Sac Mindset

20 Jun 2024

To travel means, ultimately, nothing more than coming back home a different person from the one who left. Pico Iyer...

Adult Growth, Boundaries, Changing Behavior, Habits, Managing difficult people, Mindfullness, Self Care, Self-Compassion, Wellbeing, Wellness

Suffering Before it is Necessary

30 May 2024

Eileen O'Grady

What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow? -Thomas a Kempis, medieval author, died 1491 In 1844,...

emotions

The Ripening

06 May 2024

Eileen O'Grady

It is common to find ourselves at a crossroads, torn between the demands of our responsibilities and the yearning to slow down. This struggle happened...

Wellness

Safe-to-Fail in Costa Rica

27 Mar 2024

Eileen O'Grady

It’s not an experiment if you know it’s going to work. Jeff Bezos In 2021, amidst the chaos of Covid, I dreamed about...

Habits, Safe-to-Fail

When Does it Happen?

12 Mar 2024

Eileen O'Grady

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso (Spanish cubist painter, 1881-1973) A middle school...

Changing Behavior, Habits, Self-Compassion, Self-Confidence, Self-leadership, Wellbeing, Wellness

From Fatty Liver to Freedom

12 Oct 2023

Eileen O'Grady

“Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” Mandy Hall, Master Chef One year ago, a beloved family...

Changing Behavior, Habits, Harvest the Learning, Keeping Promises to Yourself, Mindfullness, Self-Compassion, Self-leadership, Using Strenghts, Weight Loss, Wellness

My Very own Rescue Plan: Songs of Surrender

08 Sep 2023

Eileen O'Grady

“Amazing Grace. How sweet the sound. Grace is a sound….it’s some kind of surrender”. Bono I sometimes struggle with letting events play out- i.e surrendering. ...

Bedrock Behaviors, Habits, Self Care, Wellbeing, Wellness