Speak Positively

Think About It Thursday… Speak Positively. I wake up in the morning and one of the first things I say to myself is a couple of affirmations. Why? To start my day with positivity. During the day, if I find myself feeling overloaded or managing a variety of tasks,...

Lean Into Curiosity

Your Friendly Hise Hikers Tuesday Tip: Lean Into Curiosity. This summer, we took some friends on an overnight backpacking trip in Desolation Wilderness – to a couple of our favorite lakes… and we spent the night at Susie Lake. Of the reports I had read,...

Embracing My Uniqueness

Motivation Monday… Embracing My Uniqueness. There are a lot of things that make me… well, me. A few parts sweet, a little salty, a whole boatload of sarcasm, loves cooking, add in tons of passion for nature, a scotch of Rexie (ok probably like a quarter...

Dancing Is My Happy Place

Friday Fun Fact: Dancing Is One Of My Happy Places. 🙂 After something of an epic sh**-show of a day (possibly even the whole week) today for a slew of reasons… I finally said “enough!” I turned on one of the YouTube dance channels I follow and danced...

Clarity

Think About It Thursday: Clarity. After the recent rains, I noticed how pristine and beautifully crystal clear the skies were this morning. While this photo doesn’t do it justice, you can get a sense. Just as the rain clears the air… doing self-care and...

Queues From The Animals

Your Friendly Hise Hikers Tuesday Tip: Take Queues From The Animals Around You. Today, it’s raining. And yes, I’m doing a happy dance as we so very *desperately* need the rain on the west coast. I drove by a lagoon or a pond or something similar and...

Sharing My Gifts

Wednesday Wisdom: Sharing My Gifts With The World. It’s been a pretty prolific past 30 days or so for me personally. I have been on numerous interviews and summits, and I submitted a chapter for a multi-author book project of which I’m grateful to be a...

Early Birds

Your Friendly Hise Hikers Tuesday Tip: Make The Choice To Be The Early Bird. We’ve always been early birds. We especially enjoy early mornings on the trail because of the magic of enjoying the pre-dawn light to sunrise… the sky changes colors so...

Be Strong For Others

Think About It Thursday: Be Strong For Others… And Be Ok To Ask For The Support You Need, Too. I’ve been hearing from a lot of people a lot of heavy stuff going on in their lives. Please know that I am sending you prayers if you are currently going through...

See The World Differently

On Mondays, We’re On The How To Trail… See the world differently. On a recent drive, Jason and I made a big loop from our house and took in all of the beautiful fall colors. We took some dirt roads to find majestic views like the one in the pic below. In...

Experience Is A Gift

Your Friendly Hise Hikers Tuesday Tip: When An Experience Doesn’t Work… It Is Also A Gift. Last month, we went on a backpacking trip quite late in the season – much later than we typically have in years past. We were exploring the options of being...

Goal Focused

Motivation Monday: Stay Focused On The Goal, Allow The Past To Be A Lesson How many times have I allowed myself to get derailed by emotions that kept showing up? Countless. How many times have I set a goal to get derailed along the way, getting distracted by something...

Gentle With Yourself

Wednesday Wisdom: Be Gentle With Yourself. I’ve had several conversations recently and this message continues to show up. ❤ I’m heeding it, and I’m sharing it. If it’s meant for you, I hope you are being gentle with yourself and whatever...

Superstition

Your Friendly Hise Hikers Tuesday Tip: Security Is Mostly A Superstition. In a recent interview, someone asked me if I was scared of sleeping in nature. I thought about it for a moment and remembered only one time that I was truly nervous about sleeping on the...
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