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Welcoming Spirit: A blog written by Paula Jenkins about spiritual retreats and reflection, DIY home renovation and life with a toddler.
2018-05-25 02:12
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2018-05-25 02:12
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2018-05-25 02:10
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2018-05-25 02:08
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2018-05-25 02:04
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2016-05-17 08:21
A quick update for you, even though I don't post over here that much. My new blogging home is over at Jump Start Your Joy ...I'm super excited to announce that the big Multi-Passionate Must… Read More
2015-05-07 06:48
Back in October, when we were leading the "Balance" Retreat, we introduced the popular story about "Rock, Gravel, Sand." This story was featured in Stephen Covey's book First Things First, b… Read More
2015-04-14 13:00
Perhaps you've seen the photo by Tyler Shields of the ballerina's feet? The left foot is wrapped, looks beautiful and graceful, wearing a ballet slipper while the dancer balances enpointe. T… Read More
2015-03-17 12:00
A year and a half ago, I was working with a life coach, and was looking to leave advertising, and find a job that would give me better balance, that would shorten my 4 hour daily round trip… Read More
2015-03-12 06:07
Sean and I got married in October, and we chose to have our first dance in the kitchen of the small reception hall. That's right, the kitchen.Sure, he's a chef, and that's cute and all, but… Read More
2015-02-26 18:31
My next retreat is on "Living in The Present Moment," and much of what I'd put in the initial outline had been about meditation, learning to live in the now instead of allowing oneself to ge… Read More
2015-02-23 13:00
My friend, former room mate, and now ordained Presbyterian minister Kathleen and I run a Lenten Journey group every year on Facebook. It's one of the most amazing experiences I've had, as th… Read More
2015-02-20 06:09
"When?" my brain has settled into that question, my whole body in fact, for so long.When will I get to explore what it would mean to lead more retreats? To help people find the connect… Read More
2015-02-10 19:53
Welcoming patienceI'm often so anxious for the things I long forto be here, nowFor the un-straightened feelings of the past to be doneand overand wrapped up neatlyMy desire to dash ahead,int… Read More
2015-02-07 05:39
I know that over the last year or so, I've been really mindful and aware of the fact that I'd felt stuck. So many of the dreams I'd had seemed out of reach, and I could not figure out why.It… Read More
2015-01-29 15:05
Last weekend, I traveled about an hour north to the town of Petaluma to begin my journey of life coach training. Just two days after getting home, there is still so much that I am wading thr… Read More
2015-01-22 15:00
Excuses take so many forms.so many truths that we don't want to face out of comfort, complacency, a means to cling to mediocrity.when you go silent, it is like sleepi… Read More
2015-01-22 05:41
For today's Tiny Biz Tuesday, I proudly present a small business goals sheet! This little powerhouse takes a very mindful and intentional approach to planning out the year. With questions li… Read More
2015-01-21 15:00
Welcome to the first Wednesday Pinday Party! This is a Linky and Pinterest party where you can share whatever you've been working on for the last week. I'm a fan of supporting other bloggers… Read More
2015-01-15 15:00
I'm in the midst of changing my life, and working hard to become a life coach after fifteen years of working in advertising agencies. One morning this week, I had an aha moment when I woke u… Read More
2015-01-14 00:58
"No Toggle" is a phrase I first heard in a Jess Lively's podcast, during her interview with Kris Carter.In a nutshell, Kris is striving to live his life as authentically and intentionally tr… Read More
2015-01-13 15:00
Our Tiny Biz Hustle group is talking a bit about the mechanics of a large scale advertising campaign this week. I found this great post about the "10 best ads of all time," and I gotta say… Read More
2015-01-06 15:00
Happy 2015! One of my big goals this year is to post once a week about how to apply marketing to your tiny or small business. And, in the spirit of tapping in to my project management backgr… Read More
2015-01-02 07:18
This is the exciting kick off for a new feature on Welcoming Spirit called "Tiny Biz Tuesdays!"I recently started a Facebook group called "Tiny Biz Hustle," (and you should totally join us!)… Read More
2015-01-01 15:00
For the past couple of months, I have been focused on making some changes because there were a few things that were bugging me. Getting out of the house in the morning with a four year old w… Read More
2014-12-06 08:53
Zoom and I made some mason jar candles last week. I'd seen these cute candles on Pinterest, and thought it would be perfect thing for a four year old to help make as gifts for the family. I… Read More
2014-11-26 08:28
Have you heard about capsule wardrobes? I first heard about them Caroline from un-fancy.com was on The Lively Show, a few weeks ago. The idea is that you pull together 37 (or so) pieces of c… Read More
2014-11-24 08:25
Last week I started up a new Facebook group called "Tiny Biz Hustle." It's geared towards bloggers, tiny business owners, solo-preneurs and entrepreneurs who are interested in collabor… Read More
2014-11-13 07:50
This blog has been such a journey of learning to speak the words of my dreams. It strikes me that even the choice of the name, Welcoming Spirit, was the open invitation for change and love a… Read More
2014-11-13 06:27
Our wedding last month was gorgeous and wonderful, and one of the things that was super important to me was to make sure that our four year old son, Zoom was included in every way possible… Read More
2014-11-02 06:01
Three weeks ago, Sean and I got married. We chose a little town, up on the coast for the location. It's a place we love, a place we visit a lot.We had 30 guests, eight of whom were age seven… Read More
2014-10-30 07:16
Saturday was one of those wonderful, life affirming days. We had a large group of participants, so many participants!There was a point during the day, when leading one of the sessions, that… Read More
2014-10-24 07:48
The "Balance" retreat is just a couple of days away and I'm really enjoying immersing myself in the topic. It's been great meeting with my fellow leaders, Earl and Tammy, and we are super ex… Read More
2014-10-21 06:52
Over the past few weeks, I've had a hard time getting out the door and getting to work in a reasonable amount of time. I can make excuses, but I know that it has to do with my routine… Read More
2014-09-24 07:12
Somewhere in my spare time (ha! in between planning a wedding, studying for the PMP exam, working and spending time with my four year old), I'm also rather ironically planning a retreat abou… Read More
2014-09-19 14:00
Over the last week I've thought a lot about excuses, still, since my time on CreativeLive with Michelle. It's made me really get mindful about excuses when I hear them come up in my subconsc… Read More
2014-09-18 06:00
Embracing my new found title of "The Excuse Buster," I tweeted this quote ... "Excuses Rob Us of Possibilities in the Future." It came to me after writing my last post. I paired it with a ph… Read More
2014-09-12 06:12
Tomorrow I get to wake up, put on a dress and a new sweater and go be on CreateLive with Michelle Ward as part of her "Create Your Dream Career" course. She's bringing me on to talk about be… Read More
2014-09-09 06:36
Today I'm pretty excited because I have a little guest post action going on over at Michelle's blog. She has a cool series she calls "The Recession is Bullhonkey," and in today's post I shar… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Click the image above to enter your password.If you are having trouble accessing the page, please email me at welcomingspirit at gmail dot com and include the original password you received… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Just stopping by with a big announcement!We are now in Early Bird sales for my upcoming retreat, Dream Into Action.It's something I've been dreaming of for the last seven years, so stop on b… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Oh friends - big news! My brand new coaching website is up, and this blog has moved over to it's new home.You can find both of my new sites here:Paula Jenkins Online: my new life coaching we… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Edited as of May 2015: This ecourse has been reworked, and will be available in the upcoming Multipassionate Must Haves bundle. Over the past couple of months, I've been working on somethi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The first thing I read this morning, as I lay in my bed, just waking up was this, shared by my friend Kathy on Facebook.the bravest thing by the beautiful duemaybe the bravest thingis openin… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
- be lazy- act a little crazy- be mad that the last year has not been what I chose or even what I tried to make it - see that there is good in the bad- “lean in” to boundari… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The front door has gone through a couple of changes. Here's where we started and then I painted the hardware and mailbox all the same oil rubbed bronze color:But something still bugged me. T… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We went to Pacific Grove a few weekends ago. It is along the coast, near the towns of Carmel and Monterrey. It is peaceful there, with beautiful, majestic views of the Pacific Ocean.Zoom lov… Read More
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