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Tracey Oliver-Keyser: Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012 2:40 PM
 Yesterday was great! I had the opportunity to celebrate Mother’s Day with the women in my family who have loved and supported me my entire life. And as with our family, I also got the opportunity to enjoy spirited conversation about world news, religion, memories from our past (laughing at how everybody remembers it differently), and most interestingly, how the views of such a close-knit group of women vary when it comes to cultural beliefs. Keep in mind, we range in age from 34 to 79 years, so it was so enlightening to see how some of us have evolved from year to year and how some have just dug in deeper right where they are. |
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Tracey Oliver-Keyser: Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2012 9:30 PM
 Regret is that feeling of sadness, remorse, or disappointment over something that has or hasn’t happened. Regretting what we did or didn’t do, as well as the paralyzing fear of regretting future actions, keeps us stuck and unable to move forward. We need to find a way to live with the life choices we’ve made, big and small, in a way that is free from the albatross of looking back all the time and judging ourselves. And we need to find the courage to follow our true self, even in the face of our fears. |
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Tracey Oliver-Keyser: Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:40 PM
I’ve always been interested in change. How to change, why people change, why people resist change, why people who want to change fail at changing … you get the point. What makes change so compelling for me? It’smovement. Change is what moves you forward in life. People resistant to change usually fall under 2 groups: - Those who usually don’t know what they want in life, so they don’t want to move for fear of going in the wrong direction.
- Those who do know what they want, but become paralyzed because they are not sure how to get there or there are too many options to choose from.
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Tracey Oliver-Keyser: Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:22 AM
 Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave ‘til it gets to shore.- Rumi
Two weeks ago, we experienced the glorious and unexpected gift of an early Spring. Instead of the normal 47-degree weather for this time of year, we were reveling in 70-degree plus days.
To welcome the gift, our doors and windows are wide open to the sounds and scents of spring.
Here in Bel Air, we were serenaded by the ongoing call of the robins, the pretty chirp of the cardinals and by the chimes that have followed us from home to home. |
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Tracey Oliver-Keyser: Posted on Monday, March 19, 2012 11:27 AM
 Before I was laid off from the Housing Authority in November 2011, I planned that whenever I decided to work for Embracing the Journey on a full-time basis, it would consist of individual holistic life coaching and spiritual direction sessions. Those are the things I'd done, felt successful at, and loved doing. What I've discovered in the last four months is that what enlivens me most is working with groups of women and balancing that with time for spiritual practice, family, friends and volunteering. |
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